Press Releases

Metabo’s new rotary hammers designed to reduce fatigue

Metabo Corp. is now offering two ergonomically designed D-handle rotary hammers for use in a range of drilling and chiseling applications. The KHE-D24 and KHE-D28 extend the operators reach and reduce fatigue in both down-drilling and overhead drilling applications. Ideal for use in through drilling and anchor setting as well […]

Omnova Solutions introduces a 2K epoxy fortified institutional coating

Omnova Solutions introduces Pliotec SA60 colloidal dispersion, which is fortified with a water-based epoxy to form a 2K coating system. This system can be used on interior vertical walls in institutional locations such as schools, hospitals, warehouses, office buildings, correctional facilities and other high traffic areas that are subject to […]

Construction management software improved, iPad application available

Maxwell Systems Inc. has released Maxwell Systems ProContractorMX version 2.6, which offers new capabilities to help earthwork, site-work and excavation contractors more quickly and accurately manage takeoff and delivers a new module to help construction and service contractors manage inventory. The company has also released Maxwell Systems ProContractorMX Mobile Connect, […]

New PPG white paper compares polysiloxane, traditional coatings

PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business has published a white paper comparing the performance of polysiloxane coatings to that of traditional epoxy/urethane and epoxy/silicone-alkyd coatings. The four-page white paper summarizes polysiloxane coating chemistry and explains how it enables PPG products such as PSX 700 and PSX 700SG coatings to […]

Rust-Oleum acquires assets of Multicolor Specialties Inc.

Rust-Oleum Corp. has acquired certain assets of Multicolor Specialties Inc., a manufacturer of specialty coatings based in Cicero, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Multicolor has annual sales of about $5 million. Its primary products are multicolored coatings for architectural and small-project applications. The architectural products are principally […]