Blastrac is partnering with United Rentals to provide surface preparation equipment for rent. Blastrac is exiting its own rental channel and will direct its rental customers to United Rentals and other new rental channel partners. United Rentals will offer Blastrac equipment such as grinders, polishers, scarifiers, saws, scrapers, strippers, light-duty […]

Blastrac has revamped its Web site, www.blastrac.com. The redesigned site contains surface preparation product and application information, online videos and operation tips. A surface preparation overview section informs users about different surface preparation methods and includes links to a prep chart for tips on method selection. A store locator helps […]

Jade Pinley is a new Wisconsin distributor for Architectural Enhancements Inc. Her position includes involvement with a training facility near Eau Claire, Wis. Architectural Enhancements Inc. is also looking to sign up additional trainers and suppliers for its overlayment and decorative concrete products. The company is talking to potential distributors […]

Cemstone has named David Pace vice president of strategic accounts. Pace will be responsible for the oversight and development of Cemstone’s strategic accounts and will supervise all aspects of the customer relationship, including operations, engineering, product delivery and quality control. To learn more about Cemstone, visit www.cemstone.com or call (800) […]

Axim Concrete Technologies Inc. recently promoted co-found Don Lane, to the position of General Manager. Don Lane has a long record of innovative product solutions in concrete admixture technology for Axim. These innovative products include the only patented air-entraining agent for concrete, Catexol A.E. 260. About Axim Concrete Technologies Founded […]

Gilberto Perez, president of CEMEX in the United States, delivered a check for nearly $570,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund on behalf of CEMEX Inc., a leading producer of cement, concrete and concrete products. As part of the plan to contribute to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, CEMEX matched, two-to-one, all […]

Gilberto Perez, president of CEMEX in the United States, delivered a check for nearly $570,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund on behalf of CEMEX Inc., a leading producer of cement, concrete and concrete products. As part of the plan to contribute to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, CEMEX matched, two-to-one, all […]

Two Minnesota firms, Bulach Construction Inc. and Custom Rock, have merged to form Bulach Custom Rock. With more than 40 years of experience, Bulach Construction is well-schooled in architectural concrete, including colored, stamped, stained and textured concrete and overlays. Projects range from commercial exteriors to retail spaces to residential walkways […]

Lafarge North America Inc. is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. Paris-based Ciments Lafarge entered the North American cement market in 1956 with the opening of a cement plant in Richmond, B.C., forming Lafarge Cement North America (LCNA). The company entered the United States market in 1973 in a joint […]

Advance registration is open for CONEXPO Asia 2006, which will be held May 15 through May 18, 2006, at the China National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing, China. Similar to CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the show will be the China-Asia Pacific region’s construction industry showplace in 2006, featuring equipment, product and technology exhibits, […]