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The Strategic Development Council, part of the American Concrete Institute Foundation, announced the launch of its new Web site and bimonthly e-newsletter. The Web site features information to educate visitors on the organization, its members, upcoming meetings and events, and current projects under consideration by the SDC. In addition, visitors […]
Multiquip Inc. president Roger Euliss has announced his intentions to retire from Multiquip at the end of 2008. “After almost 28 years, it is time for others to take the helm,” said Euliss, as reported in a news release. “We have an excellent team in place, so the continued growth […]
Tindall Corp., headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., held an official ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at its new precast, prestressed concrete facility. The state-of-the-art batch plant features 165,000 square feet of precast concrete structures, an automated system to deliver concrete into the production bay, and storage capacity for more than 600 tons […]
The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, held its Decorative Concrete Expo April 3-5 in Phoenix, Ariz. The event featured speakers and demonstrations focused on the decorative concrete industry. A highlight of the Expo was a demonstration of stamping and coloring pervious concrete […]
Demonstrations of pervious concrete placement and three-dimensional paving will highlight the American Society of Concrete Contractors’ Annual Conference, Sept. 11-14 at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. Concrete contractors and manufacturers of concreterelated products will gather for three days of seminars, round-table discussions, demonstrations and networking. Seminar topics […]
When you have a dark grey slab, you have to take into consideration how that will affect color and its intensity. Most of the colorants on the market differ as much in transparency as concrete differs in color and porosity.
The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have announced the renewal of their Alliance to further the safety and health of construction workers in the sawing and drilling industry. The Alliance focuses on issues such as electrical safety, hearing protection, and ladder and scaffold […]
The Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, a cement and concrete research center at Northwestern University, is organizing SCC 2008: The Third North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self- Consolidating Concrete. The conference will be held Nov. 10-12, 2008, in Chicago. Leaders in cement and concrete, representing industry, […]
The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association elected its 2008 officers and board members at the 36th Annual CSDA Convention, held March 4-8, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. Elected to serve on the Board until 2010 are Skip Aston, Ohio Concrete Sawing & Drilling Inc., Sylvania, Ohio; Ron Culgin, Pro Cut […]
RPM International Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Euclid Chemical Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired Increte Systems of Odessa, Fla. With sales of approximately $15 million, Increte is a leading manufacturer of decorative concrete systems that economically recreate the look of natural stone, wood, tile, brick […]
