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As the largest manufacturers of packaged concrete in the United States, The QUIKRETE® Companies are regularly covered in broadcast, print and online media. Please visit regularly to see clips and links to the latest coverage.

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May 2013
Quikrete Shotcrete MS Restores Historic Texas Pier to Pre-Hurricane Ike Glory
After a year of extensive repairs to pilings, beams and structural elements, the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier has been reopened.
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May 2013
Resurface Concrete; Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to renew your concrete with the QUIKRETE Concrete Resurfacer.
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April 2013
QUIKRETE Helps Save a Garden Gnome
Hydraulic Water-Stop Cement used to make repairs.
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April 2013
Shotcrete Repairs and Stabilizes Failing Slope on Alcatraz Island
Quikrete supplied 131 bulk bags of Quikrete Shotcrete MS - Fiber Reinforced and 126 bulk bags of Quikrete Shotcrete MS for an Alcatraz Island restoration project.
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April 2013
How to Set Posts in Concrete
Set Posts in Concrete to Repair a Damaged Mailbox.
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April 2013
QUIKRETE highlighted in DIY Home Clinic section
How to select the proper mortar for your project.
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March 2013
QUIKRETE featured on Today’s Homeowner television show
Home improvement expert, Danny Lipford uses Fast-Setting Concrete to set post for fence.
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March 2013
QUIKRETE wins 2012 American Shotcrete Association award
CSX Pinkerton Tunnel named Outstanding Underground Project
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March 2013
QUIKRETE featured on Today’s Homeowner television show
Home improvement expert, Danny Lipford uses mortar to repair steps.
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March 2013
Pouring and finishing concrete like a professional
How-to video offers step-by-step instructions.
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March 2013
Historic Pier Restoration in Galveston, Texas
Facing the storms and tides to meet completion deadlines during QUIKRETE Shotcrete Application.
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February 2013
QUIKRETE products showcased on Home Wizards from the Builders’ Show
Segment covers projects ranging from garden paths to concrete crack repaired.
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February 2013
Zip & Mix Instant Mortar Repair from QUIKRETE
Last year QUIKRETE introduced their Zip & Mix Fastset Repair mortar which is basically concrete in a bag.
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February 2013
A shot at river restoration
The QUIKRETE MS - Fiber Reinforced was used to fill channels and create weirs to help return the Spokane River to its natural flow pattern in downtown Spokane, Wash..
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January 2013
QUIKRETE offers a positive opinion on new IBS/KBIS trade show
Coming Next Year: Supersize Builders’ Show.
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January 2013
QUIKRETE believes in annual industry event despite declining attendance
Builders’ Show Rebuilds Itself .
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January 2013
QUIKRETE shotcrete used in Spokane river concrete restoration project
Weirs improve water flow to reclaim natural geology and landscape.
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January 2013
QUIKRETE featured on the Today’s Homeowner radio show
Host Danny Lipford recommends QUIKRETE to caller.
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January 2013
QUIKRETE home improvement projects featured on The Eric Stewart Show
Using QUIKRETE Concrete Resurfacer to refurbish your driveway.
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December 2012
QUIKRETE joins host Jim Dutton on Texas Home Improvement
Mike Major shared tips for repairing damaged concrete and mortar around the house.
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November 2012
How to Repair Cracked Concrete
Ever since Jocie and I purchased our home in 2006 the concrete stoop has had this long, ugly crack, and this past summer some yellow-jackets tried to take up residence within the crack. That was enough for me to bump the concrete repair to the front of my to-do list.
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November 2012
About Your House with Host Ray Terry and Mike Major from QUIKRETE
QUIKRETE’s Mike Major joins Ray Terry on About Your House to discuss concrete home improvement projects.
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November 2012
Volunteers converge in Plainfield to aid storm-stricken N.J.
QUIKRETE® facility hosts care package assembly line
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November 2012
What's Inside
QUIKRETE® Fast-Setting Concrete Mix
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October 2012
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Courtyard
A sand mix and veneer stone mortar project in Seattle.
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October 2012
Quickie QUIKRETE Fix with Zip & Mix Repair Mortar
"Add water, knead, apply, done!" sounded just like what I needed, especially the repeated confirmation that it would indeed stick to and bond with existing concrete.
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September 2012
Seal and repair concrete and stone around your home before winter
A tiny crack in your home’s walkway, driveway or masonry wall can eventually grow into a much larger crack.
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September 2012
Quikrete® Formulates Special Mortar for a Former First Lady
The George W. Bush Presidential Center constructed with leading masonry products.
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August 2012
5 kid-friendly DIY projects
Homemade stepping stones are a wonderful way to dress up and personalize a garden or walkway.
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August 2012
Conquer Your Fear of Concrete
Handy Toolbox
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August 2012
ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards for 2011
Concrete International
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Media Contact Information

Chad Corley
Director of Public Relations
The QUIKRETE® Companies
T – (404) 634-9100
C – (404) 808-9865
ccorley@quikrete.com