ACPA News

New ACPA Members for December 2012

Welcome to the American Concrete Pumping Association!

Concrete Strategies, LLC
Contact: Joe Vitale

2199 Innerbelt Business Center Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114

Paradise Concrete
Contact: Bill Mintzer             
PO Box 630125
Highland Ranch, CO 80163

A Tribute to Gary Schmidt 1951-2012

On November 9, 2012, a valued friend of the concrete placing industry, Gary Schmidt, 61, passed away in Walnut, California. Gary courageously battled lung cancer for almost a year before leaving behind his wife Sally, a married daughter and a recently born grandson. He precedes his mother Mary, three brothers and two sisters. Gary was the son of the late Joe Schmidt, Jr., a pioneer in concrete placing; and Gary proudly followed in his father’s footsteps with the same dedication to advancing our industry.

New ACPA Members for November 2012

Welcome to the American Concrete Pumping Association!

Ace/Avant Concrete Construction                                  
Contact: Will Jussila
109 Seminole Drive
Archdale, NC 27263

Briegan Concrete Constructors                           
Contact: Kenneth Tiffany

8000 Dirt Road
Apex, NC 27539

New ACPA Members for October 2012

Welcome to the American Concrete Pumping Association!

AAA Concrete Pumping Services, Ltd             
Contact: Carmel Myers

Fielders Close, Cloudy Bay Drive
Blenheim, New Zealand 7274

Beach Concrete Pumping                              
Contact: Tom Aldrich

PO Box 1678
Westcliffe, CO 81251

New ACPA Members for August 2012

Welcome to the American Concrete Pumping Association!

De Grandis Concrete Pumping               
Contact: Darren Shewfelt

27 Middleton Street
Brantford, ON, Canada N3S 7X1

Brewster Pumping                                 
Contact: Liza Smitherman

2335 Florence Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206

New ACPA Members for July 2012

Welcome to the American Concrete Pumping Association!

E. E. Gilbert Construction, Inc.                
Contact: Jason Galletti
155 Howe Road
Martinez, CA 94553

North West Concrete Pumping, Inc.
Contact: Chris Sams
21827 Main Street
Greenleaf, ID 83626

Welcome to Our Newest Members

Advance Ready Mix Limited
Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago

Barnoli & Sons
Glendale, Arizona

Civil Ag Group, Inc.
Saint James, Minnesota

Concrete Placement, Inc.
Tustin, California

Concrete Placement of Alaska, LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska

Cousineau Concrete Pumping
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

CTR Concrete Pumping
Temecula, California

In Memoriam: Dan Weatherton 1956-2012

Dan Weatherton, former employee of Construction Forms, Inc. and son of “Big” Bob Weatherton, passed away suddenly on March 12, 2012.

Dan was born June 15, 1956 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and moved to California with his parents at a young age. Dan attended Condit School, Claremont High School and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of LaVerne. Dan worked in the construction machinery industry for many years and was preparing to move to a new position in the oil field industry in Houston, Texas.

ACPA Pioneer Awards

The ACPA Pioneer Award is given each year to those outstanding individuals whose contributions have helped foster and advance the concrete pumping industry and whose willingness to share their knowledge has greatly enhanced the quality of our industry. This year the ACPA was pleased to honor three individuals with the award.

Hank de Carbonel

Andrews Receives ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award

Dennis Andrews of Andrews Concrete Pumping, Jessup, Maryland, received the coveted ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ACPA Annual Membership Meeting held on January 24, 2012 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The award was first presented in 1988 and is awarded to those individuals or companies who have fostered and advanced the use of concrete pumping, have improved the conditions under which concrete pumping is performed, shared their knowledge and experiences with others in the industry, and promoted and practiced safe concrete pumping.

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