Installer Recognized For Concrete Floor

Brown Contracting, Inc. of Eugene, OR was chosen for the top prize at the Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA) and American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) recent annual awards ceremony.

Don Brown and his team at Brown Contracting were awarded first place in the Commercial Division at the OCAPA/ACI’s 28th Annual Excellence in Concrete Program for their work on the Market of Choice grocery store in Eugene, OR. The awards salute the best industry professionals working with concrete in Oregon and southwest Washington.

Brown placed, finished, and polished the 30,000 square foot floor, enhancing and protecting its surface with the FGS/PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor system from L&M Construction Chemicals.

Brown Contracting integrally colored the concrete with multiple colors and gradations of local river rock, marble, and glass aggregates seeded into the surface. Subsequent to water curing, the marble and glass were exposed, polished, and hardened by the FGS/PermaShine process, which resulted in a “green” flooring option for environments such as supermarkets.

Precast concrete stair treads and landings led to eating and management office areas that also used the FGS/PermaShine system.

“When one considers medium to long-term floor maintenance savings and payback, as well as surface durability for retail foot traffic, high traction certification through the National Floor Safety Institute, and the sheer ‘awe’ power of the look, no other flooring option measures up to L&M’s FGS/PermaShine System,” said Brown.

The FGS/PermaShine process uses a patented "dry-grind" installation method, which conserves water and eliminates messy slurry disposal at landfills. The GreenSpec-listed, FGS/PermaShine system contains zero-VOC’s. The high gloss finish, in conjunction with the surface application shake-on pigments during concrete placement, can increase light reflectivity.