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Getting Started in the Field of Decorative Concrete
What
you will learn: (This
workshop will be a well-rounded overview of some of the most exciting
applications in the Decorative Concrete Business. For beginners,
and for the seasoned professionals wanting to diversify their current
business. This workshop offers limited hands-on experience, but
will enable you the opportunity to take notes and learn from the
Industry Leaders. Guest manufacturers are present to discuss product
and answer questions.)
Decorative Epoxy Systems
Cast-in-Place Countertops
Pre-cast Countertops
Countertops with Fiber Optics
Polished Concrete
Stamped Concrete
Vertical Stamping
Concrete Engraving
Stains & Dyes
How to Succeed in the Decorative Concrete
Business
Increasing Profits and Running your
Concrete Business
Micro Toppings
Stamped Overlays
Featured Guest Presenters
Barbara & Earl Sargent, Representatives - Kemiko and Epmar Corporation
Clif Rawlings, Sales & Technical Support – HTC Professional Floor Grinding Systems
Dominick Cardone, President - The Concrete Impressionist
Doug Bannister, President - The Stamp Store / enCOUNTER
Gary Jones, President - ColorMaker Floors
Jim Peterson, President - Concrete Network
John Anderson, International Sales Manager – IdealWork (Italy and England)
Kirk Stokes, Key West Sales Manager - Key Resin
Mark Haen, Technical Sales Representative - Arizona Polymer Flooring
Mike Easterguard, President - Preitech
Rocky Geans, President - L. L. Geans
Tom Ralston, President - Tom Ralston Concrete
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What
students have to say about this class:
"I really enjoyed the workshop. It was really more than my
son and myself expected. It would have been impossible to imagine
what I experienced. I now eat, sleep and talk decorative
concrete. Thank you so much for the experience!"___Janet Taylor-Harris,
Jamaica
"
I am very grateful to you and all your staff for the "Getting
Started" seminar. You went far above and beyond my expectations,
and have greatly equipped me to confidently venture into the world
of decorative concrete. Thank you again!"......Wayne Haufler
Thank
you for such a fun, intense, action-packed seminar. Your patience,
thoroughness, and talents, as well as those of your staff / guest
speakers have exceeded my expectations. My imagination is exploding
with ideas to expand my business! Thank you! ___ Wayne Haufler,
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Thanks for all of the hard work you guys put in and making my head
explode! Ideas of what I want to experiment with have been flying
through my head (what's left) non-stop. Thanks again.___Doug Lozier
Once
again your "Getting Started Seminar" was a huge success.
I personally got a great deal of questions and feedback from the
students. Many students expressed to me how much they learned and
how they were excited to go home and followup with the things they
learned in class. As a material supplier for the industry, I would
to thank DCI for the work you do in training contractors the proper
techniques to be a successful contractor. I would also like to thank
the DCI staff for all their assistance. You've really got a very
dedicated group around you. On a personal note, I would like to
thank Bob and LeeAnn for inviting me out this year and for being
the great friends you are. The training seminar for me is like Thanksgiving,
all the kids (Dominick, Mark, Barbara, Sarge, Jim, etc.) show up
at home for the family get together. It's a lot of fun. Best of
luck to you in 2008. As a note to any contractors looking for a
school to train them in this field, I can honestly tell you that
DCI is the leader in this industry. You will definately be impressed
with DCI's
professionalism and will take away new ideas that will greatly help
you in the world of contracting. ___Regards, Kirk Stokes, Key Resin
West
I
wanted to say how much I enjoyed your class. Class that is the word
exactly, I can only hope that as I open a new division of my company
I can surround myself with the kindness and professionalism that
I experienced in your class. Your staff is top notch not only in
their trade but also as human beings also. The hospitality was remarkable.
Bob Harris is a great teacher and artist, as a General Contractor
in Florida I have to attended a lot of continuing education courses,
building industry meetings, architectural gatherings, etc. But none
can compare to the program that I just attended. Bob Harris and
his colleague's walk you through every aspect of the Decorative
Concrete Industry without haste. They did stop after introducing
the different area's, they show you in depth and answer any and
all questions until everyone understands the concept. Without reservation
I would recommend The Decorative Concrete Institute to anyone that
is a veteran installer or just interested in the Decorative Industry
to attend their many classes. Bob Harris is a true professional
that the entire building industry should take a lesson from. A master
tradesman that you can learn a tremendous amount of knowledge from
and still be able to drink a beer with or jump on a Harley and jam
some gears with. You walk away with more than you than you pay for,
the knowledge from a master tradesman and relationship with Decorative
Concrete Institute and all their colleague's. ___John C Jones II,
EngraveStar
I would sincerely like to thank you for the honor of having me participate
as a guest speaker and demonstrator at the Getting Started in the
Field of Decorative Concrete workshop. My topic being pattern stamping
allowed me to demonstrate to potentially new decorative concrete
contractors throughout the U.S., Korea and Canada to the students
at your Douglasville, GA location. Bobby had taught me stamping
so many years ago, amongst other topics to current including micro
toppings, overlayments, acid staining, dyes, and polishing just
to name a few. The additional guest speakers were outstanding and
each had their own input and topic to add to the melting pot of
Decorative Concrete. We all, and I'm sure including Bobby, had the
opportunity to learn from each other. I hope the students have received
the valuable information given to them and understand that it does
not end here. Lee Ann on the other hand is a ball of fire and unmistakably
the most detailed and thoughtful hostess.
In all, your program, Getting Started in the Field of Decorative
Concrete is by far the most ingenious program that I have ever had
the ability to encounter in the Decorative Concrete Industry. Bobby
and Lee Ann's relationship with me has by far extended beyond business
and I have welcomed them as family. I propose to anyone who has
the ability to read this, that if considering either getting started
in the Decorative Concrete Industry or just moving to the next level
of the industry, to consider The Decorative Concrete Institute for
education and association with Bob and Lee Ann. The only thing I
can say to new people who have been there and those who intend to,
is.....welcome to our family! ___Sincerely, Dominick P. Cardone,
The Concrete Impressionist
Once again thanks for the motivation!!!! Keep up the great work.
I was a concrete junkie before I took your seminar and now I just
can't get enough of the creative side to this industry.Thanks!___
Domenic Mattei,
Custom DesignCrete Inc., www.padesigncrete.com
Bob, Leanne, and staff: Thank you for the most AMAZINGLY POSITIVE
experience while attending the "Getting Started in the Field
of Decorative Concrete" seminar. With my extensive concrete
background, I thought my LOVE for concrete could not have been any
stronger. Well, I was wrong. Your TREMENDOUS enthusiasm and passion
for this industry has in turn taken my passion to the "nth"
degree. Bob this seminar has literally been the most educational
experience of my life. My fire has been Lit and I can see how bright
my future will become when I succeed in this industry and I'll have
you thank for it. ___Domenic Mattei, Custom DesignCrete Inc.
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