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Reinforcing grid

TechFab’s C-GRID system of carbon/ epoxy-based grid reinforcements will be exhibited at the 2006 Concrete Countertop Industry Conference November 6-7 in Raleigh, N.C. C-GRID has many advantages for use in concrete countertops, including rust and bleed-through resistance, ease of handling and fabrication, increased ductility of the concrete, minimization of crack […]

Vortex Polymers

Vortex Polymers Opens Two Locations

Vortex Polymers is both a manufacturer and distributor of concrete coating products. The coatings they manufacture are for the resurfacing, waterproofing, and also the concrete coating industries. Recently, the company announced they were opening locations. These locations are in Carson, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The location in Carson, California […]

T.B. Penick & Sons announces six new Lithocrete licensees

Six concrete contractors from across the nation have signed up as new licensees for Lithocrete, a unique architectural concrete paving system that has been widely used in commercial and institutional projects throughout the western U.S. There are now 18 Lithocrete licensees from New York to the Philippines, and several other […]

RMC Research Foundation New emissions standards for concrete batching

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted new Emissions Factor, AP-42, data for “concrete batching,” located in Chapter 11.12. The changes are a direct result of new data gathered through an RMC Research Foundation study that demonstrated that air emissions from ready mixed concrete manufacturing were significantly lower than […]

Concrete Countertop Industry Conference

The Concrete Countertop Institute has also announced the first annual Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, to be held November 6-7 in Raleigh, N.C. The conference is geared towards contractors who are interested in learning about all of the resources currently available for making concrete countertops. Exhibitors will include manufacturers of materials […]