In a new design competition juried by some of architecture’s most esteemed leaders and sponsored by Dow Chemical Co., one promising architecture student will be awarded a cash prize of $2,500. The winner of the Durability + DesignStudent Design Competition will be announced at the D+D 2014 Conference and Exhibition, […]

After its first season on the market, Edgetite spikes are not only improving new brick paver installations, but sparking a separate industry in paver edge repair. In the past, there was no product on the market made specifically to tighten and strengthen the edges of brick paving project. If a […]

Simpact 85A is a new Shore 85A urethane rubber from Smooth-On Inc. that has extraordinary tear strength as well as high impact and wear resistance. It is used for a variety of industrial and display applications. It is easy to color with tints or pigments. Simpact 85A offers a low-odor, […]

Nonflammable, low-odor and UV-stable, StarSeal PS Ultra Stain is new from Vexcon Chemicals. It’s manufactured using efficient milling equipment to reduce the pigment particle to the lowest obtainable microsize, making the product easy to apply and more efficient at penetrating into the pores of the concrete, yielding a more uniform […]

Dur-A-Flex Inc.’s new resinous Accelera Fast Track Flooring System helps contractors increase efficiency and profitability and minimize downtime. Based on a proprietary new chemistry that eliminates lengthy install times, Accelera delivers high-performance features typical of traditional seamless flooring while helping contractors increase their overall efficiency and profitability. Available in 12 […]

KutRite Manufacturing has introduced the new KRazor EDGE. The KRazor gets the operator off of their hands and knees when grinding and polishing the edges of the floor. It offers a fully powered electric system with a 360-degree, six-position adjustable swivel handle for operator comfort, a tilt-back feature and quick-change […]

The Concria sleeking system has recently been released in the United States. It allows you to polish a new or existing surfaces without the use of heavy grinding machines. Using a six-step process, Concria discs are strong enough to expose “salt and pepper” and polish up to the equivalent of […]

Recently released in the United States, SprayStone is a sprayable coating with the texture of real granite, letting you add the look and feel of granite to any horizontal or vertical surface. For 15 years, chemists at SprayStone have been developing a synthetic granite finish that would yield years of […]

The new Blastrac BMS-220ADB ride-on scraper is ideally suited for medium and large-sized applications with the added benefit of being battery-operated for increased versatility. It is very maneuverable with a zero turn radius. The Blastrac BS-110 floor scraper is a powerful self-propelled machine, ideal for indoor and outdoor medium-sized renovation […]

Laticrete International, Inc., a manufacturer of construction solutions for the building industry, has announced the strategic asset acquisition of L&M Construction Chemicals, Inc. The acquisition will provide LATICRETE customers access to new products and technologies while expanding the company’s presence in the restoration and decorative concrete category. L&M produces a […]