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Bomanite
Corporation, the
leader in the
architectural
concrete paving
industry for
more than 50
years, has a
network of over
400 specially
trained and
licensed
franchise
partners in more
than 45
countries
worldwide to
service
Specifiers
architectural
concrete paving
and flooring
needs. This
highly skilled
network of
concrete
craftsmen alone
have access to
the resources
and experience
of literally
hundreds of
creative,
qualified
Bomanite
Franchise
Partners around
the world, as
well as
manufacturing
and technical
support from
Bomanite
Corporation.
This combination
of experience,
resources and
support provides
unbeatable
quality, value
and service.
The Bomanite
process, the
original
cast-in-place,
colored,
textured and
imprinted
architectural
concrete paving,
was developed in
the mid 1950's
by Brad Bowman.
Bowman, who had
studied
sculpture and
was a camouflage
expert in World
War II, went
into the
construction
business after
the war. Not
long after, he
developed an
early imprinting
method that he
called
“ornamented
concrete” and
initially used
it on the
sidewalks of
Carmel,
California.
Several
California
contractors used
the Bomanite
process in the
60’s. The
technique was
deceptively
simple in
concept. The
V-shaped blades
of a metal
stamping
platform imprint
a pattern on
fresh concrete.
By using at
least two
stamping units,
the first stamp
can be removed
and placed next
to the second
stamp to produce
a continuously
printed
decorative
pattern.
In 1970 Daniel
Sieben, Frank
Shallenberger,
John Wilcox and
Brad Bowman
co-founded
Bomanite
Corporation.
From its Palo
Alto,
California,
offices,
Bomanite
Corporation
began expanding
its reach and
experience by
establishing
franchises
around the
United States
and other
countries around
the world. The
company moved
its corporate
offices to
Madera,
California, in
1990 to an
expanded
facility to
accommodate the
growth in the
Bomanite
organization
over the
previous 20
years.
In addition to
our network of
contractors,
Bomanite
Corporation
manufactures
many of the
components used
in the Bomanite
Systems, which
include the
original
imprinted
concrete
process. In the
United States
our
manufacturing
facilities,
located in
California's
Central Valley;
Knoxville, TN;
and Grand
Prairie, TX,
produce
dry-shake color
hardener,
integral color,
release agents,
imprinting
tools, toppings,
pre-cast mixes
and various
other products
for the
installation of
architectural
concrete. Our
Texas facility
houses our
chemists and
formulating
staff along with
liquids
manufacturing
and warehousing
producing our
full line of
sealers, stains,
chemical
hardeners and
various other
liquid products.
Our Bomanite
Technical
Service’s
facility,
located in
Denver,
Colorado,
provides ongoing
support services
and conducts
regular
trainings on the
Bomanite Systems
innovative
products and
application
procedures for
our franchise
partners.
Bomanite
Corporation also
manufactures
products through
strategic
manufacturing
partners located
through the
other regions of
the world.
Currently, these
strategic
partners are
located in
Argentina,
Mexico, Canada,
Spain, United
Kingdom, Saudi
Arabia,
Singapore, and
China.
Today, Bomanite
projects can be
found around the
world. Our
project
installations
range from auto
dealerships to
casinos, golf
courses/country
clubs to
healthcare
facilities, and
restaurants to
shopping centers
as well as theme
parks,
hotel/resorts,
museums and
municipalities
and government,
custom homes,
plus numerous
other projects.
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