Stephen Stepanian, chairman of the NRMCA for 1943-1944, was honored on the American Road & Builders Association’s list of the Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Construction Professionals of the 20th Century. Stepanian, an Armenian immigrant, in 1914 designed the self-discharging, rotating drum mixer unit that revolutionized the concrete industry. “Mr. […]

The NRMCA has introduced a redesigned Web site — www.nrmca.org — that features a wide array of resources including News & Features, Conferences & Events, Concrete Industry, Products & Services, and NRMCA Committees. Members can access past industry articles, contact a specific association staff member, check state association news, take […]

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the ASCC, elected Doug Bannister, president of The Stamp Store in Oklahoma City, Okla., as council director. Bannister has been involved in concrete work since 1980 and is a nationally recognized expert in the industry Alan Thompson, Dallas, Texas, was elected secretary […]

D. Thomas Ruttura, president, Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Farmington, N.Y., has been re-elected ASCC president for 2004-2005. Michael J. Schneider, Monroe, Ohio, was elected first vice president. Paul A. Albanelli, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Clay Fischer, Jupiter, Fla.; and Donald Marks, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were elected vice presidents. Glen Shamblen, […]

Previously, finishing light colored concrete, light reflective concrete and epoxy with a power trowel has proven difficult without the risk of leaving burnish marks from steel trowel blades. To solve this problem, Wagman has introduced a new Poly Pro steel reinforced plastic power trowel blade. The Poly Pro is designed […]

Columbia Marking Tools has developed a complete new line of durable concrete hand stamp characters for marking wet concrete. A standard character set includes the numerals 0 through 8 (6 is also used as 9) and a + sign. The character stamps are first machined from solid brass billets on […]

The Arch-Crete textured forming system is a lightweight integrated form and liner system that creates wall surfaces with stone textures including Boulder Stone, Castle Cut Stone, Cobble Stone, Ledge Stone, River Rock and Flat Panels. The system is constructed of a high-impact and wear-resistant composite material. A standard 3′ by […]

The Surface Prep Team at VIC International Corporation has revamped the brochures for VIC’s Wet Concrete Polishing System and Concrete Polishing System. These brochures contain updated information on the products needed to polish concrete both wet and dry. They also include information on how to best polish your edges to […]

Pour-N-Restore concrete and masonry stain remover features unique Micro-Extraction Technology. Pour-NRestore removes stains from motor oil, grease, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, brake fluid, anti-freeze, tar, wax, vegetable oil, citronella oil and food grease. It is ideal for use on driveways, garage floors, walkways, patios, factory floors, parking facilities, and similar […]