Concria TrowelPolish

January 29, 2015

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Concria TrowelPolish is a six-step system which allows users to transform an ordinary power trowel into a concrete grinding and polishing machine.

Add a new revenue stream to your business without investing in expensive grinding and polishing machinery
Polish up to 10,000 sq. ft. of concrete per day with one ride-on power trowel
Ideal for large industrial and commercial floors where traditional grinding is too expensive
Can be used to achieve a fully polished floor, or to simply even out the appearance of the surface

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