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Cemstone has promoted Mark James to the position of credit manager. James will supervise the company’s customer credit and collection operations for both readymixed concrete and contractor supply stores. He previously served as assistant credit manager at Cemstone. Based in Mendota Heights, Minn., Cemstone operates more than 40 ready-mix concrete […]
Lafarge North America has opened a state-of-theart cement distribution terminal in Detroit. The facility is expected to reduce loading times for cement trucks and enhance the firm’s ability to supply environmentally friendly blended cements to the region. It allows the company to create precisely proportioned and fully blended products on […]
Freestyle Stains are a new line of concrete stains from Brickform. But they are not acid stains, and their carrier is not an acrylic or polyurethane.
Step inside Bart Sacco’s gated castle and you’ll begin to discover just how magical a decorative concrete journey can become with some creative thinking, excellent product training and all the right tools.
Counter-Flo Concrete Countertop Admixture, an admixture from Fritz-Pak Corp., is intended to solve that problem. It’s a water reducer designed for use when creating concrete countertops and statuary. It helps concrete maintain an adequate flow rate with less water, allowing a contractor to lower the amount added to a mix.
Check out the beautiful countertops made using Tech Fab’s C-Grid reinforcement.
Many decorative jobs require cleaning up an existing slab. Here’s a look at products that remove paint, rust, adhesives or grease.
This photocatalyst reacts to light and breaks down dirt, mold and pollution. It keeps concrete clean and cleans up the air at the same time!.
Treating concrete with densifiers increases compressive and tensile strength while adding moisture- and abrasion-resistance.
As new concrete hydrates, it creates calcium hydroxide. When the calcium hydroxide comes in contact with carbon dioxide in the air, it creates calcium carbonate (free salts).
