Concrete Home Market Share Declines as Housing Industry Slows

Concrete home market share fell as the broader housing market took a hit in 2006. The overall U.S. concrete home market share dropped to 14.4%, down 3.5% from 2005. Florida was especially hard hit, as the state’s new housing starts were down 31% last year. Craig Schulz, director of market research for the Portland Cement Association (PCA), says, “Since the vast majority of new homes in Florida are built with concrete, this accounted for almost the entire U.S. percentage drop.” This is the first decline since PCA started tracking residential above-grade market share in 1993. More

At its annual meeting on October 23, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) named Brian A. McCarthy president and chief executive officer.

“PCA has an outstanding and well-earned reputation as a top trade association. I hope to continue that tradition while moving forward to meet new challenges and opportunities,” said McCarthy in his remarks to the Board. More

Palmer Named Residential Committee Chairman

During last month’s PCA Board meeting, Scott Palmer was named Chairman of PCA’s Residential Committee. Mr. Palmer, Market Development Manager for Arizona-based Salt River Materials, will work with PCA’s residential staff to promote and expand the uses of residential concrete products. More

Niehoff Heads Residential Department

PCA named Jim Niehoff as Director, Residential Promotion. Niehoff, who previously served as the program manager for residential promotion, has raised awareness of residential applications of cement-based systems for the past decade. More

ICFA Wraps Up Successful Fall Meeting

The Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA) recently held the most successful meeting in its history. The 2007 ICFA Meeting & Expo in St. Louis attracted nearly 450 attendees, along with more than 50 exhibiting companies. More

A Guide to Stained Concrete and More with Bob Harris

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