The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has been approved as a U.S. Green Building Council Education Provider. Its first approved course, “Green Building with Concrete,” will take place Tuesday, July 15, in Silver Spring, Md. The NRMCA’s new “Green Building with Concrete” course will provide detailed instruction on how the […]

Pullman-Holt Corp., based in the United States, and Pullman Ermator, based in Sweden, have announced the establishment of a joint venture called Pullman Ermator LLC. The Tampa, Fla., company will manufacture HEPA vacuums and dust extractors to be used in the abatement, restoration, remediation and construction industries. The new Pullman […]

The International Concrete Repair Institute membership elected Monica Rourke of DryWorks Inc. as its 2008 president. To support Rourke in 2008, the ICRI membership also elected the following officers: president-elect: Randy Beard, Walker Restoration Consultants; vice president: Charles Knight, Sto Corp.; secretary: Don Ford, C.A. Lindman Inc.; and treasurer: Garth […]

Hitachi Power Tools has introduced the DH45MR, a 1 3/4-inch SDS Max rotary hammer featuring patented Internal Double Insulation technology and a best-in-class impact energy of 11.4 foot-pounds. The DH45MR claims to provide the fastest drilling and chiseling speeds on the market and is engineered to go through concrete, mortar, […]

Carlisle Residential, division of Carlisle Construction Materials and a manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing products, has announced Michael McAuley as its new director of residential products. McAuley will be responsible for managing the Carlisle Residential product lines. Most recently, he served as Versico’s general manager, a position he will retain […]

Carlisle Construction Materials, a manufacturer of commercial and residential construction products, announces the promotion of Pat McGrady to president of Insulfoam, an operating division of CCM. McGrady will be responsible for expanding Insulfoam’s market share in the expanded polystyrene marketplace, focusing primarily on the roofing, below-grade and belowslab insulation markets […]

Grace Construction Products and RS Solutions LLC, an independent, privately owned technology company, announced that they have entered into an agreement where Grace will be the exclusive sales and marketing agent for the Ready Slump System to ready-mix concrete producers worldwide. The Ready Slump System is a truckmounted process control […]

Cemstone Products Co., a Midwest supplier, has promoted Jason Fritz to the position of sales manager, Cemstone Contractor Supply. In this newly created position, Fritz will be responsible for strategic planning, sales, marketing and branding for all products and services distributed through Cemstone Contractor Supply. In addition, he will supervise […]

The L.M. Scofield Co. has announced a Spanish-language version of its Lithocrome Chemstain Classic DVD Training Kit, which includes audio and onscreen text in Spanish. Scofield’s Lithocrome Chemstain Classic DVD Training Kit contains a concrete color stain chart, technical literature, and an interactive DVD with video clips of work in […]

The newest in the Husqvarna Construction Products trowel line, TR series trowels are designed with the operator in mind. TR trowels have been enhanced to offer the best possible working conditions for the operator. They include a new motor position that makes them easier for the operator to control. The […]