The Technical Manufacturing of Architectural Cast Stone
February 2025

Architectural cast stone has long served as a cornerstone of American commercial, residential, and hardscape construction, blending timeless aesthetics with modern engineering. Defined by its capacity to replicate natural stone with unmatched precision, c

Heidelberg Materials Joins the Masonry Alliance Program at Platinum Level
September 2024

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) is proud to announce that Heidelberg Materials North America has joined the Masonry Alliance Program (MAP) at the Platinum Level.

Mortar and Grout: Is Self-Consolidating Grout Right for My Project?
July 2018

Self-consolidating grout is becoming more available and more widely used. However, self-consolidating grout is still somewhat mysterious.

ESCSI Honors Its 2017 Holm Award Recipient
June 2017

The Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute honored its 2017 Holm Award recipient at the ESCSI Midyear Meeting held May 15-18, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

ESCSI Honors Its 2017 Erskine Award Recipient
June 2017

The Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute honored its 2017 Erskine Award recipient at the ESCSI Midyear Meeting held May 15-18, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

Gold Hill Masonry Day
November 2016

Some 200 masonry students, instructors and school administrators from surrounding counties participated in High School Masonry Day at Gold Hill.

New ASTM Standard Will Help Improve Concrete Production
October 2016

A new ASTM International standard will help with efforts to enhance the cement content in concrete while also reducing CO2 emissions during production.

ESCSI Honors its 2016 Holm Award Recipient
June 2016

The Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute honored its 2016 Holm Award recipient, Charles Newsome, at the ESCSI Midyear Meeting.

Material mix design for masonry grouting
April 2016

The masonry industry has established guidelines for masonry grout, which allows contractors to produce quality materials and deliver them efficiently to where they are needed.

Up, up and away!
April 2016

Ozinga Chicago pumped Riverlite® lightweight concrete straight up for a 54-story project on Lake Street in Chicago.

Trinity Lightweight launches website
January 2016

The new go-to place for accurate information on the benefits of using Expanded Shale and Clay Lightweight Aggregate in construction is Trinity Lightweight.

Terex Minerals Processing Systems hosts conference and open day in Oklahoma City
December 2015

On Monday, October 12, 2015 over 100 distributors arrived in Oklahoma City, Iowa for the Terex MPS Americas Distributor Conference and Open Event 2015.

Mortar and Grout: Historic Mortar Repair
August 2015

If you are working on a historic building, you may notice something different with the mortar specifications.

A new name for CCMA
March 2015

Beginning April 1, 2015 the Carolinas Concrete Masonry Association (CCMA) will become the Southeast Concrete Masonry Association (SCMA).

Big River conducts lightweight block survey
February 2015

Big River Industries has released the results of a survey, which gained insight about industry preferences and trends regarding the usage of lightweight block.

Lauderhill Canal Reinforcement
August 2014

Shoreline Foundation Inc. deployed 602 QUIKRETE® SlingBags® containing 23,473 60 lb bags of QUIKRETE® Rip Rap to eliminate water erosion along Lauderhill Canal.