Concrete Decor Show to award $10,000 in Brawl in the Fall cash and prizes

Deco-Crete Supply, the host and sponsor of the 2015 Brawl in the Fall, has announced that numerous companies have donated cash and prizes worth at least $10,000 which will be shared among the top three winners. The Brawl in the Fall is a decorative concrete competition held as part of the Concrete Decor Show, an annual trade show offering construction professionals the unique opportunity to connect with the best in decorative concrete.

Now in its sixth year, the Concrete Decor Show is brought to you by the industry’s leading journal of decorative concrete, Concrete Decor magazine. The Brawl in the Fall competition will pit seven teams of decorative concrete artisans against each other to win a total of $10,000 in cash prizes given to the top three winners. The competition takes place in front of a live audience at the Concrete Decor Show, held Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2015, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Representatives of Deco-Crete Supply will be broadcasting live the progress of each team through updates and on-the-spot interviews.

Companies donating cash and prizes include Seymour Midwest (the Brawl in the Fall’s Gold Sponsor, formerly Midwest Rake), Elite Crete (the Brawl in the Fall’s Silver Sponsor), SureCrete Design Products (The Concrete Decor Show’s Platinum Sponsor), ToolCrete, SpiderLath, Flex North America, Chapin International, Bond Tool & Engineering, Elite Plastiform, HP Spartacote, KirtBag Carving Mix, Wooster Brush Co., Kemiko, Laticrete, CDCLarue Industries, Liquid Metals, Proline Concrete Tools and Walttools.

In addition to cash and product vouchers, the companies will donate a mix of prizes with a value of at least $10,000 including mortar sprayers, rolls of lath, a mini iPad, a handheld polisher with polishing pads, brushes, acid stains, three 550-series vacuums, a large reclaimed timber concrete tabletop mold, an ultra low-temp dual-tap kegerator by EdgeStar, sets of vertical stamps and a set of horizontal stamps plus.

Concrete Decor Show Dates and Times

Education: Monday, Sept. 28 – Friday, Oct. 2, 2015

Exhibits: Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Friday, Oct. 2, 2015

The Brawl in the Fall will take place during Exhibit Hall hours Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Winners will be announced Friday afternoon.

Indiana Convention Center
100 S. Capitol Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 48225

Exhibit Hall Hours
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Visit www.concretedecorshow.com to learn more and register.

Brawl in the Fall Concrete Decor Show
Ellie Ellis won last year’s Brawl in the Fall with a relief fireplace made from dozens of hand-made cast pieces. She returns to the 2015 Brawl in the Fall as defending champion.

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