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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 12, 1998

Soff-Cut® Early-Entry Dry-Cut Concrete Sawing System Wins Prestigious NOVA Award

(Ann Arbor, Michigan) The Construction Innovation Forum, Inc.® (CIF) has awarded a NOVA Award to Soff-Cut® Early-Entry Dry-Cut Concrete Sawing System.

The NOVA Award, which has been referred to as the "Nobel Prize" for construction, is awarded annually to revolutionary solutions, processes or products that improve the quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of construction. The award was given to Soff-Cut Early-Entry Dry-Cut Concrete Sawing System at CIF's Tenth Annual Innovation Celebration Banquet. More than 600 construction industry representatives from throughout the world attended the banquet held March 12 at the Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan.

The Soff-Cut System uses a patented technology for reducing random cracking in concrete slabs and pavements. The system allows early-entry, dry-cut sawing of concrete control joints while the concrete is still fresh. It is user-friendly, environmentally safe and promotes low maintenance. During the cutting process a skid plate contacts the surface of the concrete adjacent to the saw blade. A special diamond blade cuts the aggregate at high speed without disturbing the aggregate inside the joint or on the surface. Soff-Cut increases the probability of cracks forming at the joint instead of the concrete seeking its own relief by forming a random crack on the surface.

Other winners for 1998 include: IntelliSense^TM Maximum Strain Monitoring System, MOST Nationwide Boilermaker Programs and Open-Cell Bulkheads.

The Construction Innovation Forum is an international, non-profit organization established in 1987. Roger Lane of the Detroit Edison Company is the organization's Chair. The Forum is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 350 South Main Street, Suite 350, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-2108. Telephone: 734/995-1855; fax: 734/95-5002; e-mail: info@cif.org; web site: http//www.cif.org.

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