Fab-Form Industries, a manufacturer of fabric forms for concrete, has released the third generation of Fast-Yoke metal brackets used to form footers. The new generation has new features to improve the speed and accuracy of footing formwork, including wedge hanger adjustment instead of a threaded handle; vertical positioning of the […]

Sto Watertight Coat is a flexible and breathable waterproofing membrane based on a unique combination of acrylic emulsion, portland cement and fine fibers. Watertight Coat is both flexible and abrasion-resistant. You can use it waterproof all types of above- or below-grade concrete and masonry, including foundations, block walls, balconies,parapets, planter […]

ACI also elected James R. Cagley to a two-year term as vice president. Cagley is president of Cagley & Associates, a consulting structural engineer firm in Rockville, Md. Four directors were elected to three-year terms: Anne M. Ellis, senior program director, Earth Tech, Inc., Alexandria, Va.; Charles K. Nmai, chief […]

The new Wafer Style Tuck Point Blades from Multiquip’s Diamond Back Diamond Cutting Division boast excellent grinding speeds an inexpensive price. Eight wafer tuck blades CIRCLE #58 ON READER SERVICE CARD are offered, with double and triple style models ranging in diameter from 4 to 7 inches and in thickness […]

Dexter + Chaney has released enhanced Project Management software for Version 11 of its Forefront Construction Management Software. Project Management bridges the gap between accounting staff and project managers by providing a standardized process for managing workflow. “At any given moment,” says Dexter + Chaney president John Chaney, “Forefront can […]

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has hired industry veterans Brad Burke and Dan Huffman as directors of concrete promotion. Burke, who will be based near Minneapolis, has extensive experience as a master trainer for NRMCA’s Certified Concrete Sales Professional program and has also served as a salesman for a […]

Sika Corp. has donated more than $25,000 in materials to “Design for the Future, The Campaign for NJIT.” The materials donated — SikaWrap, Carbodur and Epoxies — will be used for research by engineering students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The annual fund provides a dependable source of […]

Stampcrete International Ltd. has a new ADAcompliant stamping tool for producing detectable warnings for curb ramps, crosswalks and transit platforms. Detectable warnings — and specifically, truncated domes — are now an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirement for detecting the boundary between the sidewalk and the street. Grooves, exposed aggregate […]

Sto Corp., a world leader in cladding, coating and restoration systems, has appointed David Boivin as CEO. Boivin was previously vice president of sales and marketing for the insulation group at CertainTeed Corp. of Valley Forge, Pa. Prior to joining CertainTeed in 1991, Boivin managed manufacturing operations in the appliance, […]

The American Concrete Institute has named Colin Lobo, vice president of engineering for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, as a Fellow in its organization, placing him among an elite group of technical experts within the concrete industry. Founded in 1904, ACI is a technical and educational society dedicated to […]