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Kevin Yuers, Vice President, Ӱ International Inc.Kevin is a life-long veteran of the construction industry having spent many years running his own contracting company before joining Ӱ in 1994. Today Kevin is responsible for Product Development and Technical Services at Ӱ. He spends most of his time providing customers with real-world solutions to their challenges throughout Ӱ’s worldwide network. Kevin writes a weekly blog offering advice and comment on all things concrete related with focus on waterproofing, restoration and repair.

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    Product Development: Step 2 – The Business Case

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    Last week we talked about the first step in developing a new product – coming up with a new product...

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    Product Development in 5 Easy Steps

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    Ok, right off the top I’ll point out that the title of this week’s blog is supposed to be funny....

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    Concrete Sailboats

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    It is a typical sunny August day here on the West Coast of British Columbia. My wife Irene and I...

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    Can anything really be waterproof?

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    Traditionally, waterproofing of concrete structures has been accomplished using a membrane of some sort. The membrane can be anything from...

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    What does waterproof mean?

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    What does it mean to be “waterproof”? Can anything really be truly waterproof? I’m not speaking philosophically. The question is...

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    Why waterproofing with surface membranes is obsolete thinking

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    A local issue making headlines in Vancouver is the destruction of the gardens above Robson Square in the heart of...

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  • Concrete Best Practices
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    A tale of two earthquakes

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    It’s often said that earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do.A tragic example of this took place earlier this year. On...

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    Concrete waterproofing blog takes practical approach

    Written by: Kevin Yuers

    Welcome to Ӱ’s new Concrete Waterproofing blog. Here you’ll learn about the latest issues in the concrete industry from a practical...

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