The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference returns to Baltimore, October 21-24, 2009, and to Chicago’s Navy Pier, April 7-10, 2010. This is the largest single-trade event for people working in the fields of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and traditionally inspired new construction. Continuing Education Credits are available for workshops, seminars and […]

The first day of the first annual Concrete Decor Show & Decorative Concrete Spring Training, held in March in Phoenix, came to a close with an early-evening talk by Mike Miller, founder of The Concretist, a decorative concrete artisans’ collective. Miller, who is also a regular columnist in Concrete Decor […]

DeWalt has launched the DWS535, a new wormdrive circular saw for framers, concrete formers and other professional users of circular saws. Featuring DeWalt’s Toughcord cord retention and protection system, a sturdy magnesium shoe, and rugged control levers and handles, the new worm-drive saw offers users increased durability. This model includes […]

The Quikrete Cos.’ award-winning Quikrete Green Concrete Mix is now available in several new markets across the country. After an initial launch of the product in the Seattle, Portland, Ore., and northern California markets, Quikrete Green Concrete Mix is now available in the Denver, Columbus, Ohio, Salt Lake City and […]

Inside Edge Commercial Interior Services LLC is now offering a new service, INspire! Polished Concrete Flooring. INspire! concrete floors offer remarkable durability thanks to CorMAXX Densifier and Sealer technology that penetrates deep below the surface to create floors that are up to two times harder than traditional concrete. This new […]

Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products’ newest brainstorm, Buddy Rhodes Ultra Green Concrete, is billed as one of the greenest concrete mixes on the market. After extensive research and development, the company teamed up with Clean Concrete Technologies to bag a concrete formulation that uses 91 percent recycled and by-product materials without […]

Cohesant Materials Inc. has announced the launch of ConcretePlus, a series of high-performance epoxy coatings and repair systems for concrete and more. The series of products includes: a penetrating primer, a flexible sealant, a resurfacer, a skim/scratch coating, a self-leveling coating, and an antiskid binder. All ConcretePlus products are 100-percent […]

Designed for use with popular models of single- and dual-head, low-speed surface grinders, General Equipment Co.’s Pro Polish floor-polishing system produces high-quality polished surfaces without the need for expensive and complex equipment. The Pro Polish system utilizes a series of seven 10-inch-diameter diamond-polishing pads, which are easily secured to the […]

The Shortstop 3.5 concrete mixer is now available on a UD 2600 COE chassis. The UD 2600 features air/ hydraulic brakes, a pneumatic actuated parking brake and a special fl ywheel PTO drive that powers the mixer. “The Shortstop 3.5 is designed specifically for a Class 6, 26,000- pound, non-CDL […]

As part of the Portland Cement Association’s effort to lead the way towards new standards in sustainability that promise safer, more secure and more energy-efficient buildings, a free webcast, “High Performance Building Requirements for Sustainability,” is now available on the PCA Web site. During the 45-minute program, Steve Szoke, PCA’s […]