
Surface Tech brings the future of asphalt and concrete to today's applications.
Contractors and design engineers want concrete and asphalt applications that can withstand heavy loads and harsh environmental conditions. Various products have attempted to improve the durability and service life of asphalt and concrete, but reliability and scalability have had mixed results. Until now.
Surface Tech approached these challenges utilizing scientific research and development methods and has succeeded in bringing effective
technologies to the construction marketplace.
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GuardTop leads the way with safer, environmentally friendly products.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Many companies in the sealcoat industry focus on being the lowest-cost provider, but GuardTop has become the leader of its market by following a different path. “We do it by offering the highest quality, not the cheapest price,” CEO Robert Koleas says.
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RSC Group made its name with a focus on quality and relationships.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
In a modest amount of time, RSC Group LLC has earned a reputation for its work that is admirable in its industry. “People understand that we produce fast, we work safe and our finished project is always of top quality,” Principal Brett Steinberg says. “We run a very tight ship.”
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Touchplan helps deliver excellence by enabling teamwork.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Collaboration is key to the success of every construction project. Although it can be difficult to get all participants in alignment, Touchplan can help. “What we realized was excellence is only achievable if the entire team is on board from beginning to end, ” says Vice President of Sales and Marketing Elizabeth Long.
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Sugarhouse’s Snow Shield™ takes on the strongest snow storms.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
For more than 75 years, SugarHouse Industries has been the trusted name in awnings and boat covers for property owners and businesses throughout the country. As the company built a reputation for best-in-class craftsmanship and began diversifying its portfolio of products, it developed the Snow Shield™ brand of snow tarps more than 30 years ago and the construction industry is just now taking notice.
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Road King GPS tracks the location of concrete trucks – and much more.
By Mark Lawton, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
When it comes to delivering ready-mix concrete, timing is everything. Ready-mix concrete is a mix of cement, water and aggregates such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone. It is mixed at a batch plant and put in a barrel truck that rotates the mixture while it is being delivered to the construction site.
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REHAU’s Building Solutions division prides itself on providing quality products and services.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
After 70 years, REHAU has the expertise to deliver exceptional plumbing and radiant heating and cooling products. Not only does the company employ staff members who have been with it up to three decades; it also draws on long-standing customers and resources such as universities to provide its industry-leading solutions.
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How integration drives margin growth for general contractors.
General contractors are facing more competition and tighter margins along with owner organizations that are demanding timelier and more accurate project information whether it’s budgets, progress or change-orders. Couple this with the disjointed and non-integrated applications running contractor organizations and you have a recipe for disaster. Or at least margin leakage.
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Basanite Industries targets the concrete industry with a new rebar.
By Mark Lawton, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Imagine a product with all of the strengths of the market leader and none of its weaknesses. That’s what the newly formed Basanite Industries plans to do with BasaFlex BFRP Rebar™, a type of rebar that is composed of special filaments generated from volcanic rock.
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Kingspan’s Kooltherm K20 Concrete Sandwich insulation boards deliver quality performance for a precast contractor in North America.
By Staci Davidson, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Project owners want to keep costs manageable, so contractors and their subs want the same. But when contractors can deliver more than just a focus on the budget, that is when true value happens on a project. Kingspan understands this well, which is why its products are created to deliver value to contractors and project owners in a number of ways.
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