The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) announced the recipients of its Future Leader of the Year, Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Formed through a restructuring of the Bayer Group, the new company Lanxess is scheduled to leave the group at the beginning of 2005. “Lanxess will continue to be a leading global producer of synthetic inorganic pigments, including Bayferrox iron oxide pigments,” says Kim O’Connor, vice president, inorganic pigments, North America. […]

A new surface-preparation training program taught by factory experts skilled in Blastrac equipment, Sawtec hand tools and Schmidt abrasive airblast equipment is available in Oklahoma City. Called SPARC: Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center, this course offers comprehensive training on popular surface preparation methods and equipment. The 21⁄2-day program includes discussion […]

The Concrete Countertop Institute has opened a new, larger facility in Raleigh, N.C. The new facility is nearly double the size of the previous facility and offers an excellent location convenient to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and downtown Raleigh. The Institute shares the space with nationally recognized concrete countertop fabricator […]

The New Construction division of Sika Corp. has appointed Doug Smith as New England district sales manager. Smith has 20 years of experience in the concrete construction industry. Prior to joining Sika, he served as New England sales manager for Separation Technologies LLC, a processed fly ash marketer. Smith currently […]

Multiquip Inc. has improved two series of diamond blades — the HSC combination blades and Side Winder wafer-style tuck points — that work with a variety of concrete and masonry cutting applications. The upgraded HSC combination blades boast increased core thickness, additional cooling holes and a new gullet configuration. These […]

The Industrial Products Division of United States Gypsum Co. has announced the establishment of the LEVELROCK brand Five-Star applicator program. The new system recognizes licensed applicators who follow standards set by the LEVELROCK floor underlayment quality program. The initiative also gives them valuable tools and resources to help them expand […]

Last year’s hurricane season helped drive spending on home-improvement products in 2004 to an estimated $271.4 billion, a record high, reports the Home Improvement Research Institute. The estimated total for 2004 represents a 13 percent increase over 2003 spending. HIRI had predicted only a 10 percent increase in June 2004, […]

Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd. claimed its share of the credit when two single-family residences in Yellowstone National Park earned LEED certification. The houses were constructed with Quad-Lock insulating concrete forms. The contractor, Zanterra Parks & Resorts, chose Quad-Lock because it was aiming for LEED certification, and Quad-Lock forms provide the […]