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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its annual Spring Forecast which envisions strong to moderate growth for cement consumption through 2019 and into 2020. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement consumption will grow by 2.3% in 2019; compared to the Fall 2018 forecast this represents a marginal slowing in the pace of growth.
When Brandon Gore of Gore Design Co., now located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, accepted a job furnishing a huge outdoor patio on the top floor of a client’s building in Phoenix, Arizona, there were three massive cranes on the job site. Together with the landscape architect, Gore’s design of concrete […]
The American Concrete Pumping Association is pleased to announce Bobby Blankenship as the recipient of its 2018 Safe Operator of the Year award.
The American Concrete Pumping Association created a new video called Day in the Life of a Concrete Pump Operator to support the ACPA Workforce Development program.
The ACPA is pleased to announce the election of its new executive board at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on January 23, 2019 in Las Vegas. Elected to serve a one-year term, the newly elected Executive Board includes:
The American Society of Concrete Contractor’s Decorative Concrete Council recognized concrete award winners at the 2019 World of Concrete.
Thermal-Chem is excited to announce a new addition to their concrete repair and restoration line; 729 ArmorGel is a three-component, epoxy gel repair system designed for small concrete repairs.
I think we can all agree we’d be happy if the decorative concrete industry were bigger. You know, if the pie were just a little bit bigger. What are we doing as an industry to positively influence the decorative market? What are you doing as a contractor, material supplier or manufacturer to help grow the pie?
Bon’s line of contractor-grade hand tools and materials for the building trades has been expanded with over 350 new parts which are included in the recently released annual issue of Bon’s Master Catalog. This 2019 catalog includes over 5,000 parts, representing the majority of Bon’s product offering.
If done right, polished concrete — and other decorative concrete approaches — offer low-maintenance solutions in interior and exterior settings.
That’s “low-maintenance” as opposed to “no-maintenance” or “maintenance-free.”
