Hilti Tool Fleet Management customers can now receive loaner tools at no cost when their corresponding Tool Fleet Management tool is being repaired. The loaner service is an exclusive Hilti feature for qualifying Premium Tool Fleet Management customers. Whenever a covered tool goes in for calibration or repair, the Tool […]

The American Concrete Institute is currently seeking presentations for sessions taking place during the ACI Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago on March 21-25, 2010. ACI Committee 118, Use of Computers, seeks presentations for its technical session, “Building Information Modeling in the Concrete Industry.” Participants are invited to submit abstracts on […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors has teamed up with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association to offer a new course, “How to Build a Successful Parking Lot Construction Business,” to be held April 28-29, 2009, in Denver. This course is intended for concrete contractors and concrete producers. It will […]

The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association has released a new instructional DVD and video titled “Flat Sawing and Blade Safety.” The video helps provide operators with the skills and knowledge required for safe and effective flat sawing, along with addressing important issues such as proper blade-tightening techniques. Safe working practices […]

The American Shotcrete Association has announced the release of a new landmark book on shotcrete. The 424-page book, “Shotcrete — A Compilation of Papers,” is a collection of the most important papers by Dudley R. “Rusty” Morgan, Ph.D., PEng, FACI, FCAE, concerning shotcrete. The papers are grouped under the following […]

Quick passage of an economic stimulus package followed by the almost immediate start of “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects in 2009 could increase cement consumption for next year, according to a recent report by the Portland Cement Association. Without a stimulus package, 2009 cement consumption was projected to decrease 15.1 percent compared […]

The International Concrete Repair Institute, a nonprofit association dedicated to the repair, restoration and protection of concrete and other structures, passed the milestone of 2,000 members in February 2009. ICRI has seen a steady growth in new memberships as well as an increase in membership renewals during the past six […]

Paul Albanelli, president of Albanelli Cement Contractors Inc. in Livonia, Mich., has been elected president of the American Society of Concrete Contractors for 2009-2010. Scott Anderson, Houston, Tex.; Clay Fischer, Jupiter, Fla.; Mike Poppoff, Moxie, Wash.; and Thomas Zinchiak, Woodbine, Md., were elected vice presidents. Harry Moats, Douglasville, Ga., was […]

L.M. Scofield’s new Formula One Lithium Densifier MP (short for multipurpose) is a chemically reactive, colorless treatment designed for colored concrete floors, especially those that consist of ground and polished architectural concrete. The densifier produces a floor surface with improved abrasion resistance, greater gloss retention, higher surface compressive strength and […]

Professional Trade Publications Inc., publisher of Concrete Decor magazine, has appointed Sherry Boyd as director of marketing and communications for the Concrete Decor Show & Decorative Concrete Spring Training. She will collaborate with the company’s staff in Eugene, Ore., on promotions. Boyd headed marketing at L.M. Scofield Co. for nine […]