The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation awarded seven graduate students with educational fellowships at the association’s fall 2005 meeting in Chicago. The 2005 recipients are: Blake Kreuer (Cleveland State University), Lesley H. Sneed (Purdue University), Kofi Ayensu (Lawrence Technological University), Ian Cosh (University of New Brunswick), Fatih Bektas (Iowa […]

Cemstone, which makes ready-mix, engineered and architectural concrete for the upper Midwest, has named Eric Soe vice president of sales and marketing. Soe will direct and supervise planning and implementation of sales and marketing strategies. His responsibilities will include business development, customer relationship management, product marketing and sales operations. For […]

Power Fasteners Inc., headquartered in Brewster, N.Y., has expanded its global presence into five continents with the opening of a new office in Bangkok, Thailand. The 10,000-square-foot facility will be headed by managing director Charlee Surakavanichakorn. Powers has two locations in Canada, eight in Australia and New Zealand, one in […]

Multiquip Inc. named Kevin Day director of the company’s Concrete and Masonry Technologies Division. Day joined Multiquip in 1990 and returns to the company after several years as the Western Region Sales Manager for Fort Lauderdale-based NationsRent. Also, Tom Roe was named Sales Director for STOW Construction Equipment in Carson, […]

The RMC Research Foundation has released the Ready Mixed Concrete Industry LEED Reference Guide. The Guide aims to educate ready-mix concrete producers, construction contractors, architects, and others in the construction industry about the environmental benefits of concrete and how they may fit into projects that are to be LEEDcertified. It […]

Cemstone, a leader in ready-mix, engineered and architectural concrete in the upper Midwest, has launched a Web site devoted to decorative concrete. The site is dedicated to helping homeowners discover the many ways that Cemstone decorative concrete can be utilized for driveways, patios, sidewalks and interior surfaces to achieve a […]

Craig W. Hamilton, director of research and development at MAPEI Corp., died unexpectedly from a heart attack on September 16, 2005. He was 55. Hamilton worked in the ceramic tile and stone industry for over 20 years, and joined MAPEI Corp. in 1989. He performed various roles in the company, […]

Degussa Construction Chemicals was recognized by a California environmental group for improving ecological performance, preventing waste, conserving energy and using resources more efficiently at its Newark, Calif., plant. StopWaste, an organization dedicated to improving environmental performance and reducing costs at California businesses, presented the honor. Degussa’s Newark plant had asked […]

More than 200 attendees from 41 states, plus people from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Denmark, attended the 2006 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference in Raleigh, N.C. According to a conference news release, attendees and exhibitors alike raved about the event, particularly about its focus on the concrete countertop niche industry. […]

InventHelp announces that one of its clients, an inventor from Northfield, Ohio, has designed an accessory for use with concrete forms. The original design was submitted to the Cleveland office of InventHelp, and it is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. The invention is a concrete […]