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Concrete to Dye For

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Concrete dyes are tailor-made for color adjustment on staining jobs, and on their own, they offer an endless array of colors. So release your inner artist and give ’em a try!

Fixing Another Contractor’s Mistake

Fixing Another Contractor’s Mistake Whether it’s your own work or someone else’s, you may be called upon to fix a decorative concrete project gone awry. Trowel & Error is a new column that celebrates the fact that there’s always a solution to every decorative concrete problem.

Stained Concrete Floors with a Sacred Meaning

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Susan M. Brimo-Cox Comments are Disabled

Architects and designers working on the construction of the new Potawatomi Executive Building developed an elaborate stained-concrete floral pattern for the rotunda floor.

Become a surface prep master

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The Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center is a surface preparation training program taught by factory experts skilled in Blastrac equipment and Sawtec hand tools. SPARC class dates for the remainder of 2006 are: Sept. 19-21, Oct. 17-19 and Nov. 14-17. A comprehensive training program on popular surface preparation methods and […]

Concrete champions float away with fourth victory

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University of Wisconsin-Madison took first place in the 2006 National Concrete Canoe Competition. The team captured its fourth straight title this year at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. The team’s 21-foot, 162-pound, natural gray canoe, called “Forward,” defeated entries from 22 other top engineering schools from around the country. […]

Winter joins Sika staff

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Rusty Winters is now director of marketing, new construction, for Sika Corp. He will be responsible for the marketing of concrete admixtures and related products in the U.S. Winters has a professional background in concrete technology and marketing. He was previously employed with W.R. Grace, Tape Services Inc. and most […]

Multiquip adds Shanghai office

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Multiquip has opened a new office and manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. MQ-Shanghai carries Multiquips complete line of lighting solutions, trowels, pumps, mixers, saws and other concrete and masonry products. It also markets STOW Construction Equipments concrete and masonry products. While MQ-Shanghai serves primarily as a distribution center, light assembly […]

Bergin achieves environmental engineering licensure

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Cemstone announces that Pat Bergin, environmental manager, has Rainier M. Blair Pat Bergin achieved professional engineering licensure for environmental engineering. Bergin currently oversees the companys entire environmental initiative, including compliance with regulatory issues, design, construction and restoration. This licensure will allow Bergin to certify and approve site plans and designs […]

Wisconsin: Not the Epicenter for Decorative Concrete

Featured Contractor Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Susan M. Brimo-Cox Comments are Disabled

Wisconsin is not exactly the epicenter of the decorative concrete universe, but this determined contractor is making a splash with his beautiful work.

Mapei names CEO for the Americas

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Mapei has appointed Rainer M. Blair to succeed Nick Di Tempora as president and CEO of Mapei Americas. Although Di Tempora is going into retirement, he will remain as an advisor to Blair. During this period, Blair will function as Deputy CEO. Blair joins Mapei after 16 years with BASF […]