2007 Concrete Industry Leaders

Chris Becker: Elevating Architectural Concrete

Chris Becker, owner of Becker Architectural Concrete in St. Paul, Minn., says he once vowed never to be a contractor. Someone's surely getting the last laugh, as Becker is now both immersed and ensconced in the world of decorative concrete on a daily basis...read more.

Providing Excellent Customer Service Comes Naturally to Brickform's Shawn Russell

Brickform's Southern California Area Manager, Shawn Russell, gets a lot of kudos from his customers. For example, Ted Flink, manager at Resource Building Materials, observes, "There are only a few unique reps in the world that truly care about clients. Shawn is one of them...read more.

QC's Ross Urshan Pioneers Decorative Concrete in Southeast

Some might call it destiny, others would say kismet. Whatever the word, it seems that Ross Urshan was drawn to the decorative concrete industry, where his feet are now firmly planted as Southeast Regional sales manager for QC Construction Products...read more.

Harry Moats Returns to Scofield to Shape the Next Decade ofDecorativeConcrete

Harry Moats has returned to L.M. Scofield Company, where he is now President and Chief Operating Officer, as of January 2007. Previously Operations Manager for Scofield from 1990 to 1998, Moats most recently served as President of Precision Concrete Construction, Inc...read more.

Rob Wallace, Executive Director The Concrete Promotion Council ofNorthernCalifornia (CPCNC)

For Rob Wallace, Executive Director for The Concrete Promotion Council of Northern California (CPCNC), it's all about teamwork. "Teamwork is critical," he explains...read more.

Vince Van Heukelem Leads Colorado Hardscapes Into Future

Colorado Hardscapes' chief executive officer Vince Van Heukelem, PE, is a Colorado-licensed professional civil engineer with over a decade of engineering experience. But his background in the company spans decades...read more.

Customers Are Key for Sundek's Joe Primavera

For over two decades, Joe Primavera has been involved in decorative concrete with Sundek. It all started with a summer job when he was 17 years old, working for a local Sundek contractor for two summers, where he mixed material and carried buckets for the crews...read more.

Honesty Really Is Best Policy for Richard Smith

"I'm sick and tired of looking at stamped concrete," says Richard Smith, owner and president of Richard Smith Custom Concrete, located in Southern Calif., in regards to why he recently created the "Reflection" stamp that is now being sold by Matcrete...read more.

Michael Karmody Helps Mold the Success of Stone Soup Concrete.

For over two decades, Joe Primavera has been involved in decorative concrete with Sundek. It all started with a summer job when he was 17 years old, working for a local Sundek contractor for two summers, where he mixed material and carried buckets for the crews...read more.

Lane Mangum: From Computer Geek to Business, Marketing Whiz.

Somewhere along the way from earning a master's degree in computer science, to developing software, to project management, to product management, to product marketing, Lane Mangum fell into decorative concrete-figuratively speaking, of course...read more.

Jay Fangman Takes Colorado (Hardscapes) By Storm.

For Jay Fangman, business development director of Colorado Hardscapes and council director of The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, it's all about design...read more.

Blayde Penza: ACE-ing Concrete with Confidence

Blayde Penza, founder and President of Advanced Concrete Enhancement, Inc. (ACE) of Sun Valley California, is focused on the future. According to Penza, the decorative concrete market has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. But that's not always such a good thing...read more.