Veneer / Cast Stone
NCMA 20:20 vision for the future
The National Concrete Masonry Association is looking a decade ahead to plan how masonry can reclaim market share and offer new products that will take...
Midwest Products Group, Kirchner Div.
The Missouri-based Midwest Products Group supplies a variety of concrete products through multiple divisions, including Kirchner Block & Brick in the...
Green Concrete Council Maps Plan
The U.S. Green Concrete Council announced in Las Vegas a first-of-its-kind resource, The Sustainable Concrete Guide Strategies and Examples. The comprehensive...
Groups unify sustainability message
Timed with the World of Concrete opening, the Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative unveiled its 2010 goals and initiatives to align sustainable development...
Competitors counter Cambridge Pavers’ advertising claims
Responding to challenges by Capitol Pavers & Retaining Walls, Concrete Stone & Tile, Grinnell Concrete Pavingstones and Unilock New York regarding accuracy of Cambridge Pavers Inc. print, broadcast and Internet advertising, the Council of Better Business Bureaus' National Advertising Division has recommended Cambridge discontinue certain comparative and performance claims for its ArmorTec process pavers...
Sample ordinance eases adoption of sustainable construction code
As states and municipalities seek to adopt ordinances that require or sustainable construction, code officials at every level of government are scrambling...
Silicate-rich rice hull ash as commercial admixture
With an eye toward converting landfill-bound agricultural waste into concrete-grade pozzolan, environmental technology company ChK Group completed piloting high-temperature rice hull processing to yield a fine, high-silicate (>90 percent) ash with performance properties similar to silica fume...
StoneCraft Scores Veneer
Inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmanship, DutchCraft Foundation is a new manufactured stone veneer profile offered by StoneCraft Industries. An enhancement...
Destiny Control
Wooded, uneven terrain along Interstate 95 in Virginia provides an ideal home for a concrete landscape unit operator whose commitment to marketing in...
Breathing Easy
The Greenguard Environmental Institute named Owens Corning Masonry Products the first manufactured stone veneer fabricator to qualify as Greenguard Indoor...
Owens Corning Names Chief for Cultured Stone Div.
Karel Czanderna has been appointed president of Owens Corning's building materials group, encompassing the Cultured Stone and ProStone masonry products...
Owens Corning Crafts Economy Veneer Alternative to Cultured Stone
Responding to builder customers' challenging market conditions, Owens Corning Masonry Products LLC has introduced a value-engineered manufactured stone...
Mix design theft
In a verdict likely to factor into future cases involving intellectual property and concrete production, the jury hearing Eldorado Stone LLC v Renaissance...
Capstones, new veneer color offerings expand outdoor space market prospects
According to the American Institute of Architects, almost two-thirds of architects saw an increase in outdoor living space work in 2006, a dramatic surge...
OWENS CORNING EXPORTS CULTURED STONE VENEER TO EUROPE
Reversing the westward flow typical of concrete innovations, Owens Corning is rolling out its Cultured Stone precast veneer products through a distribution...
Stellar showroom seals deals
In an attempt to gain an edge over market competitors and provide an expansive display for a large portion of their product lines, many distributors of...
Faux stone veneer fuels siding-market momentum
Making a personal statement with the color, texture, and material used on a home's exterior is creating a positive growth trend in the U.S. market for...
Study reveals underlying value of faux stone veneer
Respondents to an Owens Corning study indicated they were as much as 50 percent more likely to consider purchasing a new home featuring an exterior with...
FAUX STONE PRODUCER/INSTALLER EYES ATLANTA BEACHHEAD
To improve its positioning in the Southeast, Denver-based Environmental Stoneworks has begun construction of a 30,000-sq.-ft. plant in Cobb County, outside...
ELDORADO STONE LEADS HEADWATERS INTO BILLION-DOLLAR TERRITORY
The integration of faux-stone veneer producer Eldorado Stone into its Construction Materials segment, plus strong performance in its Resources and Energy...
