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QUIKRETE names “What America’s Made Of” winners

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The QUIKRETE® Companies announced the winners of the QUIKRETE® “What America’s Made Of™” sweepstakes.
The QUIKRETE® Companies, leading manufacturer of packaged concrete products for the building and home improvement markets, recently announced the six winners of the QUIKRETE® “What America’s Made Of™” sweepstakes. The winners, which entered the sweepstakes at www.DannyLipford.com each received a copy of the QUIKRETE® Guide to Concrete book and up to $599 in QUIKRETE® products to help build a patio, BBQ fire pit, walkway or outdoor kitchen.

Winners

  • Wendy Langhoff from Kimball, Mich.
  • Gregory Williams from Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Ronni Fox from Buffalo, NY
  • Mike Perkins from Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Joy Bennett from Harlingen, Texas
  • Kathleen Simpson from Craig, Colo.
“For more than 70 years QUIKRETE® has enjoyed helping people successfully tackle projects that improve the functionality, look and value of their homes,” said Frank Owens, vice president of marketing for The QUIKRETE® Companies. “We worked with Danny Lipford to come up with several popular projects for the “What America’s Made Of” sweepstakes and we look forward to seeing how the winners put our products to use on these projects.”

Project Details

  • Patio–Crack-Resistant Concrete Mix, Cure & Seal and Liquid Color
  • BBQ Fire Pit Kit–Pavestone blocks, caps, insert ring, grate, sand and construction adhesive
  • Walkway–WalkMaker® Form, Crack-Resistant Concrete Mix, Liquid Color, PowerLocTM and Jointing Sand
  • Outdoor Kitchen–Mason Mix, QUIKWALL®, Countertop Mix, Liquid Color, Cure & Seal, and Guide to Concrete book.
For more information on QUIKRETE® and its products, visit www.quikrete.com, like it on Facebook and follow it on Twitter @QUIKRETE.
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