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Rebar Accessories & Equipment
MAX USA Launches RB443T TwinTier Cordless Re-bar Tying Tool
The RB443T features an integrated autoload assist mechanism, which accelerates wire loading.
Equipment
Eliminate Rework With Equipment & Technology
Concrete Drills
DEWALT POWERSHIFT Core Drill and Stand
Vibrating Equipment
DEWALT POWERSHIFT Backpack Vibrator
Technology & Services
Avoid the False Alarm for Low-Strength Concrete
Business
Ways to Promote, Celebrate National Skilled Trades Day in Schools, Businesses
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Concrete
Award Winning Concrete Foundation Came With Specific Specifications & Challenges
Profile of contractor Custom Concrete and the project that won them the Concrete Foundation Association’s 2020 Commercial Project of the Year Award.
Technology & Services
Avoid the False Alarm for Low-Strength Concrete
Ensure your cylinder strengths are correctly reported to avoid rejected concrete, delays and investigations.
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Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®
From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.
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Sustainability
Carbon Emission Concerns Changing Delivery Requirements for Construction Projects
Construction projects will be different in the future. To remain competitive, contractors are advised to prepare for them now.
Waterproofing
Cortec MCI-2018 X Water Repellent for Concrete
The primary function of MCI-2018 X is to line concrete substrate pores with a hydrophobic layer that reduces the ingress of moisture, chlorides and carbonation, extending the service life of the structure.
Concrete Equipment & Products
How to Choose the Right Concrete Saw for the Job
Using an appropriate saw and blade is key to maximizing efficiency and ensuring precise, reliable cuts.
Surface Prep
How Different Blades Impacts Floor Scraper Performance
Selecting the right tool for the job is key — making the wrong choice could extend project timelines and boost costs significantly. Don’t let incorrect blades hold your surface preparation back.
Concrete Equipment & Products
The Heat is On: Hot Tips for Successful Hot Weather Concreting
How to effectively use concrete admixtures to increase the quality of concrete during the summer months.
Concrete Equipment & Products
How to Install Vapor Retarders
Proper design, selection and installation of below-grade vapor retarders are keys to a successful concrete floor.
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Fast and effective
What to do if roads are worn out? If only the top layer is damaged, only that layer needs to be repaired. Take advantage of innovative solutions.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Buying Used Concrete Equipment? Beware of Hidden Liens
There's an uncommon-but-real issue that could crop up when buying any type of used equipment, and that’s buying equipment that unknowingly has a lien on it.
Concrete Mixers
Multiquip Releases Battery-powered Mix-N-Go Concrete Mixer
The Mix-N-Go mixer features a polyethylene drum designed for removal of dried concrete.
Concrete
Concrete Industry Veteran Earns Leadership Award
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association established the Shydlowski-Turner Materials Leadership Award to honor an individual who, as a materials supplier to the ready mixed concrete industry, exemplifies leadership, commitment, and support for industry.
Decorative Concrete
'Thin to Win' With Decorative Concrete Sealers
Thin applications are the simple answer to many acrylic sealer problems contractors face on decorative concrete projects like stamped and stained concrete.
Decorative Concrete
Abrasives 101
Learn how to choose the correct abrasives for grinding and polishing concrete.
Business
White Cap Expands Reach in Oklahoma, Oregon
White Cap has acquired Bend Construction - a supplier of struts, fasteners, anchors, and concrete accessories and products - and Crimson Steel - a distributor and fabricator of engineered steel rebar and structural steel products.
Vacuums
Makita Unveils 40V MAX XGT Battery-powered Backpack Vacuum
The GCV08 features a two-stage HEPA filtration system that captures 99.97% of particulates 0.3 microns and larger.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Blastcrete Brings Mecbo Concrete Pump Equipment
Blastcrete Equipment and Italian concrete pump equipment manufacturer partner to form Mecbo America.
Concrete Accessories
Wooster Products Offers FLEXMASTER Safety Renovation Treads
FLEXMASTER provides a way to support safety of stairways for renovations, retrofits, safety upgrades and more.
Concrete Mixers
INDCO Offers Portable Quic Mixers for 5-gallon Pails
INDCO Quic Mixers are designed for mixing colorants into paint, remixing settled materials, blending powders into liquids and other general purpose mixing applications in 5-gallon pails.
Coatings & Sealants
Pecora Offers Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating
The Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating is applied as a one-step traffic coating system that includes an integral aggregate and functions as both a waterproofing and traffic bearing deck coating system.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?
The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.
Decorative Concrete
ASCC Opens Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards Program
The Sixteenth Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards program for 2024 recognizes and celebrates exceptional decorative concrete projects from around the globe.
Concrete Materials
DAP Releases HD Max Construction Adhesive
HD Max bonds on various materials and surfaces from non-porous substrates like aluminum, PVC and mirror to porous, textured materials like brick, concrete and drywall in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Concrete
Concrete: A Better Home for the Future
A home insurance crisis is forcing builders to rethink designs. This has some looking at concrete where a trend is breaking ground and alleviating some drawbacks of wood-framed homes.
Concrete
ACI Certification: A Path to Career Growth & Quality Construction
Certification can help with career advancement, consideration for more positions, opportunities for promotion, and can make workers more valued members of project teams.
Concrete Drills
Diablo Tools AMPED Rebar Demon 4-cutter Hammer Drill Bit System
Diablo made dura-carbide withstands up to 1,800°F of intense heat to combat rebar hits.
Concrete Equipment & Products
FullForce Offers FullForce(XP)eco
The FullForce(XP)eco system is designed for exterior pavements in industrial warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and transfer stations.
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EDCO Equipment: Profit in 30 Rental Days. Guaranteed.
We’re so confident in our equipment that we’re here to make you a profit promise. American-made sawing and surface preparation equipment for concrete contractors that can’t be beat.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Plate 2000 Big Foot System Float Pan Saver
The solution is designed for leveling floors and making float pans last longer.
Concrete
How Asphalt Contractors Place Concrete With Pavers
Did you know that there's a growing market for paving with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)? It's a type of zero-slump mix that can be paved and rolled very similar to asphalt, and the demand for it is higher than ever.
Concrete
Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Tips for Design, Specification & Application
Exploring the key considerations for fiber-reinforced concrete, including its design, specifications, application, and how to properly finish the product.
Concrete
'Concrete Is Cool': Grindline Skateparks Inc.'s Work on Northwest Skatepark
How skateboarders turned concrete craftsmen accomplished award-winning concrete work in a Washington state skatepark.