Press materials from CDCLarue Industries Inc. claim that its Pulse-Bac vacuums are becoming the industry leader in portable dust collection and general cleanup for light and heavy construction related trades. The patented Pulse-Bac self-cleaning filtration system internally flushes the filters clear while it cleans, using only ambient air and vacuum. […]

Connectable to a variety of Blastrac dust collection units, the Blastrac 7-inch Grinder-Vac is a shrouded concrete grinder system that promotes a virtually dust-free work environment. The 7-inch grinding system is used for concrete cleaning, grinding and thin-coating removal when fitted with a variety of 7-inch diameter diamond cup wheels […]

The board of directors of Graco Inc. has named Patrick J. McHale as the company’s president and CEO, as well as making him a new member of the board. McHale has been a vice president and officer of Graco since 1999 and was most recently vice president and general manager […]

Bonsal American has acquired Pre- Blend Products Inc., a manufacturer of packaged construction products based in Fairless Hills, Pa. Pre-Blend products include flooring underlayments, industrial grouts, stuccos, concrete patching and restoration products and liquid bonding agents. The product line is sold primarily to commercial distributors and contractors in the Northeast, […]

Husqvarna has acquired Soff-Cut International Inc., based in Corona, Calif. Soff-Cut is a leading producer of concrete saws for early-entry concrete sawing. This patented technology enables concrete to be cut before it is fully set, which minimizes the risk of random cracking and simplifies the working process. In 2006, Soff-Cut […]

The MAPEI Technical Institute in Deerfield Beach, Fla., hosted distributors and contractors from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Panama, Guatemala and Argentina for a two-day session in May that introduced them to the world of MAPEI’s Concrete Restoration Systems. Presentations were delivered by Tom Lundgren, one of MAPEI’s CRS specialists, who […]

Engineering students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison won the 20th Annual National Concrete Canoe Competition in June. The three-day event was organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers and hosted in Seattle by the University of Washington. Winning for the fifth year in a row, the Wisconsin students’ technical […]

The JCW Series of cold-water pressure washers from Mi-T-M Corp. are compact, economical entries in the beltdrive pressure washer category. The nine models in the series feature a range of 6.5-horsepower to 13- horsepower displacement Honda OHV or Subaru OHC engines with low-oil protection. They turn out 2,400 to 4,000 […]

Designed for high-pressure applications, the new Graco XTR-5 Gun handles extreme pressures of up to 5,000 psi and sprays a range of materials. The new XTR is flexible and rugged enough to spray single-component, plural- component and industrial high-solids coatings, and yet it’s one of the most lightweight guns on […]