The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) will hold its CEO Forum June 28-July 1 at The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C. Participants in this industry forum include CEOs, presidents, owners, CFOs and other top managers of concrete contracting firms. It is open to ASCC members and nonmembers. The Forum […]

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of six new publications: 117-06: Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials and Commentary — This document specifies standard tolerances for concrete construction. It is intended to be used as the reference document for establishing tolerances for concrete construction by specification writers […]

As the industry’s first vacuum to use plastic poly filter bags, the CS 1500 wet/dry vacuum from CS Unitec Inc. is ideal for concrete and masonry dust and debris cleanup. The heavy-duty plastic poly filter bag holds up to 10 gallons, more than 20 times the amount of concrete dust […]

Fomo Products Inc. has developed Handi-Stick, a durable, pressurized polyurethane foam construction adhesive that is compatible with all polystyrene substrates. The fast-curing foam adhesive is free from VOCs and solvents. It is packaged in pressurized cans, one of which offers a yield equivalent to 30 standard tubes of caulk-type adhesives. […]

The Bomanite Corp. has released details about a Molded Pulp Former for the production of Grasscrete, a pervious concrete product. Based on the original European single-use ABS plastic product, this new version of the tool combines the benefits of increased production while eliminating the issue of melting the ABS to […]

MAPEI has introduced Ultraplan Easy, a fast-setting, self-leveling underlayment. Surface preparation is now as easy as “clean, prime, and pour.” Ultraplan Easy is intended to reduce the need for mechanical surface profiling of concrete before floor coverings are installed, significantly reducing cost savings per square foot of installation. Developed with […]

Multiquip’s three new MTX-Series rammers aim to take the tough work, the fatigue, and the strain out of compaction. The MTX-70, MTX-80 and MTX-90 gasoline-powered models deliver up to 3,500 pounds of impact force for effective compaction of cohesive and mixed soils. Each rammer excels in trench work, around retaining […]

The Commercial Construction
Show, owned and produced by D&D
Communications Group LLC, will take
place May 15-17, 2007, at the Donald E.
Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont,
Ill., adjacent to Chicago’s O’Hare
International Airport.

Husqvarna Construction Products,
part of the Husqvarna Group, has consolidated
its Dimas, Partner and Target
construction brands under a single
brand: Husqvarna.

Masonry stain company Nawkaw
Corp. has signed Patrick J. Morrissey of
ConSpec Associates Inc. to handle sales
and customer relations for the northeast
United States. Morrissey will help
Nawkaw handle masonry staining requests
throughout parts of New Jersey,
eastern New York and New England.