Ardex Engineered Cements and The W.W. Henry Co. have appointed Stephan Liozu as president and chief executive officer of the companies. Liozu has more than 15 years of professional experience in the industrial, consumer and building materials sectors. Most recently, he served as vice president and general manager for Freudenberg […]

Fritz-Pak Corp. has just completed construction of a facility in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The new 31,000-square-foot building is environmentally friendly. Its orientation takes advantage of prevailing wind flow, use of natural lighting, and reduced temperature loss through the use of Low E Glass. It also features lowwater- […]

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. Doosan Infracore International was established following the $4.9 billion acquisition of Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments from Ingersoll-Rand Co. […]

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. It covers aggregates having an oven-dried particle density […]

The Polishing Institute has released the industry’s first technical concrete polishing specification developed from a real-world job-site perspective. The specification takes into consideration all controllable variables when processing concrete to a polished finish. It is written in a format that allows any manufacturer or specifier to easily specify equipment and […]

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. The detailed protocol includes specific instructions that allow anyone to objectively test and compare the stain and acid resistance of concrete countertop sealers. The protocol includes […]

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. Use of the iCrete System means a reduction of up to 40 percent in greenhouse gases, plus advanced mix designs, […]

mJobTime Co., a provider of work-hour and attendance tracking software, has announced two new advanced features in its software system. The company recently announced the addition of integrated GPS technology to its latest version of mJobTime. This feature lets field foremen transmit wireless time-cards with no extra effort using GPS […]

USG has announced that its Levelrock brand CSD Early Exposure floor underlayment can be poured up to 60 days before a building’s permanent windows and doors are installed in geographic areas not subject to freezing conditions. The limit in areas subject to freezing conditions is 30 days. Specific requirements must […]

Powers Fasteners Inc. has introduced a high-strength twocomponent structural epoxy anchoring system that meets the new International Building Code for Strength Design (Cracked Concrete). The new PE1000+ pure epoxy features 3-to-1 holding power and is designed for anchoring threaded rod, bolts, reinforcing bars and smooth dowels into concrete and other […]