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For those in the mason and concrete industry, there is (almost) no better time of the year than January when tens of thousands of like-minded people gather in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate everything concrete and bricklaying at the World of Concrete (WOC) show.
For starters, there’s the not-to-be-missed SpecMix 500, a competition that has been a part of WOC for 22 years and pits the best of the best masons against one another for a chance to win more than $125,000 in cash and prizes, including a 2025, fully loaded 4-by-4 pickup truck.
In January 2024, Michael Schlund returned to defend his title from his 2023 win (and did) against the likes of Fred Campbell, the elder statesman who has won this contest the most and has been equated to the Tom Brady of masonry.
This year, WOC celebrated its 50th Anniversary with 60,000 of its closest friends, who trafficked the 700,000-square-foot arena, alongside 120 masons from different countries, simply to see just what new and exciting things the 1,500 exhibiting companies had to offer industry participants.
“This is our first time exhibiting and attending so we are very excited to showcase our new product, The Mag Cap, to everyone attending [in 2025],” Jonathan Trivisonno, the owner, said.
“We can’t wait to be around the best in concrete and meet people from all over,” Trivisonno continued.
This monumental event promises to be just as spectacular as its last with various demonstrations and its most popular technical seminars, industry certifications, interactive workshops and training courses and forums. They include:
In addition, there will be more than 20 new session topics.
It is one of the industry's only annual international conferences dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries.
The exhibit hall hours will be open from Tuesday, Jan. 21 to Thursday, Jan. 23, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
It’s safe to say that WOC is the place to see and be seen if you’re in the concrete and masonry industries. We hope to see you there!