On average, people over the age of 18 years spend more than 30 hours per month using mobile apps, according to media analytics expert Nielsen. Understanding this growing trend, The Quikrete Companies launched an interactive mobile app that is a comprehensive resource for building, repair, remodeling and home improvement projects for contractors and homeowners.

The 2015 ERMCO Congress will be held over June 4-5, 2015, in Istanbul, Turkey. The last ERMCO Congress in Istanbul was in 1995. After 20 years the Congress will be held in Istanbul again.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has announced new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association.

Atlas Copco launched an employee-led sustainability program called Blue is the New Green to reduce its resource consumption on a global scale. The new program encourages employees to minimize their environmental impact by making small changes to consume fewer resources, including electricity, materials and water.

Atlas Copco’s new, easy-to-use intelligent compaction system gives contractors real-time material stiffness readings to ensure superior soil and asphalt compaction. This maximizes operator productivity, which results in saving contractors significant time and money. And, its touch screen capability makes the system user friendly and convenient.

ITW Red Head has introduced the new Tapcon+ concrete screw anchor, an IBC-compliant product approved for use in cracked and uncracked concrete and seismic zones. The screw is quicker and easier to install than traditional wedge anchors and is larger in size than the original blue screw anchor for concrete developed by sister brand ITW Buildex in 1976.

Ron Blank & Associates Inc. has launched a comprehensive program to help building product manufacturers get their products specified. Recently, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its new LEED v4 rating systems, the most widely used green building programs in the world. Building product manufacturers have had a difficult time adhering to the guidelines outlined in the LEED v4 rating systems.

Atlas Copco exhibited the XAS 185 Feb. 23-26, 2015, during The Rental Show in New Orleans. The XAS 185 features a fully automatic regulator that constantly varies the engine speed according to air demand, which minimizes fuel consumption. The 20-gallon fuel tank allows contractors to use the portable compressor for a full eight-hour shift without needing to refuel. They also can access all the controls quickly and easily from a single panel for smooth, hassle-free operation.

Concrete foundations constructed in the state of Ohio will now be produced by Ohio’s first certified foundation company, R.F. Woehrmyer Concrete Construction of Minster, Ohio.

In response to popular demand, Engrave-A-Crete is pleased to announce an Advanced Class in Decorative Concrete.