Category Archives: building industry

The Recipe for Concrete: An Introduction to Concrete Components

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Bernadette

Concrete is a fairly simple construction element when you consider its basic ingredients: cement, aggregate, and water. This perceived simplicity, however, belies the unique and often complex ratios and variations of its basic ingredients which are combined to create concrete … Continue reading →

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Popular Shotcrete Uses

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Bernadette

Shotcrete is a placement method of concrete. It is not a type of concrete itself, but a method that throws concrete at a high velocity toward a target surface. Like other innovative concrete technologies, such as foam concrete, shotcrete has … Continue reading →

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The What and Why of Concrete Restoration

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Bernadette

Concrete is a very durable and long lasting building material. However, under certain conditions concrete may need to be repaired. This can be due to damage, such as that caused by a seismic event, an error in the original placement, … Continue reading →

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The history of the LA Memorial Coliseum and its new renovation

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Bernadette

The LA Memorial Coliseum has become a mainstay of Los Angeles events over its one hundred years. Originally commissioned in 1921 to memorialize the veterans of World War I, it was re-dedicated to all veterans in 1968. The Coliseum opened … Continue reading →

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Patios and Walkways – Decorative concrete that weathers the elements

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Bernadette

Concrete can be a cost effective, durable, long lasting and an aesthetically appealing material for floors, patios, and walkways. It is a relatively maintenance-free building material that only requires resealing approximately every three years. It can also be designed to … Continue reading →

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A Runner-up for the “2017 Subcontractor of the Year” Award

Posted on December 31, 2017 by conconow

The Conco Companies are proud to report that Conco Pumping was recently honored as a runner-up for the 2017 Subcontractor of the Year Award from the American Subcontractors Association of Southern California.  The awards are designed to recognize the various … Continue reading →

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Conco Receives the Prestigious “2017 Charles J. Pankow Jr. Award”

Posted on December 26, 2017 by conconow

The Conco Companies were recently recognized for our concrete services on the new Wilshire Grand Project with the “2017 Charles J. Pankow, Jr. Award” from the American Concrete Institute’s Southern California Chapter.  The Charles J. Pankow Jr. Award was established … Continue reading →

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“Premiere on Pine” – ACI’s Second Place Winner in High Rise Category

Posted on December 14, 2017 by conconow

The Conco Companies are proud to report that one of our recent projects is the Second Place Winner of the American Concrete Institute’s 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards in the High Rise category.  One of only 12 winners internationally, … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Concrete Industry

Posted on November 30, 2017 by conconow

The concrete industry produces approximately 10 billion tons of concrete worldwide.  In the U.S. the industry has an annual production of 500 million tons with an estimated value of $35 billion and employs more than 2 million employees.  It is … Continue reading →

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Concrete is All Around Us

Posted on November 20, 2017 by conconow

An interesting report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) illustrates the various uses for portland cement as it is one of the key ingredients in concrete.  They suggest that while concrete is very important to the way we live, and … Continue reading →

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