Pervious Concrete VII

    This blog post is a continuation of the past 2 posts on a recent pervious concrete seminar and demonstration hosted by contractor-client, The Bazella Group of Allentown, PA.  This post will discuss stamping techniques used with FERRO-GREEN® in the pervious concrete placement and demonstration. Stamped concrete utilizes a hand-stamp texture to resemble paver stones. […]

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Pervious Concrete VI

Last weeks blog covered a recent pervious concrete seminar and demonstration hosted by contractor-client, The Bazella Group of Allentown, PA.  This weeks blog will discuss some of the different surface finish methods used for the pervious concrete samples. Plastic Cover Plastic sheeting is immediately placed over the concrete and generally left in place for 7 […]

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Pervious Concrete V

Please stay tuned in during the month of May for weekly updates on the project trials that resulted from this educational seminar. For more information, please visit: www.forta-ferro.com

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FORTA® Career Opportunities

2014 represents the 36th year in the fiber reinforcement business for FORTA® Corporation of Grove City, Pennsylvania.  As the first of its kind, FORTA® has developed, produced, and promoted a complete family of synthetic fiber reinforcements for a wide variety of concrete applications.  These fibers have involved FORTA® in projects ranging from precast vaults, tanks, […]

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Ground and Polished Concrete

Macrosynthetic fibers played an important reinforcing role in the $9 million expansion project at the Erie Art Museum in Erie, PA. The museum owner’s desire for an eye-catching and joint-free floor surface for their 10,000 sq. ft. addition prompted concrete contractor Tom Maya to submit high-volume macrosynthetic fibers as an alternate to the specified matt-steel […]

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Decorative Concrete

Typically decorative concrete contractors shy away from the use of the second generation macro synthetic fibers for use in stamped and decorative concrete for fear of having visible fibers on the surface after completion. Recently a contractor who uses the FORTA-FERRO® macro fibers in his standard slab-on-grade projects had a stamped concrete patio project come […]

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Slab on Grade

Stephen Scibetta, Concrete Contractor, for Design Concrete Inc. completed a project for Chik-fil-A Dwarf House in Forest Park, GA.  The project was replacing a portion of a failed asphalt parking lot.  Scibetta specified 3lbs per cubic yard of FORTA-FERRO® in a 6″ slab on grade concrete application. Project Details: Application: Slab on Grade Owner: Chik-fil-A […]

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Make the Switch to Macro Synthetic Fiber

Many companies are reinforcing their concrete projects with FORTA-FERRO® macro synthetic fibers.  FORTA-FERRO® was developed in the late 90’s as an alternate to traditional steel.  FORTA-FERRO® has become a leading macro synthetic fiber for secondary reinforcement for concrete because of its superior mixing and finishing characteristics. Traditional wire mesh has been used since the early […]

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014

Please visit FORTA® at our Booth South Hall #61411 March 4-8, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center FORTA® can be found this year in South Hall.  Look for the red booth with fibers in South Hall #61411.  Stop by and learn more about using FORTA-FERRO® to save money, submit alternate reinforcing bids and place […]

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