Hirschmann Automation and Control/ PAT has named Cranes & Equipment Specialists of Chicago its Premier Dealer for the territories of Illinois and Wisconsin. Cranes & Equipment Specialists of Chicago is a full-service Premier Dealer carrying Hirschmann’s entire line of PAT and Krueger crane operator aids. Headquartered in Palos Hills, Ill., […]

Sika Corp. received four International Concrete Repair Institute Awards in the ICRI’s annual program. They are: “Award of Excellence in the Historic Category” for Alcatraz Cellhouse in San Francisco, “Award of Excellence in the High Rise Category” for One and Four Longfellow Towers in Boston, “Award of Merit in the […]

Carlisle Coating and Waterproofing Inc. is offering Barriseal, a liquid-applied air and vapor barrier system. Barriseal is a water-based asphalt emulsion modified with a blend of synthetic rubbers and special additives. It cures to form a flexible, monolithic air/ vapor barrier for many substrates in cavity wall construction. The system […]

Transit Mix Concrete and Materials, a division of Trinity Industries of Dallas, Texas, achieved a 22-minute set time with a high-performance mix design for the “Two-Hour House.” The competition was staged on Saturday, October 1, 2005, in Tyler, Texas. The construction project used the latest materials and technologies to construct […]

ICI has announced its intention to build a new Elotex Redispersible Powder Polymers manufacturing plant in China as part of its strategy to grow aggressively in that country and the Asia Pacific region. ICI is currently in the process of selecting the plant location. The new facility for Elotex, a […]

Blastrac Global will offer another round of its Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center classes in 2007 from Jan. 9-11, Feb. 20-22 and March 27-29. SPARC is a comprehensive training program that covers popular surface preparation methods and equipment. With a class size of 15 students per month, SPARC is benefi […]

The largest single self-consolidating concrete pour in North America to date involved Degussa Admixtures materials at the site of the future Trump International Hotel and Tower superstructure in Chicago. The concrete foundation of the super-structure — 198 feet long by 60 feet wide and 10 feet deep — was laid […]

Reward Wall Systems Inc., a manufacturer of insulating concrete forms based in Omaha, Neb., is transferring its Omaha production activity to Diversified Plastic Corp. in Nixa, Mo. The Nixa, Mo., plant will distribute Reward ICFs primarily in the central Midwest, and will be supplying Ledge, Taper Top and 45-degree corner […]

Grace Construction Products has announced a strategic realignment of its research and development organization. The global R&D laboratories in Cambridge, Mass., will be organized into two research departments, Formulated Products and Materials Engineering. Charles R. Cornman, Ph.D, has been appointed Director of Research & Development for the Formulated Products department. […]

The Euclid Chemical Co. has teamed with Eliokem, a global leader in specialty chemicals, in a joint marketing campaign to strengthen awareness of Euclid’s longstanding commitment to green building. The collaboration will promote Aqua- Cure Vox and Super Aqua-Cure Vox, two of Euclid’s environmentally friendly cureand- seal products. Aqua-Cure Vox […]