Press Releases

David Allen Co. creates Latricrete Supercap applicator division

Laticrete Supercap LLC, manufacturer of the self-leveling Supercap System, has announced that DAC Supercap LLC, a newly formed division of David Allen Co., will be its newest regional applicator. Harry Baulch, a construction veteran with a strong general contractor background, will be directing the new organization. David Allen Co. is […]

Foundation Armor sells direct, launches new sealers and repair kits

Foundation Armor is now offering their product lines to individual contractors and homeowners. Now available in 1-gallon and 5-gallon sizes, Foundation Armor sealers are packaged to meet the needs of both small and large jobs. Foundation Armor has also added three new concrete sealers (Armor S1000, Armor S2000 and Armor […]

WerkMaster, Braxton-Bragg complete first joint training seminar

As part of their new partnership, WerkMaster and Braxton-Bragg have teamed up to offer first-class instruction in concrete surface preparation and polishing. The first three-day, hands-on seminar, hosted at Braxton-Bragg’s Knoxville, Tenn., facilities, provided each attendee with a working knowledge of start-to-finish floor prep and polishing using WerkMaster machines and […]

Texas retail chain Decorative Concrete Supply opens fourth location

Texas retailer Decorative Concrete Supply Inc. has opened its fourth location in Fort Worth, Texas. The retail store and color-making facility occupies 5,000 square feet. It offers a showroom, expanded product warehouse and outdoor training facility like those found in DCS’s three other locations, in Dallas, Houston, and Buda (between […]

ASCC Decorative Concrete Council accepting entries for annual contest

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, is accepting entries for its fifth annual Decorative Concrete Awards. The competition is open to DCC members and nonmembers. Entries are invited in the following categories: overlays, cast-in-place (stamped and special finishes), stained, polished, countertops, vertical […]

ACI student program opens for upcoming academic year

The ACI Foundation, a wholly owned and nonprofit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute, has announced the opening of its student Fellowship and Scholarship program for the 2013-2014 academic year. This year, the ACI Foundation is offering eight fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, five scholarships for graduate students and […]

Oldcastle Architectural debuts new name for architectural masonry unit

Oldcastle Architectural has renamed its high-density, prefinished architectural concrete masonry unit Cordova Stone. The adoption of the new name, which signifies the end of the company’s sale of the product under the Prairie Stone mark, is intended to more accurately express the unit’s artisan aesthetic and natural stonelike beauty. The […]