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Diamond grinding wheel from Sawtec

Sawtec offers a diamond grinding wheel for use with concrete grinding tools. The Supreme cup wheel is designed to remove coating, level, and grind softer materials without loading up.

Concrete Industry Spotlight: The British Are Coming!

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Business & Technology by Jim Peterson Comments are Disabled

Cross-pollination is one of my favorite concepts to think about. (Isn’t it odd that one could have so much time on their hands!) It’s when an idea or a product from one industry is taken and used in an entirely new way by a person from outside that industry. The person from outside the industry sees the idea or product from a totally different perspective — and also has his or her own set of unique talents to add to the process.

Sto Texture Coat for Concrete

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Sto Corp offers a reformulation of Sto Texture Coat, a two-component, polymer-modified cementitious decorative coating.

Tips and Pitfalls of Fast-Drying, Self-Leveling Concrete Toppings

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Concrete Overlays & Toppings by Susan M. Brimo-Cox Comments are Disabled

Fast-drying, self-leveling products are often the product of choice when leveling and topping new construction concrete floors — or resurfacing old concrete floors — in a fast-track environment, such as malls, retail spaces, restaurants, hotels, casinos, museums, showrooms and warehouses. But these products have advantages and disadvantages. Below are a […]

Integration services through alliance – Construction Software

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On Center Software and nSpin offer a technology designed to enhance construction industry software using integration components that link industry-leading take-off, estimating, and accounting products.

Concrete Integrals: Faded or Not?

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Concrete Decor’s Q&A in the Winter 2001 issue had included comments discouraging the use of integral coloring for concrete work in high altitude mountain environments. It was implied that integral coloring of concrete is UV unstable resulting in a color faded appearance over time. This is incorrect. The use of […]

Richard Smith Custom Concrete, West Hills, Calif.

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Featured Contractor by Bruce Hackett Comments are Disabled

Rick Smith, owner and presidentof Richard Smith Custom Concrete of West Hills, California, subscribes to a business maxim that he believes is crucial to the success of any contractor business, or, in fact, any business: Do more listening and less talking.

It’s Time to CARE About Sales Silence

Vol. 2 No. 2 - April/May 2002 Business & Technology by Ken Lundin Comments are Disabled

Shhhh… Close your eyes and don’t make a sound. The sound of silence is the sound of sales increasing substantially for you and your company. The sound of silence represents the ability to truly hear what prospects are saying, before worrying about your next statement. It also represents the lack of time salespeople spend honing their sales skills

How To Enhance Concrete With Stenciling

Vol. 2 No. 1 - February/March 2002 Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete by Gail Elber Comments are Disabled

To enhance newly-poured concrete or to rejuvenate existing concrete, stenciling is a decorative application worth considering. It may seem like a simple process, but a few fine points separate nice-looking, profitable stencil jobs from the rest. We’ve asked some experienced stencilers for tips to elevate your stenciling jobs from so-so […]

Dust Muzzle from Shave Away

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Shave Away, Europe, the manufacturer of the Dust Muzzle is manufacturing and selling a new dust collector designed for circular saws, the Saw Muzzle. The Saw Muzzle is made of heavy duty, fiber filled ABS plastic and is designed to fit the Skil, DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita and Bosch industrial worm […]