This fall, industry professionals will get the recognition they deserve at Durability + Design’s inaugural Elevation Awards.

The Construction Specifications Institute is accepting orders for MasterFormat 2004 Edition, the most significant upgrade in MasterFormat’s 40-year history. The new edition has additional divisions and many more sections, which facilitates project delivery by enabling specifications to address the spectacular advances that have taken place in construction technology since MasterFormat […]

ACI 212.4R-04, Guide for the Use of High-Range Water-Reducing Admixtures (Superplasticizers) in Concrete, contains information on high-range waterreducing admixtures, which can increase the strength of concrete and provide greatly increased workability without adding more water. This guide offers information on the effects of these admixtures on the properties of fresh […]

The NRMCA has hired industry veteran Philip Kresge as its fifth national resource director. Kresge, formerly the promotion director for the Pennsylvania Concrete Promotion Council, will be responsible for the northeast section of the U.S. He joins Brad Burke, Dan Huffman, Vance Pool and Mike Zaldo as a field promoter […]

Safety and training will be two hot topics on the agenda for the CSDA 2005 Annual Convention, scheduled for Feb. 14-19 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Bruce Swanson, director of the OSHA Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor, will make the opening-day presentation, which will address how […]

McInnis Cement announced the production of the first cement on Friday, June 16th, thus respecting the deadlines established by the company.

Hitachi Power Tools launched its new 18V Brushless 3 1/4 inch Band Saw, model CB18DBLP4 (bare tool). This tool is designed for fast, accurate and smooth cuts through materials such as conduit, steel pipes, power cables, aluminum window frames and various plastics.

World demand for cement and concrete additives is forecast to rise 6.8 percent per year through 2008 to $6.7 billion, a big improvement over 1998-2003, according to a new study from market research firm The Freedonia Group Inc. The report, “World Cement & Concrete Additives,” predicts the healthiest gains will […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors’ CEO Forum is scheduled for June 23 through June 25 in Kohler, Wis. The Forum gathers CEOs, presidents and other top managers of concrete contracting firms to explore business topics of immediate and longrange interest to their companies. The ASCC will hold its annual […]

Also, the trade group has a new president: Michael J. Schneider, vice president of operations at Baker Concrete Construction Inc., Monroe, Ohio. He was elected at the group’s January board meeting. Paul A. Albanelli, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Clay Fischer, Jupiter, Fla.; Rocky Geans, Mishawaka, Ind.; and Donald Marks, Fort Lauderdale, […]