Clark Branum, Decorative & Polished Concrete Specialist
The Voice Newsletter February 2024

Now that the World of Concrete is over, it’s time to get back to work. The show was a big success for everyone this year, and we were very happy with the Decorative Concrete Experience booth in the South Hall.  We had a lot of diverse traffic that we don’t normally see outside in the decorative lot.  The Kickoff bash had excellent attendance this year and was a big success as always.  Even though it is still winter, we are seeing unusually warm weather in many places. Here in the Northwest, we are above average. Last week, we were in Montana and even there it was in the 40’s; which is very strange for this time of year.  I’m sure that many of you are still dealing with cold weather conditions, so let’s review our cold weather concreting documents and practices. As always, the ASCC hotline is here to serve your needs and answer your questions. The CPC has published new charts for aggregate exposure and polished concrete appearance. These are available online under the polished concrete section of the website.  The DCC has several documents in the pipeline for publishing; we should see those become available soon. Spring will be here soon so keep up with your local forecasts and make ready, 2024 will be a great year for us all.