Dan Harrington of Lehigh Cement Company is the new chairman of Portland Cement Association. Harrington’s official appointment follows a period as interim chairman following the resignation of Paul Yhouse on March 17. As president of Lehigh’s northern division, Harrington has 19 years of cement industry experience. He is also the […]

José M. Izquierdo-Encarnación, principal of Porticus, an engineering services company in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was recently elected president of ACI International (the American Concrete Institute). Izquierdo became the 80th president of ACI, a technical and educational society dedicated to improving the design, construction, maintenance and repair of concrete structures. […]

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has elected James A. Russ as chairman of its board of directors. Russ succeeds David L. Vickers, Lehigh Cement Co., who completed his one-year term at the conclusion of the annual convention in San Diego. Russ first entered the concrete and aggregates business in […]

Sika Corp. has appointed Bruce Strickland to the position of New Construction Regional Manager for the southeast. Strickland comes to Sika from NGRM Concrete Company, where he served as president of sales and marketing. He has also worked for such notable companies as Euclid Chemical Co. and Master Builders Inc. […]

Fab-Form Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of fabric forms for concrete, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Janeway as vice president, sales and marketing. Since graduation from George Brown College in Toronto as a concrete technician, Janeway has dedicated his life to the concrete and cement industry. In 1984, […]

Multiquip is pleased to announce the return of Mike Ferguson as director of sales for the company’s general construction equipment unit. Ferguson will oversee all North American Multiquip sales operations and activities. He has earned numerous honors at Multiquip, including Salesman of the Year in 1985 and Salesman of the […]

Super Stone Inc. has opened a new location in South Miami, Fla. Super Stone South, located at 4900 SW 75th Ave., offers quality products for decorative concrete contractors. Super Stone also has locations in Riviera Beach and Opa Locka, Fla., and in Las Vegas. Training seminars are held at the […]

Stampcrete International Ltd. has a new ADAcompliant stamping tool for producing detectable warnings for curb ramps, crosswalks and transit platforms. Detectable warnings — and specifically, truncated domes — are now an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirement for detecting the boundary between the sidewalk and the street. Grooves, exposed aggregate […]

Sto Corp., a world leader in cladding, coating and restoration systems, has appointed David Boivin as CEO. Boivin was previously vice president of sales and marketing for the insulation group at CertainTeed Corp. of Valley Forge, Pa. Prior to joining CertainTeed in 1991, Boivin managed manufacturing operations in the appliance, […]

The American Concrete Institute has named Colin Lobo, vice president of engineering for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, as a Fellow in its organization, placing him among an elite group of technical experts within the concrete industry. Founded in 1904, ACI is a technical and educational society dedicated to […]