The International Concrete Repair Institute has announced the winners of its 2011 Project Awards. ConTech Construction LLC, of Winter Garden, Fla., was presented with the 2011 Project of the Year Award for its work on the Royal Floridian Resort, a seven-story vacation resort in Ormond Beach, Fla. Originally built in […]

To honor hardworking crews in the construction industry, the World of Concrete trade show created the “Crews That Rock” contest, sponsored by BASF for WOC 2012. Winning third place was Impressions Concrete, an Ottawa, Ontario, company that has roots in the decorative concrete sector. Impressions Concrete recently helped three families […]

Hyde Tools has launched a new interactive digital master catalog. The digital flip-book publication provides a complete listing of all Hyde products, with product descriptions, photos and selected how-to videos. The catalog features an interactive table of contents and index. It allows readers to search content by keyword, product code, […]

Alto-Pozz from Fishstone Studio Inc. is a premium blend of reactive pozzolans and mineral admixtures containing 50 percent post-consumer recycled content designed to enhance your concrete. It was created specifically for high-performance concrete projects such as concrete countertops and other high-detail architectural work. It is recommended to be used for […]

Super-Krete International recently announced plans to expand its operations to Kyle, Texas, located between Austin and San Antonio. For Super-Krete, a manufacturer of complete systems and products for the waterproofing, repair, restoration and beautification of concrete, the new location means accessibility to customers in the expanding Texas market, the Midwest […]

Tommy T. Cook, The Traveling Concrete Gnome, has announced the launch of his new company, Gnomeadic Arts Inc. The new company will be a collaborative-type company concentrating on partnerships for training, marketing new products and education for specifiers. Cook will be working in conjunction with the International Syndicate of Concrete […]

A new international organization called the International Syndicate of Concrete Artists (ISCA) has been established to help support concrete artisans and the related trades. The ISCA’s mission statement, as presented in a press release from organizer and concrete caster Tommy T. Cook, is as follows: “To provide a mutually supportive […]

In the first quarter of 2012, Wind-lock will begin stocking and shipping from a new distribution center in Reno, Nev. This will be Wind-lock’s first facility in the Western United States. The warehouse will be stocked with a full complement of products, including a complete drywall tool line and key […]

SureCrete Design Products’ Xtreme Series GFRC Face Mix can now be used to create two new textures: Sand Stone and Pressed. The Xtreme Series GFRC Face Mix is a hybrid GFRC technology that does not experience temperature restraints in mixing, spraying or delivery of raw materials due to its lack […]

Braxton-Bragg is aiming to take the headache (and backache) out of transporting stone slabs in pickup trucks with the introduction of the Super Roller and the Gang Super Roller safety devices. The Super Roller is designed to safely and easily roll stone slabs off trucks. Individual Super Rollers attach to […]