Gore Design Co. has scheduled four glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) training workshops for 2008, each with a capacity of 16. Participants will learn how to handcraft concrete countertops and sinks that weigh 30 percent to 75 percent less than comparable wet-cast pieces, require no rebar, vibration, slurry-coating or waterpolishing and […]

The Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, October 25-27, 2007, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., drew more than 400 people from throughout the United States, Canada and as far away as Australia. Conference highlights included 11 in-depth seminars, including a design seminar by Fu-Tung Cheng, a mix design seminar […]

Responding to an increasing level of interest from engineers, regulators and communities, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has formed Subcommittee C27.70 on Precast Concrete Products for Stormwater Management. “New environmental regulations, as well as vastly improved methods of meeting these, have created many new products and practices […]

Lafarge received several of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s 2007 Awards for Environmental and Safety Excellence. The awards recognized a number of Lafarge’s aggregates and concrete sites across the United States and Canada for their commitment to sustainability initiatives in North America. A total of 37 Lafarge sites […]

The Life Deck brand of products will now be known as Westcoat Concrete Infusion Coatings. Backed by 25 years of industry experience, Westcoat offers premier concrete coating products and systems organized within four categories: Waterproof (WP), Epoxy Coat (EC), Texture Coat (TC) and Surface Coat (SC). WP products and systems […]

Reward Wall Systems Inc. has added a new production location for its iForm insulated concrete forms: Cellofoam, in Orlando, Fla. The addition of this plant comes in response to an increased demand for insulating concrete forms in the Gulf Coast region. This partnership means timelier service to Florida as well […]

Doosan Infracore Co. has completed the acquisition of the Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses from Ingersoll Rand Co. Ltd. The three entities will operate as individual businesses of Doosan Infracore International, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, and will be known as Bobcat, Doosan Infracore Portable Power (formerly Ingersoll […]

Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corp., announces its ValsparCOMPLETE single-source solution for facilities seeking turnkey design, sales and installation of highperformance, seamless floor and wall systems. ValsparCOMPLETE begins with a detailed site survey conducted by Valspar technical engineers, who create a customized flooring solution using the company’s extensive line […]

Cart-Away Concrete Systems Inc., a supplier of concrete mixing equipment, is rolling out Cart- Away Supply store franchises. Cart-Away has relationships with rental and landscape yards around the country that are being leveraged to benefit new Cart-Away Supply franchisees. Cart-Away Supply franchisees will receive exclusive use of an advanced line […]