Concrete finishes are typically intended to be smooth — polished even. There are polishing machines and sealants aplenty to achieve that flawless look. Careful selection and use of plywood concrete forms can also influence the finished appearance and texture. Various specialty and textured panels are available.
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Case Study Featuring Kalahari’s Indoor Waterpark Renovation
When Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains was in urgent need of a tough waterproof material, they turned to W. R. MEADOWS for recommendations.
Plastic Concrete Forms are a Durable Option to Lumber
As a child, who wasn’t thrilled to see the wood forms come out indicating a new sidewalk, driveway or even basement was about to be poured? Today, we know concrete can do so much more, and certainly the forms that helped shape it have changed, too.
Prosoco Promotes Nick Savage to Lead Concrete Flooring Group
Prosoco has promoted Nick Savage to lead Prosoco’s Consolideck concrete flooring line of products designed to harden, decorate, protect and maintain finished concrete floors. A seven-year veteran with Prosoco, Nick previously worked as the company’s regional sales manager covering the Midwest. He started working for Prosoco in 2010 as a […]
BNCE-20-24V Cutting Edge Saw
BN Products USA, LLC. is pleased to announce the release of our new cordless Cutting Edge Saw. The BNCE-20-24V cordless tool complements our standard corded model.
The American Concrete Institute Announces Educational Partnership With The Big 5 Heavy Show In Dubai, March 2018
The American Concrete Institute announces that it will host the ACI Concrete Essentials Seminar Series at the Big 5 Heavy Show in Dubai, UAE, March 26-27, 2018.
DCC Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., will be 20 years old in 2018. Made up of concrete contractors that install decorative concrete, manufacturers and other interested parties, the mission of the DCC is to “Advance Decorative Concrete Contractors through Education and Networking.”
Oldcastle Architectural Announces New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Burnet, TX, Dedicated to Concrete and Mortar Products
Jewell, an Oldcastle Company, has announced the opening of a new state-of-art 23,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Burnet, Texas, expected to be operational by the end of December 2017.
CPC Position Statements
The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, recently published three Position Statements: “Slab Protection by Others,” “Slip Resistance of Polished Concrete,” and “Coordinating the Concrete and Polishing Contractors’ Subcontracts.” The three were published in the November 2017 issue of Concrete International, the magazine of the American Concrete Institute(ACI).
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