MCAA Members Among 2017 Most Innovative Concrete & Masonry Products

Words: Hug PoochllcHanley Wood, the premier company serving the information and marketing needs of the construction industry, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Awards.

Presented annually in conjunction with the World of Concrete, the MIP Award program showcases many products exhibited at the show. The MIP award program allows World of Concrete attendees and audiences of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION, and THE CONCRETE PRODUCER an opportunity to vote for the products they judge as most innovative.

Winners are also selected by a panel of industry experts, many of whom serve on the World of Concrete Educational Advisory Board, as well as by the editors of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION, and THE CONCRETE PRODUCER. Winning products are chosen based on the innovation they bring to the industry.

“These innovative products will increase safety and productivity across all facets of the concrete and masonry industries” noted Bill Palmer, Editorial Director of Hanley Wood’s Commercial Construction Group.

2017 MIP Award winners in the Masonry Materials & Equipment category include:

ProBlock
ProBlock

Masonry Materials & Equipment

Expert’s Choice

JAG, JAGCLAMP
www.jagclamp.com

Editor’s Choice

Johnson Concrete Company, ProBlock
www.theproblock.com

This year’s products were grouped into nine categories. For additional information and photos of the winners and other entries, visit www.votemip.com.
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