World of Concrete (WOC), the world's largest concrete construction and masonry tradeshow for more than 50 years, unveiled what it billed as the largest-ever showcase of products, enhanced educational programming and strengthened industry networking opportunities at the Las Vegas Convention Center from Jan. 19-22, 2026.
The show floor featured more than 200 first-time exhibiting companies, bringing new perspectives, building and repair solutions brought to life by emerging technologies. Additionally, product expansion included nearly 100 total categories such as composite materials, resurfacing agents, mixers, pavers, pumps, ready mix and many others.
World of Concrete featured more than 150 educational sessions, with topics covering technical applications, best practices for business, project management and critical safety protocols for every skill level and industry role.
There were more than 60 new topics added to this year's program and a bilingual learning environment was offered, with Wordly available for certain education sessions, with captioning and translation capabilities allowing attendees to read live captions or listen to audio in dozens of languages using their own devices.
New educational sessions included an economic forecast with Ed Sullivan and Pierre Villere; Engineering: Designing for Constructability; Engineering: Bridging the Gap Between General Contractor and Engineer; The Future is Bright and Blended: Ensuring the Performance of Concrete Mixtures; Women at Work: Tools, Allies and Strategies for Career Growth Strategies in Construction; and Robotic and High Tolerance Floors, a seminar addressing the growing robotic material handling industry and high-precision.
For more information, visit worldofconcrete.com. CEG
