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Concrete Countertop Conference planned for November 2006.

June 6, 2006

The first ever concrete countertop conference will take place November 6-7, 2006 in Raleigh, NC at the NC State Fairgrounds. The Concrete Countertop Institute will host the conference, bringing together exhibitors and speakers representing all of the products and resources currently available for concrete countertop making.

Jeffrey Girard, P.E., president of The Concrete Countertop Institute says, “There have been so many developments in the concrete countertop industry in the past year – new bagged mixes, products geared specifically for concrete countertops, more information and resources than ever before. It is time to bring them all together and show contractors the wealth of resources available to them for successsful concrete countertop making.”

Explaining the plans further, he adds, “Putting together a conference is a huge task, but I felt that the time has come, and the concrete countertop industry needs a venue for networking and sharing information. I know my team will put together an excellent event. This is not about The Concrete Countertop Institute; it’s about the concrete countertop industry. A conference is the best way to bring everyone together.”

The conference is geared to contractors who are interested in learning about all of the resources currently available for making concrete countertops. Exhibitors will include manufacturers of materials and tools, including bagged concrete countertop mixes, admixtures, pigments, tools such as grinders, equipment such as mixers, and more.

Admission to the conference will include 9 educational seminars by industry experts on key topics ranging from getting started in concrete countertops to troubleshooting to a panel discussion of precast versus cast in place. The conference will bring together all of the contractors, manufacturers and industry experts involved in the concrete countertop profession for the first time ever, and promises to be an historic event.

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