A Closer Look at Marshalltown’s Placers

March 18, 2025

We know that Marshalltown’s placers are an indispensable tool in the arsenal of construction professionals. Largely because these placers offer top of the line precision and efficiency in concrete placement, crafted with high attention to detail and utilize high-quality materials; Marshalltown’s placers excel in spreading and smoothing concrete and other construction materials with ease. Featuring ergonomic designs and sturdy construction and are engineered to withstand the rigors of daily use on busy job sites, ensuring reliable performance and longevity. It’s the thoughtfully crafted handles and lightweight construction that cause less fatigue during extended use, allowing workers to maintain peak performance throughout the day.

Looking Into Tomahawk’s Early Entry Saws

March 18, 2025

As we’ve covered previously, Tomahawk Power offers a range of power tools and equipment, including early entry saws. Early entry saws, also known as green saws or concrete saws, are used for cutting control joints in freshly poured concrete. These joints help control cracking and improve the overall strength & durability of the concrete slab. Tomahawk Power's early entry saws are designed to provide efficient and precise cutting of concrete while in its green state. Below are some key features and benefits of Tomahawk’s early entry saws:

About Tomahawk Power Trowels & Screeds

March 18, 2025

Tomahawk Power is a leading manufacturer in Power Trowels along with other construction equipment. Tomahawk Power Trowels are known for their durability, performance, and ease of use. There is a trowel to suit all sorts of concrete finishing needs, whether it's smaller scale residential projects or large-scale commercial applications. Tomahawk Power trowels feature robust engines, sturdy construction, and ergonomic designs to ensure efficient and effective concrete finishing and give you professional-quality concrete surfaces. Form & Build stocks a variety of power trowels from Tomahawk including the 46″ Ride-On Concrete Power Trowel with 35HP Vanguard Engine, the 24″ Concrete Power Trowel Edger 5.5HP Honda Float Pan Blade Screed Finishing Tool, 30” Concrete Power Trowel with extendable Bull Float handle (up to 18’!) and two power levels of the 36″ Power Trowel, one with the Honda GX160 engine and for those looking for more power, the 9HP Honda GX270 engine with Combo Blades and Float Pan Finishing Tool.

Getting to Know the New MC Bauchemie Fastpack System

March 18, 2025

Form & Build could not be more excited about the launch of our new product line from the fantastic team at MC Bauchemie. MC Bauchemie may sound like a new name to you, but they are not new to the industry. Started over 60 years ago, MC Bauchemie is one of the leading international producers of building chemical products and technologies. With more than 2,800 employees in over 40 countries, MC has acquired a well-renowned reputation for sophisticated and advanced solutions and technologies. Being a private company focused largely on its relations with the right companies, a partnership between MC Bauchemie and Form & Build was a no-brainer - their long-term success speaks for itself. Form & Build is now Canada’s exclusive provider of the MC Fastpack concrete injections and adhesives system. We are proud to be the first to bring this product line to not only the Ontario market but the Canadian market. Form & Build is consistently looking for innovative products to aid all our customers effectively and efficiently in their construction endeavours. Never afraid to think outside the box, and always looking to stay ahead of the curve. The MC Fastpack system fits directly into what Form & Build has been all about for nearly 50 years. Never staying stagnant and always looking for innovation. This system is the newest within our forever-growing line of products, made for modern-day needs and people.

Introducing Tomahawk Concrete Tools

March 18, 2025

If you haven’t heard yet, yes, Form & Build is now a proud carrier of many Tomahawk Power products, with the roll out being well underway, and products in stock at all F&B locations. For over a decade now Tomahawk has been providing reliable and high-quality outdoor power sprayers, light construction, and portable power equipment, seeing consistent growth and success. In 2019 winning San Diego’s fastest growing private company award, its no secret that Tomahawk is making a name for itself within the construction industry. They pride themselves on highly knowledgeable technical equipment support, an industry leading commercial grade product warranty, and quick fulfilment time. One of their main goals as a company has been to get rid of single serve disposable tools, and their product line is proof this.

The Most Versatile Vibrating Concrete Tool

March 18, 2025

Every so often, we get the opportunity to talk about our absolute favourite products, and today is one of those days. This product has been with us for years and we’re proud to carry it because of the incredible results and repeatedly pleased customers who use it. We’re talking about none other than the Rattle Stick EX Concrete Bull Floats. We have supplied numerous flat work companies with this amazing product because it always performs, cuts down on labour time, and if we don’t have it in stock, we have a close relationship with the supplier to get it quickly! Well, what just is the Rattle Stick?

The Future of Stormwater Irrigation

March 18, 2025

One of the most popular environmental issues being discussed globally is the issue of limited fresh water. It is no secret that industries everywhere have been shifting their focus to more environmentally friendly efforts. Here in North America, citizens use fresh water every day for simple things like, flushing the toilet and watering plants and grass. One of the most popular ways to avoid using the limited fresh water supply on tasks where it’s not necessary is by using Storm Water; often, people don’t realize that they could be utilizing Storm Water in a variety of different applications. In recent years many municipalities have been creating laws pertaining to the control of stormwater runoff and systems needed in place to manage it. This is where our incredibly popular and often asked about product comes into play; Form & Build is the proud Ontario-wide exclusive supplier of ABT’s Permavoid, which has been the talk of many trade shows and our most popular lunch and learn topic.

Major Upcoming Ontario Construction Projects

March 18, 2025

It’s not a secret, construction never stops in Ontario, through all conditions, any time of the year, construction is alive and well. Recently, there have been many large-scale and expansive projects that have broken ground or are in the beginning stage. Which gives us many cool and interesting upcoming projects to be excited about right in our own backyard. Today, we’ll be going over some of them and seeing some of the interesting details surrounding them.The first major construction project we’ll be highlighting is the Ontario Line Transit Expansion. This transit expansion project is located in Toronto and is still in the beginning stages. It’s described as a new 15-kilometre line stretching from Ontario Place to the Ontario Science Centre. The purpose behind it is to replace the proposed downtown subway line with double the length. It will run mostly underground and could include driverless trains. Scheduled for completion in 2029. This is expected to be an absolutely massive project and we are sure to hear plenty more about this in the near future.

Getting Familiar with TrenchFormer TFX

March 18, 2025

Here at Form & Build, it is easy to see that our bread and butter is concrete forming. Today we are proud to bring to you another product spotlight, with this product being in our favourite realm, concrete forming. Brought to you by our trusted supplier ABT, we are thrilled to be spotlighting the one and only TrenchFormer TFX concrete forming system. This concrete forming system provides a variety of benefits and has recently taken the concrete forming market by storm.

Pool Inspiration for Next Summer

March 18, 2025

It’s almost the time we all dread, the beginning of the end of summer. Those with pools have enjoyed lounging around them all summer long during this dry and hot summer. Those without a pool may have spent their summer thinking about finally getting that pool they’ve always wanted. This read is for those who are in the second boat, who are looking for inspiration to go forth with that long-time plan of wanting a pool. Hopefully you’ve spent your summer in your friend’s pool, family’s pool, or that neighbour that you don’t overly like but talk to because they have a pool’s pool. If you haven’t it’s time to start contacting pool contractors in your area for next year, but we’re here to go over some options with you in the mean time. There are plenty of options when it comes to having your own pool, and Form & Build is able to assist in many of those facets.

July/ August Flyer

March 18, 2025

Why We Can’t Get Enough of Poly Meta Forms

March 18, 2025

It’s no secret that concrete forming is our bread & butter at Form & Build. Which means that after over 45 years of being a trusted industry leader in all things related to concrete forming, that if we really like something it must be really, really good. The something we really like right now and can’t stop raving about is Poly Meta Forms.