Makita USA Inc. offers the JS8000, a fast-cutting variable-speed Fiber Cement Shear Kit. The tool offers precision- machined blades and a powerful motor to cut straight and contour lines quickly and quietly with less dust. Makita’s Fiber Cement Shear has solid steel blades for making faster precision cuts. Its single-piece […]
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Four-Dimensional Stain Cube Stamp Pattern for Concrete
It sounds just a little bit like a pulp science fiction story: While packing up their warehouse to move, workers at a concrete stamp company discover a long-forgotten design for a concrete stamp that is three-dimensional.
Strip and scrape
Blastrac has released two new stripping products. The Blastrac BS-180 stripper removes ceramic tile, wood, VCT, carpet, sheet vinyl, rubber, adhesives, roofing materials and coatings. The BS-180 is self-propelled, with a variable-speed drive that travels at up to 30 feet per minute. The BS-180 is designed for heavy-duty use. The […]
Artcrete plays role in Katrina rebuilding
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 […]
The wet look and a glow floor
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 […]
NATIONAL PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION MCPX conference planned
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 […]
More choices from Versatile
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 […]
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS ASCC plans golf get together for CEOs
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 […]
Refinisher puts polish on WerkMaster deal
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 […]
Construction education scholarships available
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 […]
