Oklahoma State University (OSU) has been selected to host the 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition. More than 400 engineering students from across the nation will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the 19th annual contest, often referred to as the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering.” […]

Canoeing down the river in your new concrete canoe! What? You read it right. Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineering sponsors a nationwide Concrete Canoe Competition. Rowen University, Glassboro, N.J., has competed for the last six years and made it to the nationals four consecutive times. This year, […]

Propex Fabrics Inc. has acquired SI Concrete Systems and SI Geosolutions. Ed Stanczak remains CEO and President of Propex, but the company’s headquarters will be relocated to northern Atlanta. Propex Fabrics Inc. (the former Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Co.) is a leading manufacturer of polypropylene fabrics and fibers for concrete, […]

Lafarge North America Inc. has redesigned its Web site to be faster and more customer-focused. Users can now find expanded product information and literature on all of Lafarge North America’s product lines, plus a wide range of product case studies and expanded multilingual content. The site also includes a new […]

Cemstone has announced that John D. Lee, P.E., Engineered Sales Representative, is now a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. The LEED Green Building Rating System is the national rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable, highperformance buildings. The LEED rating system was developed […]

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, is selling its Construction Chemicals unit to BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, billed as the world’s largest chemical company. The acquisition includes Degussa Admixtures Inc., a business unit of the Construction Chemicals division. Degussa Admixtures makes chemicals for the concrete industry. The transaction is subject to customary approvals, such […]

Quest Solutions Inc. has announced some recent good news. Firstly, Quest Solutions has partnered with Kodi Klip Corp. to promote that company’s concrete reinforcing technology. Quest has added Kodi Klips to their commercial, residential and training estimating databases. These items are now listed as individual cost items that can be […]

Cheng Design Products has announced the formation of a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Interstar Corp. Interstar, a manufacturer of pigments, admixtures, fibers and other products for the concrete industry, will manufacture and distribute Fu-Tung Cheng’s proprietary line of concrete countertop mix products. Currently, these products are exclusively sold online […]

Everyone knows you should use white cement to bring out brilliant colors in your concrete projects (see Concrete Décor’s Feb./March issue). What isn’t so widely known is how to prevent white specks from appearing in some of those deeper colors. For example, you’re creating a dark blue countertop and you […]