Decorative Concrete Press Releases

Bosch Power Tools Accessories Group Manager Tom Grego Answers Questions About Carbide Use in the Concrete Industry

INSTALL, the flooring industry’s most endorsed and specified training program, is leading the charge in developing and implementing a comprehensive concrete polishing curriculum. The organization has worked hand-in-hand with manufacturers, contractors and industry influencers over the past few years to craft a new curriculum based on real-world challenges. Today, this landmark training is nearing completion and will soon be implemented across the United States and Canada.

The International Code Council Assessment Center received the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation for Residential Building Inspector and Commercial Building Inspector certifications. Accreditation is the hallmark of a quality certification program, and ANSI accreditation is recognized globally.

2019 marks a major milestone for Advanced Surfaces Inc. as they are celebrating their 40th year in business! This year has been a reflection on how far their company has come and the relationships they have forged with their customers over 40 plus years.

Alpha is pleased to introduce Summit AP Polishing Wheels. This enhanced version of our popular Summit Resin will now polish Engineered Stone and Quartz Surfaces in addition to Granite, Marble and Limestone.

Bon’s new Bull Float Tote Bag holds one bull float, channel float or fresno with a bracket attached and four handles. The open ended tote is constructed from durable nylon and is equipped with plastic feet that run the full length of the tote to help keep the items upright and stabilized. Tools stay secured, protected and organized for storing and transporting.

The Concrete Countertop Institute has announced brand new classes for aspiring creative concrete professionals.

Master X-Seed 55 is a patent-pending, strength-enhancing admixture that improves both early and late-age strength development in concrete, while supporting sustainable construction. Master X-Seed 55 admixture is based on a unique technology that facilitates improved cement hydration, thus enhancing strength development.

The time is always right to combine cordless performance with power and safety in a jobsite-tough rotary hammer. That’s what Bosch has done with the GBH18V-26D 18V EC Brushless 1 In. SDS-plus Bulldog Rotary Hammer with CORE18V battery, which combines corded-like performance with next-generation Lithium-ion 21700 cell technology.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement, the core ingredient used in all forms of concrete. Presented at the 3^rd Annual Cement and Concrete Fly-In event, the nine winners were selected from 98 cement facilities across the country.

The Portland Cement Association announced the winners of the 2019 Safety Innovation Awards, which recognize creative safety-enhancing projects in the cement industry.  Presented at the 3^rdAnnual Cement and Concrete Fly-In event, the winners were determined by a panel of judges that evaluated innovative submissions from across the country in five categories: distribution, pyro-processing, general facility, quarry and mine, and milling and grinding.

The Davis Colors division of global chemical company Venator has launched three new advanced, automatic, pigment dosing machines that can make the production of colored ready-mix concrete cleaner, more consistent and, in some cases, twice as quick.

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new trustees—Robert J. Frosch and William E. Rushing. They join Michael J. Schneider, current Chair of the Board of Trustees, who begins his second three-year term, and eight other serving trustees.

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Aleksandra Radlinska as Chair of the Foundation’s Concrete Research Council, and Scott Anderson, PE, as the Chair of the Scholarship Council. These appointments were effective at the close of the American Concrete Institute’s spring convention on March 28, 2019.

New from W. R. Meadows comes Air-Shield Aluminum Sheet Membrane self-adhering air/vapor and liquid moisture barrier. This roll-type product comprised of aluminum bonded to specially modified asphalt is nominally 40 mils thick. Its aluminum properties allow for an extended 12-month exposure time.

It is a bitter sweet moment as Buck and Mo Scott announce their retirement and the sale of their company. Scott System has provided unique form liner and brick inlay products to the construction industry for over 50 years.

The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Mortar Workability Competition and Eco Concrete Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Quebec City, QC, Canada.

Amerimix AMX 485 Ultimate Stone Veneer Mortar from Oldcastle has won the Industry Choice Award in World of Concrete’s 2019 Most Innovative Products (MIP) in the Masonry Materials and Equipment category. The MIP award winners were selected by World of Concrete attendees and the audiences of Concrete Construction Magazine along with publisher Hanley Wood’s panel of industry experts based on the innovation they represent to the industry.