Decorative Concrete Industry News

QC and Newlook join forces
QC Construction Products and Newlook International Inc. have penned an agreement giving QC exclusive distribution rights to Newlook’s eco-friendly concrete stains throughout the United States and Canada. This product line is private-labeled as Newlook by QC and was released to QC distributors in March. Go to article ›››

VIC certifies green polishers
VIC International has announced the first concrete polishing “green” certification program in the industry, with full implementation scheduled for mid-year 2007. VIC International is now certified as a “green” process by Green Spec and is being listed in the Green Spec Directory. Go to article ›››

A retaining wall, courtesy of ReCon
ReCon Wall Systems Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn., created a retaining wall 600 feet long and 20 feet tall for the back end of a condominium development in Cannon Falls, Minn. Go to article ›››

Partnership brings Meadows compound into VIC fold
VIC International and W.R. Meadows Inc. have joined forces to create a polished concrete team that offers products and certification. Go to article ›››

Solomon featured on ABC
Solomon Colors Inc. donated ready-mix concrete materials to the ABC television program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” for season 4, episode 13, “The Thomas Family,” which aired in February. Go to article ›››

Allied to distribute Sika
Allied Building Products Corp., a leading distributor of roofing, siding, waterproofing, windows and building materials. Go to article ›››

Architectural Enhancements expands
Architectural Enhancements Inc. has purchased a new plant in Lake Crystal, Minn., and will be moving in this spring, gaining additional space for manufacturing, shipping and receiving. Go to article ›››

Sakrete has California covered
Paragon Building Products Inc., of Norco, Calif., has been named a licensee for Sakrete products in Southern California. Paragon’s main coverage area in California includes Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. Go to article ›››

Florida terrazzo murals honor medical pioneers
Using his revolutionary colored concrete process, internationally renowned artist Steven Weitzman designed, fabricated and installed three dynamic 7.5-foot by 8.5-foot terrazzo murals at the new College of Medicine facility at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Go to article ›››

Bomanite goes global
Bomanite Corp. and BGI (Bomanite Group International) have finalized a three-year expansion phase establishing a global network of Regional Management and Manufacturing facilities in eight regions: Central America, South America, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, the Middle East, China, the Far East and Southeast Asia.
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Venetian plaster workshops
offered at Seattle school
Seattle Architectural Finishing School is offering new Venetian plaster workshops.
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Workshop teaches RsCrete
An RsCrete Decorative Concrete Finishing Workshop will be held July 12 and 13 at FE Dallas Inc. in Addison, Texas. Go to article ›››

DVD teaches engraving
Engrave-A-Crete Inc. has released “Mastering Concrete Engraving — The Basics,” a new training DVD that teaches skills involved in decorative concrete engraving.
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QC overhauls Web site
QC Construction Products has launched a new, comprehensive Web site.
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USG retools Levelrock site
USG’s Specialty Products Division has revamped its Levelrock brand Floor Underlayment Web site. Go to article ›››

Safe for food
Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corp., has published a guide highlighting the advantages of its Flowfresh and Descoglas systems for the food and beverage industry. Go to article ›››

DCI expands into
West Coast, Europe
Decorative Concrete Institute Inc. has joined forces with industry powerhouses Mark Haen of Adobe Coatings, located in the Phoenix, Ariz., area, and Mike Archambault and Frederic Ljung of Moderne Methode, located in France, to launch a West Coast Division and Europe Division of the Decorative Concrete Institute. Go to article ›››

Blastrac offers SPARC classes
Blastrac Global will offer Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center classes May 15-17, June 12-14 and July 10-12, 2007, in Oklahoma City. Go to article ›››

Valspar products resurface museum’s deteriorated flooring
The Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois, which opened its doors in 2002, was home to an unsightly collection of cracks in its concrete floor.
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