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The new Wafer Style Tuck Point Blades from Multiquip’s Diamond Back Diamond Cutting Division boast excellent grinding speeds an inexpensive price. Eight wafer tuck blades CIRCLE #58 ON READER SERVICE CARD are offered, with double and triple style models ranging in diameter from 4 to 7 inches and in thickness […]
Multiquip is pleased to announce the return of Mike Ferguson as director of sales for the company’s general construction equipment unit. Ferguson will oversee all North American Multiquip sales operations and activities. He has earned numerous honors at Multiquip, including Salesman of the Year in 1985 and Salesman of the […]
Marshalltown’s new extended-length finishing trowels can increase the area finished with every stroke. Each tool extends the trowel’s blade length by either 2 or 4 inches over comparable concrete finishing trowels. The extended trowels come with different types of handles, including wood and DuraSoft, and either highcarbon steel or blue […]
Super Stone Inc. has opened a new location in South Miami, Fla. Super Stone South, located at 4900 SW 75th Ave., offers quality products for decorative concrete contractors. Super Stone also has locations in Riviera Beach and Opa Locka, Fla., and in Las Vegas. Training seminars are held at the […]
Mapei has introduced a new product called Ultratop, which it calls “the perfect canvas for integral colors, stains and dyes.” Ultratop is a self-leveling concrete topping designed for fast-track resurfacing and interior construction of horizontal wear surfaces in high traffic areas. Available in light gray and white, it can be […]
The use of polymer-modified cement products in the decorative concrete industry is common practice. Unfortunately, these products are also commonly misunderstood. What they are, how they work, what they do — “There are a lot of misconceptions about polymers,” observes Stan Stratton, director of technology development at L.M. Scofield’s West […]
Contractors choose acrylic stains over chemical stains for a variety of reasons. Acrylic stains offer an array of colors that chemical stains cannot. Designers and applicators are no longer limited to the eight colors commonly available with acid-based stains.
Master Builders Inc., a leading admixture supplier, has launched a new electronic tool on its Web site. Durability GPS (Global Product Selector) helps users design and specify concrete that will provide the best possible performance and the longest service life. The e-tool functions as a multi-level selector system that considers […]
Stampcrete International Ltd. has a new ADAcompliant stamping tool for producing detectable warnings for curb ramps, crosswalks and transit platforms. Detectable warnings — and specifically, truncated domes — are now an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirement for detecting the boundary between the sidewalk and the street. Grooves, exposed aggregate […]
Grace Construction Products and Davis Colors have agreed to form a distribution alliance. Grace plans to distribute Davis’ Hydrotint liquid color and Chameleon T liquid color dispensing systems to ready mix and precast producers in North America. “Our agreement with Davis will provide us with the opportunity to combine Grace’s […]
