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The Global Concrete Polishing Institute has released updated website. The new website features information about concrete polishing training. The G.C.P.I. specializes in beginner to advanced training for concrete polishing. The focus of the training includes installation techniques, estimating, bidding, sales, marketing and operations training. The G.C.P.I. master trainer Virgil Viscuso […]
Metabo Corporation now offers an on-site safety and support program to review proper tool and accessory use. The safety training seminar, which can last anywhere from 15 minutes as a job box talk to an hour and a half as a full safety seminar, highlights on-the-job safety tips as well […]
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 […]
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 […]
How strong (in compression or psi) does concrete have to be to take a polish without densifier? Getting an answer for this one was pretty straightforward — 5,000 psi to 6,000 psi, depending on the aggregate.
It is easy to understand the benefits of polished concrete. The word about polished concrete is out and we have done a great job of promoting the industry. Polished concrete is growing. The marketing has been great and many contractors are jumping on board. And the consumers are seeing a great product.
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.
