Beton America LLC welcomes Jared Fisher to its sales team as western regional sales manager. Jared has over 20 years of construction and sales experience with construction supplies such as concrete-related products for the building industry. Jared also has experience selling and training customers for the specialty manufacture of concrete materials. His most recent experience was selling, supporting and demonstrating laser screeds to concrete finishers in the western U.S.
Putzmeister America, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Reece Hill as parts manager. Reece will oversee parts and customer support operations for the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Reece brings over 15 years of experience in parts sales and service within the heavy equipment industry, making him a valuable asset to the Putzmeister team.
Scott Polachek has been named northeast regional sales manager at Beton America LLC. Scott has over 15 years of sales experience including capital goods sales for the industrial manufacturing market early in his sales career. Scott’s most recent experience includes six years in the concrete pump industry with both parts and equipment sales. “We are excited to add Scott to our sales team and look forward to his contributions to our organization.
On August 6, 2025, DY Concrete Pumps proudly welcomed the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) Manufacturing Express to its headquarters as part of the organization’s Texas Tour. The nationwide outreach program spotlights leading equipment manufacturers, and DY was honored to be the only concrete pump manufacturer included.
The American Concrete Pumping Association is proud to present the 2025 recipients of the Bob Weatherton Scholarship: Dustin Cook, Jack Broccoli and Joshua Cordes. These students embody the leadership and spirit that is integral to the legacy of the late “Big Bob” Weatherton of The Concrete Pump Store in California. Bob served on the ACPA board of directors for more than 40 years and was one of the industry’s most avid champions.
Infrastructure Week returns as Congress starts to consider reauthorization of the federal surface transportation programs, which expire on September 30, 2026. Federal transportation programs support ACPA members. Federal transportation programs fund construction of roads and bridges, transit infrastructure, rail, and port and highway freight projects. These projects are built all over the country and use a lot of concrete, much of which will be pumped.
Earlier this year, Risk Strategies released its 2025 report on insurance market conditions. While the report indicates specific areas like property insurance are stabilizing, casualty lines — including auto liability and umbrella policies — remain under pressure due to rising claims costs, nuclear verdicts and inflation.
The great Bob Dylan released a song in 1964 called, “The Times They Are A-Changin.” The lyrics were about the big political and social changes taking place in the world. Although this song was written more than 60 years ago, we can still sing that song and apply it to what is happening in the business world. Not only is the business world “a-changin,’” but the rate of these changes is accelerating. As Brooks Hatlen said in The Shawshank Redemption, “The world went and got itself in a great big hurry.”
In the third installment of this technical series, we delve into the critical role of admixtures in concrete production and their direct impact on pumping pressures and overall performance. Admixtures, ranging from water reducers to viscosity modifiers, are essential in tailoring concrete properties to meet specific project demands.
The backend pipe system is a critical part of your boom system. This swing elbow, closest to the pump, experiences the highest pressures and pulsations — pressure spikes — during cylinder switchover. Each time the flow direction changes — particularly at 90-degree elbows and reducers — it creates a high-wear zone where the aggregate in the slurry causes impact wear and sliding abrasion against the inner wall of the component. The backend is also a location where many workers (drivers, inspectors and pump operators) are near these components under high pressure. Fortunately, it is also easily accessible and can be inspected regularly.
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ACPA believes that having simple, innovative, cost-effective health plans will help our members solve one of the biggest challenges facing employers today: how to offer high-quality medical coverage without high costs.
Mack Trucks is celebrating the 50th anniversary of REMACK®, its industry-leading remanufacturing division that delivers premium remanufactured parts while significantly reducing environmental impact. Since 1975, REMACK has remanufactured millions of components, transforming used cores into like-new parts that deliver the same reliability and performance as those that are new at substantial cost savings for customers.
The ACPA is dedicated to the education and promotion of concrete pump safety to the concrete pumping industry and for all those who come into contact with a concrete pump on a construction job. We're here to teach you how you, and others around you, can stay safer on the job.
Our instructors have over 50 years of combined concrete pumping experience.
The ACPA is dedicated to the education and promotion of concrete pump safety to the concrete pumping industry and for all those who come into contact with a concrete pump on a construction job. We're here to teach you how you, and others around you, can stay safer on the job.
Our instructors have over 50 years of combined concrete pumping experience.
The following Operator Safety Seminars are scheduled for 2025:
The ASCC is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Ward R. Malisch, who died on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Lebanon, Tennessee, after a courageous battle with cancer. A brilliant engineer, respected educator and dedicated servant to the concrete construction industry, Ward was a valued member of the ASCC family whose contributions left a lasting mark on our organization and membership.
Portland Cement Association, the national association representing U.S. cement manu-facturers since 1916, announced it is changing its name to the American Cement Association (ACA). President and CEO Mike Ireland shared the news in Birmingham, Alabama, during the 67th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference.
Nearly 1,200 cement industry profession-als from around the world attended the event, which is hailed as the cement and concrete industry’s premier annual conference. The association will begin launching the new brand identity in June 2025.
