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Arizona Polymer Flooring has launched ColorChrome Metallic Flooring Systems. This system is a high-performance resinous flooring system providing both durability and elegance in 20 shades. ColorChrome systems use a metallic mica pigment that can be dispersed in a variety of binders to create seamless floors. This gives floors a decorative, […]
Grove Products Inc. has launched a new wedge shim designed to snap apart and serve as two separate wedges. Constructed of rugged, injection-molded high-impact polystyrene proven to withstand up to 12,500 pounds of compressive force, the solid shims hold up in a wide variety of applications including masonry, precast and […]
Racatac Products Inc. has improved its Racatac with a new EVA kneepad, which is waterproof, flexible and durable. There are two models in the Racatac line, and both are available with a fully adjustable and easily removable chest support. Made of dual-density foam, the seat and chest support adjust at […]
The Allen MSP 455 is a new power steering, mechanical-drive riding trowel in the Allen riding trowel line-up. The powerful gas engine, super heavy-duty gearboxes and spiders combined with a torque convertor clutch provides a great weight-to-horsepower performer for large and small contractors. The raised operator platform and the hydraulic […]
Dirk Bremm, senior vice president of Construction Chemicals Americas division, BASF Craig Caliva, territory manager for Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, Husqvarna Construction Products Carlos Gomez, district manager for northwest Mexico, Husqvarna Construction Products Héctor Melo Goytortúa, Mexico sales and technical support representative, Dur-A-Flex Inc. Tricia Ladely, director, ACI Foundation Gary […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to San Diego construction company T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. for a new, innovative building material called Pervious Concrete Elements. Pervious Concrete Elements reportedly provides a smoother, finer surface than traditional pervious concrete and, at the same time, addresses pervious […]
The Decorative Concrete Hall of Fame is pleased to honor its inductees for 2013: Ralph Gasser, Bill Stegmeier, Barbara Sargent and Byron Klemaske II. The Hall of Fame announced the group at the 2013 Concrete Decor Show.
Sargent had a prestigious career at Lambert Landscape Co. beginning in 1972 until the early 1990s. She rose to the position of vice president, where she was responsible for marketing, customer service and the retail division. It was during her tenure there that she was introduced to Epmar Corp.’s Kemiko stains and coatings and the idea of decorative concrete.
Concrete pool decks may seem like a fairly standard job for the layperson, but during the course of his career, Bill Stegmeier transformed the pool deck industry through his innovations. In the early 1950s, Bill owned a south Florida concrete construction firm that poured pool decks, as well as a chemical manufacturing company that supplied concrete additives.
When Byron was just 17 years old, in the early 1970s, he took a leap of faith and went to work for John T. Dryden Inc., a San Diego concrete imprinting company. He quickly became intrigued with the possibilities of the Bomanite process used by the company, and went on to develop innovative decorative concrete products, tools, methods and finishes. He expanded uses and markets for decorative concrete and trained many other notable people in the industry.
