Artcrete, the north Louisiana company that manufactures Faux Brick Stenciled Concrete, helped several thousand south Louisiana students displaced by Hurricane Katrina return to their home schools this year in new, stronger classrooms. The new classrooms, built by Fibrebond Corp. in Minden, La., are made of precast concrete using Artcrete products […]

Versatile Building Products is now offering its Versa-Glaze solvenated acrylic in a 100 VOC formula and its Liquid Release in a 350 VOC formula. Both products meet the strictest AQMD rules and can be applied anywhere in the United States. Versa-Glaze is clear as water and designed to provide a […]

Versatile Building Products has introduced five new coating products. The 4001 High Performance “Wet Look” Waterbased Epoxy Clear Sealer is a two-component, high-gloss floor sealer designed to be used directly over concrete or decorative overlays of all types. 4001 replaces the need for a flammable lacquer sealer while improving the […]

Billed as the largest manufactured concrete products trade show in North America, the fourth annual Manufactured Concrete Products Exposition (MCPX) will be held Feb. 23-25, 2006, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. More than 6,000 plant owners, managers and production personnel are expected to attend. The 2006 MCPX […]

Fab-u-Floors Refinishing Services Ltd. is the first company in North America authorized by Werk Industries to employ the new proprietary WerkMaster Concrete Polishing System. The WerkMaster machine refinishes concrete, hardwood and stone surfaces using segmented diamond abrasives. Its patent-pending Octi-Disc Technology virtually eliminates hand edging in nearly all applications. The […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors will hold its annual CEO Forum at The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 23-25, 2006. The CEO Forum brings together concrete contractors from across the country for seminars, roundtable discussions and recreation. Attendees will have the opportunity to play three of […]

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of three new publications. 347.2R-05, “Guide for Shoring/Reshoring of Concrete Multistory Buildings,” presents information and design criteria for shoring/reshoring operations during the construction of reinforced and post-tensioned multistory buildings. Topics include shoring/reshoring construction needs, construction loads on formwork, and strength adequacy of concrete […]

Applications are now available for annual scholarships funded by ConstructMyFuture. com, a Web site initiative that promotes construction as a rewarding choice Three scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded, and the deadline to apply is February 5, 2007. The program is open to students and construction industry professionals, with […]

Lafarge partnered with Habitat for Humanity-New York City to provide cement for nine new multifamily residential buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The low-income families who occupy the residences will be among the first New York City residents to live in homes built with insulated concrete forms. Lafarge donated 200 tons of […]