Western Specialty Contractors recently presented Joel Sipe, a sophomore and Construction Management major at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), with a scholarship. Western provides the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Construction with a scholarship annually. The awarding criteria and recipient of the scholarship is determined by Department of Construction faculty.
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Headliners Announced for 2018 Decorative Concrete Fair
Solomon Colors announces industry leading trainers for the Decorative Concrete Fair. Springfield, IL – The raw concentration of decorative concrete talent was one of the biggest draws for the 2017 Decorative Concrete Fair.
Pair of Fires in DC-area Reignites Concern with Combustible Building Materials
Firefighters in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia, – suburbs of the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan area – responded to a pair of fires that broke out around 1 p.m.
Ford Puts Engine Plant on a Fresh Footing with Flowcrete
A number of high performance flooring solutions from Flowcrete Americas was chosen by the Ford Motor Company when it undertook a comprehensive renovation of its large-scale Romeo Engine Plant.
ICRI Releases Historic Compensation Study
Via surveys of more than 300 firms throughout the United States, the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) has completed and released a first-of-its kind study of compensation levels in the concrete repair industry.
LED Job Site Achieves One Hundred Million kWh Saved Milestone
Lind Equipment – leaders in portable LED lighting for construction companies – has announced that their award-winning LED Jobsite solution has reached a significant milestone that benefits users and the community at-large.
Husqvarna Introduces the New K?770 Power Cutter
Heavy-duty cutting, impressively durable design, easy starts and comfortable handling – all in one easy-to-handle package, guaranteeing efficiency and increased performance, with the new K 770 power cutter, Husqvarna takes yet another step towards the perfect cut.
ALL Tower Crane Names Sam Moyer New GM, Adds 11 Cranes
The ALL Family of Companies has promoted Sam Moyer to general manager of ALL Tower Crane, LLC. Moyer takes the reins from Clay Thoreson, who has retired after a long and illustrious career in the crane business that spanned parts of five decades.
What Caused this Microtopping to Discolor?
These questions came from a couple who were building a new home and wanted polished concrete floors. The main floor is slab on grade, while the second level is slab on an engineered raised subfloor. There were issues during the concrete finishing, which eliminated polishing as an option.
2017 Scofield Decorative Concrete Award Winners
"Innovation" was the word of the day for Scofield’s 10th annual Decorative Concrete Awards which were presented during the 2018 World of Concrete in Las Vegas. Grand prize-winning “Scofie” projects in six categories were unique in their design and execution, with several recipients pushing the limits of their experience to try new things.
