There is plenty for Concrete Surfaces readers to do at World of Concrete.
Polishing contractors have a new tagline and logo.
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Concrete construction contributes to sustainability.
A CSDA survey shows sawing and drilling contractors have expanded their businesses.
Little of the Stimulus Bill money was used to repair the nation's infrastructure.
Polishers and their customers must work together to maintain floors.
Concrete Surfaces is starting a brand new Polished Concrete Award program in 2011.
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Concrete polishers must understand concrete basics.
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While new big box retail construction in the form of Home Depots and Wal-Marts has slowed in this economy, schools offer promise for contractors who polish concrete.
It's already time to plan now for getaways that involve your businesses.
While concrete as a decorative element has gained inroads, more marketing emphasis is needed to make it truly mainstream.
Presentations at CONCRETE SURFACES' Concrete Polishing Luncheon & Forum were devoted to common sense, people-oriented advice.
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I will attend my seventh World of Concrete when the industry gathers the first week of February in Las Vegas. This hardly qualifies me as a veteran. Still, I've been around long enough now to realize that each show has a flavor and feel of its own.
After more than 30 years as a concrete contractor, Charles Griffasi could have easily played it safe. After all, he was successful with his Concrete Innovations business in Buffalo, N.Y., so there was no need to ruffle any feathers.
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When was the last time you read a story in your local newspaper or saw a report on TV about our aging infrastructure? There are thousands of skilled contractors who step up daily with economical solutions to these problems.
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Our goal is to help you, our reader-contractors, and your customers, share in the proper information on how to treat and maintain concrete surfaces.
Let's not kid ourselves. Go to work and hear that training is on the day's schedule and you probably won't do somersaults and walk around with a wide smile.
How about World of Concrete this year? If you felt as though you couldn't turn around without bumping into someone, it wasn't your imagination. Attendance of 91,628 was a new record.
Sister publication Concrete Construction points out that concern for concrete surfaces has been in the industry for a half-century.
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Issues like moisture measurement and curing make this a great time to pay closer attention to concrete surfaces.