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Due to strong growth in recent years, Pearl Abrasive has relocated its Los Angeles facility to accommodate increased inventory. The new location at 6832 E. Slauson Ave., Commerce, Calif. 90040 is only 1/4-mile from the previous warehouse and office that Pearl had occupied since 1968. Also moving locations is GranQuartz, […]
GranQuartz recently moved into a larger store location to serve the Anaheim area customers. The new location at 1201 E. Ball Rd., Ste. K., Anaheim, Calif. 92805 is only 1 mile from the previous store but is larger, offering a far deeper selection in every area. The Anaheim store is […]
Brickform, a division of Solomon Colors Inc., has hired John Anderson as director of business development. Anderson brings with him a diverse 20 years of industry experience in decorative concrete and international business relations. His new role in business development will be to deliver new systems and strategies to enhance […]
Front 9 Restoration has developed F9 BARC (Battery Acid Restoration Cleaner) for effective concrete cleaning. F9 BARC quickly removes orange battery acid staining, fertilizer staining and rust from concrete. It is biodegradable and nonabrasive, contains no hydrochloric acid and restores concrete to its natural bright gray color. Product application is […]
Expectations of what a floor should look like will vary from client to client. A client’s views will be shaped by other stained floors seen in person or in photographs. Although all of these things can affect a client’s expectations, the greatest influence on their flooring decision should come from the concrete professional.
When people compliment Colorado Hardscapes Inc.’s marketing department, I tend to smile just a bit. People often mistakenly think our decorative concrete company operates like a large corporation, with multiple staff just waiting for their next task.
A huge national remodeling project for the department store chain has kept concrete polishing contractors busy this year.
Contractors, subcontractors and suppliers can sometimes be put in adversarial roles. Because of the low-bid mentality that still dominates most construction sectors in the United States, trust is not always what it should be.
The simple yet powerful design of this memorial included the piece of wreckage from the World Trade Center and a map of the Northeast coastline of the United States on concrete pavement that approaches the tattered beam. The map identifies the coastline and the three crash sites of that dreadful date.
I have identified six steps that all successful hunks of stamped concrete have in common. Bypassing one of the six steps will leave a stamping professional a rung short of a true level of potential. Perfection starts well before any color broadcasts across a wet concrete’s surface, and even well before a ready-mix truck arrives.
