The new One Piece Cantilevered Step Liner from Butterfield Color creates a cantilevered cut stone edge and textured risers in new concrete pours. The liner is made out of urethane, making it highly flexible and good for use on radius applications. Additionally it can be used on pour after pour. […]

Applied Diamond Tools has introduced their newest product, the Trapezoid 2-Bar diamond floor grinding discs. The Trapezoid floor grinding discs are for concrete grinding and lippage removal. The diamond is medium bond for grinding concrete of medium hardness. Specifications 2 rectangular segments. Segment size: 1-5/8 inch x 3/8 inch x […]

The Malish Corp. has announced the addition of a new removal hand tool to its Diamabrush by Malish Floor Preparation system line of products. Available in 4.5- and 7-inch sizes, the Diamabrush by Malish Removal Tool is easy to use with existing hand grinders and uses the same diamond abrasive […]

Engrave-a-Crete Inc. has introduced the Spiider, an innovative decorative concrete engraving tool that combines track-free cutting with extreme maneuverability to execute free-form artistic cuts.

Concrete Countertop Solutions Inc., creators of Z Counterforms, announced the release of the new Z Liqui-Crete system. Designed specifically for cast-in-place concrete countertops, the system includes a fiberglass mesh grid that is held in place for the best possible placement when pouring a thin slab. The issue in that past […]

The Concrete Countertop Institute has developed a new solution for handling and recycling wastewater in concrete countertop shops. The Sludge Buster provides a simple, inexpensive and compact way to collect, treat and recycle wastewater produced when wet grinding or when cleaning tools and equipment. The Sludge Buster consists of a […]

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released preliminary research findings that will help set a new standard in life-cycle assessment modeling. The studies, which are part of an ongoing research initiative at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, will quantify the cradle-to-grave environmental costs of paving and building materials and will […]

Jay Allen, president of Allen Engineering Corp., recently appointed Meridian Pacific Sales Associates to represent the Allen Engineering product line in the southwest United States. Meridian Pacific is an independent sales representative agency made up of an experienced team of equipment salesmen. Ryan Yocum will be covering Arizona, Utah and […]

The economic momentum that was gathering steam early in the year has dissipated to a large extent, and along with it, so has the potential for an increase in cement consumption in 2010, according to a recent economic forecast from the Portland Cement Association. For the calendar year 2010, PCA […]

Members of Stonhard Inc.’s sales management team recently met with Cook Children’s Health Foundation to present them with a donation of $20,000. Stonhard has completed more than $1 million worth of flooring within the Cook Children’s Heath Care System and cultivated the relationship for nearly 10 years. Cook Children’s Health […]