Renew by QC is a new line of nonhazardous, water-based penetrating concrete staining products that are free of acids or acrylics. The line consists of: Renew by QC Solid Color Concrete Stain, Renew by QC Translucent Stain, Renew by QC Primer, and Renew by QC Color Additive. Offered by QC […]

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association — a nonprofit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred construction method — is sponsoring several educational events at the 2009 World of Concrete, to be held Feb. 2-6, 2009, in Las Vegas. As a co-sponsor of World […]

Oliver “Skip” Dulle Jr. of St. Louis was presented with ACI’s Distinguished Achievement Award at the ACI Fall 2008 Convention in St. Louis. The award is given to ACI nonmembers who have made notable contributions to the advancement of the concrete industry. Dulle serves as executive director for the Concrete […]

The American Concrete Institute has announced the availability of five new publications covering new concrete-related information and technology. Titles are: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary (Metric Version) (318M-08), Report on Behavior of Fresh Concrete During Vibration (309.1R- 08), Guide to Portland Cement-Based Plaster (524R-08), Specification for Type […]

Tindall Corp. has announced two promotions at its Virginia Division, and one new hire at its Georgia Division. Charles “Chuck” Wynings has been promoted to General Manager of the Virginia Division, located in Petersburg, Va. Wynings has been with Tindall Corp. since 1999, previously serving as engineering manager. His career […]

USG has introduced a new cementitious underlayment. Levelrock brand 4500 NXG floor underlayment is a highperformance underlayment designed for interior use in a wide variety of projects. It turns out a smooth, hard surface that provides long life over concrete slabs, prestressed concrete and concrete planks at thicknesses from featheredge […]

Metal Forms Corp., a manufacturer in the concrete construction industry since 1909, has launched a new Meta Art division. Using recycled scraps from Metal Forms Corp.’s major manufacturing operations, Larry Oleson, Meta Art’s master sculptor, hand-crafts each Meta Art sculpture to capture the strength, beauty and unique characteristics of bears, […]

Sto Corp., a leader in cladding, coating and restoration systems, has announced that the majority of its coatings line of building products has been adjusted to meet new low- VOC regulations that went into effect in southern California this past summer. There are a number of Sto products affected by […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published a Safety Management Plan that can be customized to serve as a company’s complete safety program. The manual was prepared by ASCC’s Safety & Risk Management Council to help contractors develop and implement basic safety management plans. The plan covers basic policy […]