The ACPA announced the election of its new executive board at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation on January 18, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada during World of Concrete 2023. Elected to serve a one-year term, the newly elected Executive Board includes...
Now that Las Vegas has become a sports town in recent years, the ACPA invited special half-time guests to its ever-popular World of Concrete cocktail party and reception. The Las Vegas Raiderettes cheerleading squad has made the city their home since the NFL’s Raiders arrived in 2020.
In January, the American Concrete Pumping Association traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to join more than 1,500 exhibitors at World of Concrete (WOC), the concrete industry’s largest annual gathering. With more than 48,000 registered attendees, WOC 2023 pushed the levels of attendance back to pre-pandemic levels.
WOC covered more than 587,000 net square footage of indoor and outdoor exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with exhibitor booths benefitting from heavy foot traffic. The ACPA’s booth was conveniently located in the Central Hall.
Donations from ACPA members helped the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program raise over $2.1 million in its annual auction, held in conjunction with World of Concrete on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
The record-breaking proceeds go to benefit a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in concrete industry management.
Operating a concrete pump boom requires focus and staying alert at all times — especially when working in and around high-voltage areas. Electrocution is one of OSHA’s “Fatal Four” leading causes of workplace deaths in the construction industry.
Contact with high-voltage power lines is the most common cause of fatal and serious accidents related to the operation of concrete pump placing booms. It is the position of the American Concrete Pumping Association that placing booms shall never be operated within 20 feet (50 feet when the voltage exceeds 350kv) of energized overhead power lines (the danger zone). Power line injuries can only be eliminated with the cooperation of everyone on the job site. Each party has responsibilities, as follows.
ACPA, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) Build with Strength Coalition and Habitat for Humanity International partnered in 2021 to fortify affordable and sustainable housing across the U.S. using concrete and insulated concrete forms (ICFs). We set a goal to construct 50 concrete homes in 50 states in five years and are on target to exceed that goal. ACPA is proud to be part of this project and our members have played a key role in bringing it to fruition. We estimate the total value of contributions of ACPA members is close to $250,000 in donated materials and services.
