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The Quikrete Cos., a leading manufacturer of packaged concrete products for the building and home improvement markets, has opened an online company store at Thequikretestore.com. Consumers, customers and employees can chose from hundreds of officially licensed Quikrete items ranging from premium golf shirts and fleece jackets to die-cast toy trucks […]
In 2009, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Board adopted a small-business preference policy. Since then, “The airport has had a strong commitment to maximizing opportunities for small and local businesses to compete for contracts,” says Sonia Cruz, small-business development program manager for the airport authority.
The Quest Building Products location in Anaheim, California, has celebrated its grand reopening following a store and warehouse remodel. It’s also anticpating the introduction of its improved Kretus materials line. In 2012, Quest Building Products became the sole distributor of the Kretus line of concrete restoration coatings. Quest Building Products […]
On a visit to the SASE University training workshop held in April in Knoxville, Tennessee, I had the privilege of meeting several contractors who all shared a common interest in learning. Despite the fact that all were established polishing professionals, they came with one goal in mind: finding ways to […]
The latest compilation of “ASTM Standards in Building Codes” is available on DVD and online. The ASTM release contains more than 2,000 ASTM construction specifications, practices and test methods compiled from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. These standards satisfy the international code requirements established by the International Code Council. […]
Fishstone Studios Inc., operators of Concretecountertopsupply.com, has moved to a new location, at 110 East St., Crystal Lake, Illinois. The new location features a decorative concrete showroom with finished architectural concrete, furniture, fire pits, mail houses and more. The new location also includes a complete retail store. You can try […]
Surface Gel Tek has launched a new concept called PatriArt, and the company is seeking funding via Kickstarter to develop the idea. PatriArt is conceived of as a kit that allows people to create a commemorative concrete panel that is designed to be etched and colored with personal tour insignia. […]
There is a huge difference between amorphous silica and crystalline silica as far as your health and your concrete is concerned. The difference between the two is at the atomic level.
ChemMasters Inc. has announced Release, a general-purpose concrete form release agent. Release is a petroleum- and mineral oil-based product. Its dual-action formulation is lightly reactive with improved barrier characteristics. Release from ChemMasters is for poured-in-place or formed concrete. Release works well with forms made of plywood, high-density plywood, wood, fiberglass, […]
Surface Gel Tek has launched a new concept called PatriArt, and they are seeking funding via Kickstarter to develop the idea. PatriArt is conceived of as a kit that allows people to create a commemorative concrete panel that is designed to be etched and colored with personal tour insignia. Surface […]
