Global concrete polishing institute

The Global Concrete Polishing Institute (G.C.P.I.) is a institute designed to teach the basics of concrete polishing or polished concrete. Developed in October of 2012 by Virgil Viscuso for the purpose of proper education that will not be directed by manufacturers and suppliers of equipment looking to profit. Polished Concrete is a flooring system that processes cured concrete through a series of mechanically ground "polishing/grinding" steps utilizing professional equipment designed for concrete polishing. This process also includes the use of a penetrant chemical know as a hardener. The main focus of the institute is international growth and education of the industry.
The industry of Polishing Concrete has no official regulating body or association. There have been attempts by company's and so called "non-profit" organizations to create such a governing body but all have to this point been riddled by "donations" from manufacturers and suppers to develop format's which include their products. Having universal standards has become very difficult as there is not a ACI or ASTMtype of regulating body and there are no international regulating bodies. For this reason the G.C.P.I. has been offering proper training such as equipment use, understanding of scratch patterns and other basics of polished concrete.

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