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Contractors can benefit by shifting to construction data analytics platforms. However, beautiful charts, graphs and animations mean nothing if the underlying data is full of holes, writes Bruce Orr, Chief Data Scientist of ProNovos, in a new post at aec-business.com.
Sam The Concrete Man (STCM), the largest direct to consumer residential concrete company in the United States, announced today that Robert Tunmire has joined the company as strategic advisor and co-chairman of the board, effective immediately. Tunmire, with more than 44 years of franchise development and service-based franchise industry experience, will lend his experience to the executive team focused on strategic growth initiatives.
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program is a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management. Recently they announced that the signature item for their annual auction at World of Concrete is a Mack Granite Boost-A-Load mixer donated by Mack Trucks, […]
The Alpha Air polisher set a standard as the pneumatic polisher with a center water feed many years ago and changed how stone fabricators polish the edges of hard surfaces. Since then competitors have copied the design of their pneumatic polishers in various ways, just emphasizing the high Alpha standard. […]
There is no doubt that the electric angle grinder is the most popular portable power tool in stone fabrication. It is normal to see such grinders being used in almost all stone fabrication shops, whether creating dust or blowing dust into a vacuum system.
Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally-proven construction solutions for the building industry, has named Dustin Prevete Senior Product Manager of the Membranes business portfolio. In this role, Prevete will drive rationalization and innovation into his high-potential business, and position Laticrete for aggressive long-term sustainable growth.
Aztec is presenting their latest innovation: the new Spray Mist Skirt for the Aztec UltraGrind. Aztec specifically designed this spray skirt to operate at 1000psi with the appropriate nozzle size. This generates both the optimal quantity and size to effectively trap dust particles that would otherwise escape traditional dust control […]
Cemstone, a Midwest leader in ready-mix concrete, announced that Justin Lashley has joined the company’s nationally recognized engineering team as a Materials Engineer. Justin has extensive cementitious material knowledge and concrete testing experience from his former rolls with Lafarge and Braun Intertec.
The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) announced the winners of its 2019 Project Awards. The Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge Rehabilitation was chosen as the ICRI 2019 Project of the Year. This year, three finalists were chosen, and the winner was announced at awards ceremony on November 12, 2019.
Blastcrete Equipment LLC is a longtime manufacturer of shotcrete and gunite mixers and pumps. Recently the company announced the completion of the transition to Tier 4 Final-compliant products for its full line of Blastcrete Equipment. This includes the RS180 Mixer-Pump and MX-10 Mixer-Pump. Recently finalized upgrades for Tier 4 Final […]
