Decorative Concrete Industry News

Atlantic City casino,
NYC landmark use green concrete
The Freedom Tower, located at the site of the former World Trade Center in Manhattan, is currently being constructed with iCrete, an environmentally friendly type of concrete from iCrete LLC.
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Countertop Institute implements
sealer stain testing protocol
The Concrete Countertop Institute has created the first exhaustive stain-testing program for concrete countertop sealers, with a detailed protocol for rigorously testing and comparisons.
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Concrete polishing specification released
The Polishing Institute has released the industry’s first technical concrete polishing specification developed from a real-world job-site perspective. 
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Aggregate specification for concrete amended
BSI Group, a leading global business services organization, has announced the amendment of BS EN 12620, which specifies the properties of aggregates and filler aggregates obtained by processing natural, manufactured or recycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates for use in concrete.
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Doosan settles into new headquarters
Doosan Infracore International recently moved into its new global headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The new headquarters will house approximately 100 industry leaders in the engineering, manufacturing and marketing of construction equipment.
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Fritz-Pak moves into environmentally friendly facility
Fritz-Pak Corp. has just completed construction of a facility in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
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Ardex selects president and CEO
Ardex Engineered Cements and The W.W. Henry Co. have appointed Stephan Liozu as president and chief executive officer of the companies.
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John C. Cushman III named co-chairman of iCrete Board
iCrete, makers of the iCrete System, has named John C. Cushman III co-chairman of the board of iCrete.
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Holcim picks two: new CEO, executive committee member
Holcim Ltd. has announced that Patrick Dolberg has been appointed to the executive committee of parent company Holcim Ltd. and Bernard Terver has been named chief executive officer of Holcim (US) Inc.
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Tindall appoints technical sales representative
Tindall Corp. has appointed Gregg Riphagen as technical sales representative for its Corrections Division in the territory covering Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
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Buddy Rhodes expands sales team
In order to meet growing demand, Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products has expanded its sales team through partnerships with A.V.E. Inc. and Corespec Inc.
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Diamond Products names sales manager
Greg Lipscomb has been promoted to the position of Southeastern regional sales manager by Diamond Products. The promotion takes effect in October.
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Bonsal American adds ProSpec territory sales manager
Bonsal American has expanded its sales efforts in the eastern United States by naming Mike McLawhorn as territory sales manager for ProSpec, its brand of commercial construction products.
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Concrete Industry Management program seeks auction donations
The Concrete Industry Management program, a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management, is seeking donations for its fourth annual auction, to be held at the 2009 World of Concrete.
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Countertop contest winners announced
Winners of Concrete Decor’s 2008 Concrete Countertop Design Competition were announced at the Concrete Countertop Institute Conference 2008, held August 21-23 in Sacramento, Calif.
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