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Believe it or not, the traditional workwear of the painting and decorating trade has always been white pants and shirts. Some may ask, why on earth would a contractor wear white clothing on the job site? Well, the answer is simple. A professional painter should get very little paint on […]
Even with supply chain issues and labor shortages, U.S. equipment rental revenue, including both construction and general tool, is expected to grow by 11.1 percent to reach nearly $56 billion in 2022, according to the latest quarterly forecast released by the American Rental Association (ARA). Construction equipment rental is leading […]
Blue Point Capital Partners and its BPCP III concrete industry platform, SASE Company, are pleased to announce the addition of Bartell Global, a provider of concrete finishing, site preparation and surface preparation equipment and consumables. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Bartell offers a comprehensive portfolio of products covering the entire concrete […]
Yanmar Compact Equipment North America launches a state-of-the-art website dedicated to its lines of compact equipment. The site comes as one of many new investments Yanmar is making in the North American market and corresponds to the company’s initiative to adopt a customer-focused approach in every facet of its business. […]
The ACI Foundation has established the JoAnne K. and Cecil L. Jones Carolinas Fellowship through generous funding by the ACI Carolinas Chapter. The new award, the second honorary fellowship that this chapter has funded, was announced at the ACI Foundation 2022 donor recognition reception. The ACI Carolinas Chapter created both […]
Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, was selected as the ‘Supplier of the Year’ by the highly-esteemed Ceramic Tile Distributor Association (CTDA), an international organization of distributors, manufacturers and allied professionals of ceramic tile and related products. Presented at Coverings 2022, the preeminent […]
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete has hired Dr. Andrea Schokker as Executive Director. Dr. Schokker will lead all NEU activities along with recruiting partners willing to assist in mitigating the concrete industry’s carbon footprint. Dr. Schokker was previously Professor and Head of Civil Engineering at […]
Bon’s popular Blue Kangaroo Combo Screed, manufactured with two distinctive working edges, is now equipped with a mounting plate which accepts a bracket for attaching a button handle. One edge of the combo screed is a sharp 90-degree corner and the other is a rounded corner. The Blue Kangaroo is […]
The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, has published two new Safety Bulletins: Emergency Rescue Baskets and Concrete Burns. Safety Bulletins are brief discussions of the most severe safety issues facing concrete contractor. The ASCC publishes them periodically. ASCC members […]
The apartment block style of building sprang up across Japan after World War II, and by 2019, there were over 6.6 million units nationwide. Large buildings with over a hundred units, such as this one, significantly impact the appearance of the urban landscape. Many large multi-unit buildings have continuous balconies […]
