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Sometime in the early 1980s, a concrete contractor named Ed Chiuminatta pulled the wheels off a board and attached them to a Skilsaw. The result? A saw blade that could roll across green concrete, slicing a control joint in a fraction of the time it would take to carve the groove by hand.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will hold its 2003 spring convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, from March 30 through April 3. More than 1500 delegates, mainly engineers and contractors from throughout North America and other countries, are expected to attend the five days of meetings, exhibits and related events.
Ready mix executives from coast to coast agree that the color dispensing machines on the market today are a godsend.
Sika Corp has broken ground on a new warehouse in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, to accommodate the company’s expected annual growth in sealant sales.
Okay, so now you’re sold on this new color technology but don’t know of any ready mix plants in your area that have the proper equipment to produce integral colors. What’s a contractor to do?
A state-of-the-art education facility that will serve the ready-mixed concrete and related construction industries recently opened adjacent to the headquarters of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Esportec, a French company, has developed a glass-based cement suitable as a stabilizing binder for soil. Waste from glass containers and flat glass is ground, chemically activated and processed into a binder which can be mixed with crushed sand to stabilize soil in park pathways, bicycle lanes, footpaths, game areas, […]
Sanders Saws Inc., one of the most respected names in cutting tools and diamond blades, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1953 by Eugene Sanders, the Honey Brook, Penn., manufacturer serves the professional concrete contractor and the masonry, refractory and quarry industries. Sanders Saws’ product line includes a full line of concrete and masonry saws, diamond core bits, diamond blades, and grinding heads.
Sika Corp. has entered the adhesive anchoring market with the introduction of four new injection cartridge systems. Geared to the professional contractor, Sikadur AnchorFix-2 is a high-performance epoxy acrylate anchoring adhesive that’s easily dispensed from a goodquality, standard caulking gun. AnchorFix-2 exhibits high load capabilities, can be dispensed in all […]
Irv Levine, chairman of Multiquip Inc., has retired nearly 30 years after founding the construction equipment company. “It’s been an unbelievable experience for me and one heck of a ride,” Levine says. “I believe our success is truly due to the philosophy of taking care of our customers and our employees.”
