Concrete placing & finishing equipment.

Most Innovative Product Winners--Concrete Placing & Finishing Equipment

2003

ATTENDEES' CHOICE: Somero Enterprises, Copperhead Laser Screed

EXPERTS' CHOICe: Allen Engineering Corp., HD550 Hydra-Drive Riding Trowel

2004

ATTENDEES' CHOICE: Wacker

EXPERTS' CHOICE: Slipstone, Inc., Decorative Slipforming

2005

ATTENDEES' CHOICE: White Cap Construction Supply, Tibroc's Radio-Controlled Power Trowel

EXPERT's CHOICE: Wacker Corp., CT Series Power Trowels

FINISHING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

BRUSHES/BROOMS

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Ankem Chemicals Intl

Blackthorn Inc

Bun Tool Co

Cleform Tool Co

Concrete Solutions Inc#

Conveyor Components Co

Haivala Concrete Tools Inc

Haviland Corp

Hisco Inc

John Farmer Industries Inc

Juda Builders Inc#

Kraft Tool Co

Luco Mop Co

Magnolia Brush Mfrs Ltd

Marion Brush Mfg

Marshalltown Co

MB Companies Inc

Midwest Rake Co

Power Kleen Corp

Power Pavers Inc

Ranjo's Inc

RATEC LLC

Renew-Crete Systems

Riviera Brush Co

RoMix Chemical & Brush Inc

Sealeze, a unit of Jason Inc

Surecrete Design Products

Sweepster & FFC Attachments

Unimog North America

Versatile Deck Coatings Inc

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

CURING COMPOUNDS

Acry-Tech Coatings

Arrow Magnolia International

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Axim Concrete Technologies Inc

Bonsai American

Cardolite Europe NV

Clemons Concrete Coatings

Concrete Producers Solutions

Convenience Products

CPD Construction Products

Dayton Superior Corp#

Degussa Building Systems

Edoco#

Euclid Chemical Co, The

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Fox Industries Inc#

Gill Industries Inc

Hill & Griffith Co

Increte Systems Inc#

Kaufman Products Inc

L & M Construction Chemicals

L. M. Scofield Co#

MAPEI Corp

MAR-FLEX Waterproofing & Basement Products

MBT Protection & Repair, a Div of Degussa Building Systems

Metalcrete Industries Inc

Mortex Mfg Co Inc

Nox-Crete Products Group

Plasti Chemie GmbH

Pro-Coat

Pro-Seal Products Inc

PROSOCO Inc

Protecrete Div of Applied Concrete Technology

QC Construction Products

Quick Imprint Systems Inc#

ROMEX AG

RoMix Chemical & Brush Inc

SealMaster Industries Inc

Specco Industries

Specialty Concrete Products#

Stampcrete International Ltd

Super Stone Inc

Symons#

Tamms Industries Co

Thor Div of Odin Intl Inc

TK Products Div of Sierra Corp

Unitex#

Vexcon Chemicals Inc

WR Meadows Inc#

CURING EQUIPMENT

Allen Engineering Corp

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bid-Well, Div of CMI Corp#

Columbia Machine Inc

Concrete Accessory Mfg (CAM)

Concrete Curing Technology

Con-Cure Corp

ConCure Inc (CCI)

Crown Construction Equipment

Deslauriers Inc

Dryair 2000 Inc

GOMACO Corp

Ground Heaters Inc#

Guntert & Zimmerman Construction Div Inc

H.D. Hudson Mfg Co

Kaufman Products Inc

Kraft Energy Systems Inc

Liquid Control Corp

Power Pavers Inc

Progressive Construction Systems

Rexcon LLC

ROMEX AG

RoMix Chemical & Brush Inc

Sioux Steam Cleaner Corp

Steam Engineering

Tempest Technology

Thawzall Co, The

Vortex Hydra

Welden Steam Generators Inc

Will-Burt Co, The

CURING FOGGERS

ConCure Inc (CCI)

Progressive Construction Systems

ROMEX AG

CURING SHEETS & BLANKETS

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Covertech Fabricating Inc

Detroit Tarpaulin Inc

Eagle Industries

Firstline Corp

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Ground Heaters Inc#

Hamilton Form Co

Indian Valley Industries

Midwest Canvas

NTI Global

PNA Construction Technologies

Poly-America LP

Prestress Supply Inc

Raven Industries Inc

Reef Industries Inc

ROMEX AG

Tex-Trude Inc

Thawzall Co, The

TVM Building Products

EDGERS & GROOVERS

Allen Engineering Corp

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bun Tool Co

Bronco Construction Equipment

Cardinal Saws & Blades Inc

Cleform Tool Co

Concrete Edge, The

Czar Weld Tools#

Engrave-A-Crete Inc

H K Diamond Blades & Hellcat Power Tools

Haivala Concrete Tools Inc

Harrington Tools

Joe Due Blades & Equipment

John Farmer Industries Inc

Kraft Tool Co

Kwik Kerb

Marindus Co Inc, The

Marshalltown Co

Metso Minerals Concrete

Mortex Mfg Co Inc

Pacific Concrete images

Pearl Abrasive Co

Renew-Crete Systems

Slip Industries Inc

Smith Mfg

Stamp Store, The#

Super Stone Inc

Terex Light Construction

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

FINISHING/TEXTURING TOOLS

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Allen Engineering Corp

ALLFLAT Concrete Profiling Inc

Arizona Polymer Flooring Inc

Artcrete Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Benron Equipment

Bon Tool Co

Brickform#

Butterfield Color#

Cleform Tool Co

Coloration Systems Inc#

Concreface International Co Ltd

Concrete Edge, The

Concrete Impressions

Concrete Solutions Inc#

CS Unitec Inc

Czar Weld Tools#

Decosup Inc

East West Mfg

Elite Crete Systems Inc#

Engrave-A-Crete Inc

GoldenLook International Inc

Haivala Concrete Tools Inc

Harrington Tools

Houston Vibrator

Increte Systems Inc#

Ingersoll-Rand#

Intertool A Div of Leitch & Co Inc

JLIN Corp

Kem-O-Kleen/Unique Industries

Kover Krete Systems

Kraft Tool Co

Kwik Kerb

L. M. Scofield Co#

LR Tools Inc#

Magnolia Brush Mfrs Ltd

Marion Brush Mfg

Marshalltown Co

Michigan Pneumatic Tool

Midwest Rake Co

Pacific Concrete Images

Power Pavers Inc

Quick Imprint Systems Inc#

Quikspray Inc

Renew-Crete Systems

RFI Construction Products Division

ROMEX AG

Simple Solutions

Slip Industries Inc

Smith Mfg

Specialty Concrete Products#

Stamp Store, The#

Stampcrete International Ltd

Stanley Works The

Stencil Systems Inc

Super Stone Inc

Superior Decorative Concrete Systems#

Surecrete Design Products

Symons#

Tygar Mfg Inc

Versatile Deck Coatings Inc

FLOATS & TROWELS

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Arizona Polymer Flooring Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bon Tool Co

Buffalo Tools Corp

Cleform Tool Co

Concrete Edge, The

Czar Weld Tools#

East West Mfg

Haivala Concrete Tools Inc

Harrington Tools

Hoppt System Singapore Pte Ltd

JLIN Corp

John Farmer Industries Inc

Kover Krete Systems

Kraft Tool Co

MAPEI Corp

Marion Brush Mfg

Marshalltown Co

Miracote Division Crossfield Products#

Mortex Mfg Co Inc

Pacific Concrete Images

Quick Imprint Systems Inc#

Rackow Polymers Corp

Renew-Crete Systems

ROMEX AG

Slip Industries Inc

Specialty Concrete Products#

Stamp Store, The#

Super Stone Inc

Superior Concrete Tool Supply

Surecrete Design Products

Versatile Deck Coatings Inc

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

POWER TROWELS, RIDE-ON

Allen Engineering Corp

ALLFLAT Concrete Profiling Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Innovatech Products & Equipment Co Inc#

Juda Builders Inc#

MBW Inc

Metso Minerals Concrete

Multiquip Inc#

Oscar Group

ROMEX AG

Superior Concrete Tool Supply

Superior Power Trowel

Terex Light Construction

Wacker Corp#

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

POWER TROWELS, WALK-BEHIND

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Alien Engineering Corp

ALLFLAT Concrete Profiling Inc

Arrow-Master Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bon Tool Co

DOT Trowels Inc

EDCO--Equipment Development Co Inc

Hoppt System Singapore Pte Ltd

IMER USA Inc

Ingersoll-Rand#

Juda Builders Inc#

LR Tools Inc#

MBW Inc

Metso Minerals Concrete

Multiquip Inc#

Oscar Group

Rhin-O-Tuff Power Trowels#

RJ Designs & Associates Inc

ROMEX AG

Stow Construction Equipment, Div of Multiquip

Superior Concrete Tool Supply

Superior Power Trowel

Terex Light Construction

Wacker Corp#

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

PLACING EQUIPMENT

BUCKETS, CONCRETE

Besser Co

Beta Max Inc

Blackthorn Inc

BMH Systems

Bon Tool Co

Brokk Inc

Cemen Tech Inc#

Components Plus

Erie Strayer Co

EZ Grout Corp

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Formwork Finders International

Gar-Bro Mfg

Global Industries

Gradall Co, The

John Farmer Industries Inc

Loegering Mfg Inc

M & B Mag Ltd

Magnolia Brush Mfrs Ltd

Maxon Industries

Mixer Systems Inc

Mixing Innovations LLC

SKAKO Inc

Star Industries

Waco Scaffolding & Equipment

BUGGIES

Ausa Corp

Blackthorn Inc

Bon Tool Co

Brickstop Corp

Cart-Away Concrete Systems

Cemen Tech Inc#

Conesco Doka#

Crown Construction Equipment

Formwork Finders International

Ingersoll-Rand#

Maxon Industries

Miller Spreader Co

Multiquip Inc#

Multi-Seal Corp

Star Industries

Sterling Handling Equipment#

Stone Construction Equipment Inc#

Terex Light Construction

Trak N Seal

U-Cart

Wacker Corp#

Waco Scaffolding & Equipment

CHUTES & CHUTE LINERS (CONCRETE PLACEMENT)

Abresist Corp

Advance Concrete Form Inc

American Biltrite

Argonics Inc

Bon Tool Co

Cleform Tool Co

Czar Weld Tools#

Devcon

Durand Forms Inc

EMI Construction Products

Fluid Control Services Inc

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Gadgets Mfg Co

IHI/Everland--The Funnel Chute

John Farmer Industries Inc

Kimble Mixer Co

Kraft Tool Co

M & B Mag Ltd

Poly Hi Solidur

Poly Roll Inc

Rhino Linings USA Inc

Simplex Forms Systems Co

Superchute Ltd

Symons#

Tandem Products Inc, Rhino Hyde Div

Tucker's Machine & Steel

Tuf-N-Lite

Wall-Ties & Forms Inc

Western Forms Inc#

CONVEYORS, AGGREGATE

ABCO Engineering Corp

Air Pumped Sand & Gravel

American Biltrite

Blackthorn Inc

Cemen Tech Inc#

Columbia Machine Inc

Control Chief Corp

Conveyor Application Systems LLC

Dover Conveyor Inc

Getz Recycle

Gravel Conveyors Inc#

Keith Mfg Co

Putzmeister America#

Super Mix Inc

CONVEYORS, CONCRETE

A.J. Sackett & Sons Co

Advanced Concrete Technologies Inc

Bid-Well, Div of CMI Corp

Blackthorn Inc

BMH Systems

Elematic Inc

Elk River Machine Co

Gerhard Warning

Getz Recycle

GOMACO Corp

Liebherr Concrete Technology Co

Maxon Industries

Mix USA Inc

Mixer Systems Inc

New Hampton Metal Fabrication

Power Pavers Inc

Putzmeister America#

SKAKO Inc

Super Mix Inc

Turmac Inc

Vince Hagan Co, The

SPREADERS, MATERIAL

Allen Engineering Corp

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bon Tool Co

CanAmerican Stone Spreader Mfg & Sales

Cleform Tool Co

CMI Terex Corp

Construction Forms Inc

Converto Mfg Co Inc

Flink Co

Flow Boy Mfg

Gage System

GOMACO Corp

Guntert & Zimmerman Construction Div Inc

Harrington Tools

Hisco Inc

Kraft Tool Co

Marshalltown Co

Midland Machinery Co Inc

Monroe Snow & Ice Control

Power Pavers Inc

Ray Haid Construction Ltd

Rosco Mfg, A LeeBoy Co

Screed Master Products

Somero Enterprises LLC#

Terex Light Construction

Tucker's Machine & Steel

Unimog North America

Yukon JackBucket Inc

TREMIES

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Putzmeister America#

VIBRATORS, INTERNAL

Allen Engineering Corp

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

BEST Inc

Blackthorn Inc

Brecon Vibration Technology Inc

Cougar Industries Inc

Deca Vibrator Products

Denver Concrete Vibrator#

Dreyer Vibrator Co Inc

Dynapac

Global Mfg Inc

Houston Vibrator

Hover Trowel

Ingersoll-Rand#

ISKCO Ltd

JLIN Corp

Juda Builders Inc#

Lindley Inc#

Makita USA Inc

Metso Minerals Concrete

Michigan Pneumatic Tool

Minnich Mfg Co Inc#

Multiquip Inc#

Northrock Industries Inc

Oztec Industries Inc#

Power Pavers Inc

RJ Designs & Associates Inc

Spillman Co

Stow Construction Equipment, Div of Multiquip

Waeker Corp#

Weber Machine (USA) Inc

Wyco Tool Co, The

PUMPING

PLACING BOOMS

Acme America Inc

CIFA USA Inc

Concord Concrete Pumps Inc

Elliott Equipment Co

Pipe Technology Inc

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Pumpstar Inc

Putzmeister America#

REED Concrete Pumps

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Terex Advance Mixer Inc

PUMPING ACCESSORIES, CONCRETE

Acme America Inc

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Aldon Corp

Allentown Equipment

Blastcrete Equipment Co

Cat Pumps

Cattron-Theimeg Inc

CIFA USA Inc

Concord Concrete Pumps Inc

Construction Forms Inc

Cougar Industries Inc

DICA Marketing Co

Elastomer Specialties Inc

Elliott Equipment Co

Esser Twin Pipes LLC

Fritz-Pak Corp

Gerhard Warning

Gorman-Rupp Co

GUVEN MAKINA

Hanwoo TNC Corp

HBC-Radiomatic Inc

Hydraulic Mudpumps Inc#

ICF Accessories

Irving Equipment LLC

M-Tec Inc

North American Plywood Corp

OMNEX Control Systems

Pipe Technology Inc

Powertrack International Inc

Prime Resins Inc

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Pump-A-Curb

Pumpstar Inc

Putzmeister America#

REED Concrete Pumps

Remtron Inc

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Shin-II CPS Co Ltd

Somero Enterprises LLC#

Surebond Inc

Terex Advance Mixer Inc

Zabel Environmental Technology

PUMPS, CONCRETE

Acme America Inc

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Allentown Equipment

Alliance Concrete Pumps Inc

Amvic Building System

Blastcrete Equipment Co

CIFA USA Inc

Concord Concrete Pumps Inc

Concrete Raising of America

Construction Forms Inc

Ehresmann Engineering Inc

Elliott Equipment Co

EZ Grout Corp

GUVEN MAKINA

Hanwoo TNC Corp

Hydraulic Mudpumps Inc#

Kenrich Products Inc#

Magnum Pumps

MinnPar LLC

Monolithic Constructors Inc

M-Tee Inc

Multiquip Inc#

OLINPUMP#

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Pump-A-Curb

Pumpstar Inc

Petzmeister America#

Quikspray Inc

REED Concrete Pumps

Reinert Mfg Inc

Remtron Inc

RFI Construction Products Division

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Shin-II CPS Co Ltd

Solid/Flue Chimney Systems Inc

Strong Co Inc, The

Terex Advance Mixer Inc

Transcrete America Inc

PUMPS, GROUT

Action Scaffold Mfg

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Allentown Equipment

Ardex Inc

Blastcrete Equipment Co

CIFA USA Inc

Concrete Raising of America

DeNeef Construction Chemicals Inc

Elliott Equipment Co

EZ Grout Corp

Hydraulic Mudpumps Inc#

Kenrich Products Inc#

Magnum Pumps

Monolithic Constructors Inc

Multiquip Inc#

OLINPUMP#

Prime Resins Inc

Pumpstar Inc

Petzmeister America#

Quikspray Inc

REED Concrete Pumps

Reinert Mfg Inc

RFI Construction Products Division

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Transcrete America Inc

PUMPS, SHOTCRETE

Acme America Inc

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Allentown Equipment

Blastcrete Equipment Co

CIFA USA Inc

Construction Forms Inc

Elliott Equipment Co

Hydraulic Mudpumps Inc#

Madewell Products Corp

Magnum Pumps

Maxon Industries

Monolithic Constructors Inc

M-Tec Inc

Multiquip Inc#

OLINPUMP#

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Pumpstar Inc

Putzmeister America#

Quikspray Inc

REED Concrete Pumps

Reinert Mfg Inc

RFI Construction Products Division

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Transcrete America Inc

WEAR PARTS

Abresist Corp

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

Allentown Equipment

American Biltrite

Argonics Inc

Cat Pumps

CIFA USA Inc

Concord Concrete Pumps Inc

Esser Twin Pipes LLC

Faulkner Group, The

GUVEN MAKINA

Hilliard Corp, The

Holz Rubber Co Inc

JEFFREY Specialty Equip Corp

Lone Star Products, a Div of Overseas Precisions Castings Inc

Maxon Industries

Multiquip Inc#

Pipe Technology Inc

Poly Roll Inc

Pump Parts Plus of America Inc

Pumpstar Inc

Putzmeister America#

REED Concrete Pumps

Reinert Mfg Inc

Schwing America Inc#

Schwing America Inc--Line Pump Division

Shin-II CPS Co Ltd

Terex Advance Mixer Inc

Texaloy Foundry Co Inc

Timco Inc

Transcrete America Inc

SCREED ACCESSORIES

SCREEDS, HAND

Advanced Concrete Tools

Airplaco Equipment Co Inc#

ALLFLAT Concrete Profiling Inc

Arizona Polymer Flooring Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bon Tool Co

Brickstop Corp

Bunyan Industries LLC

Cleform Tool Co

Czar Weld Tools#

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Geroquip Inc/Magic Screed

Haivala Concrete Tools Inc

Juda Builders Inc

Kapro Tools

Kraft Tool Co

Lackmond Products

Landre/Accuscreed/Megascreed#

MAPEI Corp

Marshalltown Co

Metal Forms Corp#

Midwest Rake Co

Miracote Division Crossfield Products#

Murtiquip Inc#

Oscar Group

Ranjo's Inc

Renew-Crete Systems

ROMEX AG

Slip Industries Inc

Somero Enterprises LLC#

Superior Concrete Tool Supply

Super-Krete International Inc

Wacker Corp#

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

SCREEDS, POWER

Advanced Concrete Tools

Allen Engineering Corp

ALLFLATConcrete Profiling Inc

Arrow-Master Inc

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Bon Tool Co

Bunyan Industries LLC

Cleform Tool Co

Con-Mat Supply

Crown Construction Equipment

D'Alessandro Engineering

DOT Trowels Inc

Geroquip Inc/Magic Screed

GOMACO Corp

Hamilton Form Co

Ingersoll-Rand#

JLIN Corp

Juda Builders Inc#

Landre/Accuscreed/Megascreed#

Lindley Inc#

MBW Inc

Metal Forms Corp#

Metso Minerals Concrete

Multiquip Inc#

Northrock Industries Inc

Oscar Group

Ray Haid Construction Ltd

ROMEX AG

Somero Enterprises LLC#

Stone Construction Equipment Inc#

Stow Construction Equipment, Div of Multiquip

Superior Concrete Tool Supply

Terex Light Construction

Terramite Corp

Wacker Corp

SPRAYERS

Allen Engineering Corp

American Building Restoration Products Inc

Ankem Chemicals Intl

Applied Technologies LLC

Atlas Construction Supply Inc

Benron Equipment

Blackthorn Inc

Bon Tool Co

Chapin Mfg Inc

Cimline Inc

Color Crown Corp

Concrete Solutions Inc#

Dayton Superior Corp#

Edoco#

Environmental Mfg Solutions

Formwork Exchange Ltd

Glas-Craft Inc

Gusmer Corp

H.D. Hudson Mfg Co

Hill & Griffith Co

Increte Systems Inc#

Kaufman Products Inc

Kem-O-Kleen/Unique Industries

MAR-FLEX Waterproofing & Basement Products

Miracote Division Crossfield Products#

Mortex Mfg Co Inc

M-Tec Inc

Nox-Crete Products Group

Pacific Concrete Images

Power Pavers Inc

Progressive Construction Systems

Quikspray Inc

Renew-Crete Systems

Restoration Direct Inc

Rhomar Industries Inc

ROMEX AG

RoMix Chemical & Brush Inc

Root-Lowell Mfg Co

Rostine Mfg & Supply Inc

Simplex Forms Systems Co

SP Systems LLC

Spaulding Mfg Inc

Specialty Products Inc

Spraytech Inc

Stampcrete International Ltd

Surebond Inc

Surecrete Design Products

Ted Baugh Flooring Inc

Terex Light Construction

US Gypsum

USG Corp

Wagman Metal Products Inc#

SLIPFORMING

CURB & GUTTER

Arrow Machinery

Concrete Edge, The

Curb-Tec Inc

GOMACO Corp

MBW Inc

Messinger Inc

Miller Formless Co Inc#

Miller Spreader Co

Power Curbers Inc#

Pump-A-Curb

Renew-Crete Systems

Tygar Mfg Inc

MEDIAN BARRIER

Arrow Machinery

Concrete Edge, The

GOMACO Corp

Messinger Inc

Miller Formless Co Inc#

Power Curbers Inc#

Tygar Mfg Inc

OTHER HORIZONTAL SLIPFORMING

Concrete Edge, The

Elematic Inc

GOMACO Corp

Guntert & Zimmerman Construction Div Inc

MBW Inc

Messinger Inc

Miller Formless Co Inc#

Renew-Crete Systems

Rexcon LLC

Spancrete Machinery Corp

PAVING MACHINE ACCESSORIES

Anvil American Inc#

BLS Enterprises Inc

Bon Tool Co

Cattron-Theimeg Inc

E-Z Drill Inc

GOMACO Corp

Hogan Co#

Ingersoll-Rand#

Kraft Tool Co

Messinger Inc

Metal Forms Corp#

Miller Formless Co Inc#

Minnich Mfg Co Inc#

MOBA Corp

Pace Mfg

Power Pavers Inc

Quick Imprint Systems Inc#

RJD Industries Inc

Spartan Steel Products

Superior Tire & Rubber

Surface Systems & Instruments LLC

PAVING MACHINES

Allen Engineering Corp

Bid-Well, Div of CMI Corp

CMI Terex Corp

GOMACO Corp

Guntert & Zimmerman Construction Div Inc

Ingersoll-Rand#

Margar Industries Inc

MBW Inc

Messinger Inc

Metal Forms Corp#

Miller Formless Co Inc#

Power Curbers Inc#

Power Pavers Inc

Rexcon LLC

Spartan Steel Products

Timco Inc

VIBCO Inc

VERTICAL SLIPFORMING EQUIPMENT

MBW Inc

Power Curbers Inc#

Tygar Mfg Inc

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Final Finishing

Edgers

* Use to produce a clean slab edge that is less likely to chip

* An edger is less likely to dig into concrete or leave a bumpy surface if a trowel is used in a vertical sawing motion to dislodge aggregate particles away from the edge forms

* After bull floating and hand floating, use the edger to move large aggregate away from the form

* Don't start in a corner and don't raise the edger off the concrete unless the tool is in motion

* Use an edger with the widest practical width

Groovers

* Use to control crack location by cutting joints to a depth of at least one-fourth the slab thickness

* Push the groover into the concrete, then move it forward while applying pressure to the back of the tool

* After the joint is cut, turn the groover around, running it back over the cut to give a smoother finish

* For a straight cut, use a chalk line or straightedge as a guide

Floats

* Use to remove imperfections and to bring mortar to the surface for troweling and to bring concrete flush with the edge of the form

* Hold the float flat and at arm's length, moving it in a wide semicircular motion until surface is smooth

* Use magnesium-alloy tools for air-entrained concrete

* More than one float pass may be required

Trowels

* Use to produce a hard, dense surface

* Hold the trowel at a slight tilt at arm's length and move it in a semicircular motion, overlapping each pass by one-half until surface is smooth