In the News Archive

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.

Coverage

November 2013 QUIKRETE Finds Artistic Flair in New Museum Exhibit “Chris Burden: Extreme Measures” Features Powerful Concrete Sculptures. More...

November 2013 QUIKRETE helps welcome saltwater crocodile to the Toledo Zoo Solarium converted into natural Australian habitat with Shotcrete. More...

November 2013 QUIKRETE featured On The House with the Carey Brothers radio show Using sealers to protect concrete surfaces from winter weather. More...

November 2013 QUIKRETE key to Oregon tunnel restoration Wet shotcrete process used to rehabilitate the Dennis Edward Tunnel. More...

October 2013 South Carolina and Virginia DOTs turn to QUIKRETE for help FastSet DOT Mix-Extended and Non-Shrink Precision Grout repair heavily traveled roads. More...

October 2013 QUIKRETE featured on Today's Homeowner television show Danny demonstrates how to elevate an ordinary concrete surface into a beautiful patio. More...

October 2013 QUIKRETE featured On The House with the Carey Brothers radio show Two-part epoxy coating kit brings a garage floor to life. Part 1... Part 2... Part 3...

October 2013 Artist uses QUIKRETE products in New Museum exhibit More than 1,600 bags of QUIKRETE materials featured in artwork. More...

October 2013 Restore a garage floor with QUIKRETE Concrete Resurfacer Step-by-step instructions for preparing, repairing and renewing. More...

October 2013 Food Network’s “Pioneer Woman” welcomes QUIKRETE to the show Properly setting posts proved critical in building animal pen. Quikrete® The Pioneer Woman Video

September 2013 QUIKRETE stars in home makeover on Hometime with Dean Johnson Masonry mix, veneer stone mortar and hardscapes highlight show appearance. Hometime Creekside Drainage Video Hometime Veneer Stone Video Hometime Masonry Mix Video

September 2013 QUIKRETE featured On The House with the Carey Brothers radio show New stains help listeners transform ordinary concrete into beautiful surfaces. More...

August 2013 Top 10 DIY Blog Turns to QUIKRETE Concrete patio is focal point of backyard makeover. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

August 2013 Newly Formed Home Projects Council Features QUIKRETE Survey sheds light on homeowners' outdoor DIY projects. More...

August 2013 Hot & Cold Stucco Applications Some helpful hints for the placement of plaster/stucco materials in both hot and cold conditions. More...

July 2013 QUIKRETE Featured on the DIY Network Show “I Want That” Zip & Mix Repair Mortar demonstrated at the 2013 International Builders Show. More...

July 2013 QUIKRETE Builds Home for America's Largest Saltwater Crocodile Toledo Zoo. A.A. Boos & Sons and Great Lakes Concrete Restoration turned to Quikrete to help renovate an existing solarium into the ideal crocodile habitat. More...

July 2013 How-To: Make a Concrete Walkway QUIKRETE offers an inexpensive, easy-DIY alternative to brick and natural stone. More...

July 2013 Building a Block Garden Wall with QUIKRETE QUIKWALL creates bond stronger than mortar. More...

July 2013 Boulderscape Restores the Rock QUIKRETE Shotcrete gives Alcatraz Island a facelift. More...

July 2013 QUIKRETE Used to Build DIY Umbrella Stand and Planter Fast-Setting Concrete help make project fast and easy. More...

June 2013 QUIKRETE Reshapes a Historic National Landmark Alcatraz Island, aka The Rock receives shotcrete facelift. More...

June 2013 Step into Style Add new dimension to your garden path with stepping-stones made of clever concrete shapes. More...

May 2013 Shotcrete Applied to Repair Slope in Alcatraz Island Restoration More than 200 bulk bags of Quikrete shotcrete were recently supplied to a restoration project on historic Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. More...

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. More...

May 2013 Resurface Concrete; Step-by-Step Guide Learn how to renew your concrete with the QUIKRETE Concrete Resurfacer. More...

April 2013 For Pleasure Crews repair pier following hurricane. More...

April 2013 QUIKRETE Helps Save a Garden Gnome Hydraulic Water-Stop Cement used to make repairs. More...

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. More...

April 2013 How to Set Posts in Concrete Set Posts in Concrete to Repair a Damaged Mailbox. More...

April 2013 QUIKRETE highlighted in DIY Home Clinic section How to select the proper mortar for your project. More...

March 2013 QUIKRETE featured on Today’s Homeowner television show Home improvement expert, Danny Lipford uses Fast-Setting Concrete to set post for fence. More...

March 2013 QUIKRETE wins 2012 American Shotcrete Association award CSX Pinkerton Tunnel named Outstanding Underground Project More...

March 2013 QUIKRETE featured on Today’s Homeowner television show Home improvement expert, Danny Lipford uses mortar to repair steps. More...

March 2013 Pouring and finishing concrete like a professional How-to video offers step-by-step instructions. More...

March 2013 Historic Pier Restoration in Galveston, Texas Facing the storms and tides to meet completion deadlines during QUIKRETE Shotcrete Application. More...

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. More...

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.. More...

January 2013 QUIKRETE offers a positive opinion on new IBS/KBIS trade show Coming Next Year: Supersize Builders’ Show. More...

January 2013 QUIKRETE believes in annual industry event despite declining attendance Builders’ Show Rebuilds Itself . More...

January 2013 QUIKRETE shotcrete used in Spokane river concrete restoration project Weirs improve water flow to reclaim natural geology and landscape. More...

January 2013 QUIKRETE featured on the Today’s Homeowner radio show Host Danny Lipford recommends QUIKRETE to caller. More...

January 2013 QUIKRETE home improvement projects featured on The Eric Stewart Show Using QUIKRETE Concrete Resurfacer to refurbish your driveway. More...