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 Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) presented its sixth Gaining Strength Award to Leo Zhang, virtual construction manager for The Conco Companies, Fontana, California, at the 2023 ASCC Annual Conference in September. The award was established to acknowledge up-and-coming individuals aged forty and under from member companies who go above and beyond to promote and professionally represent the concrete industry. Candidates are judged based on letters of recommendation from industry organizations.
Cemstone was recently recognized nationally for its commitment to environmental excellence. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) presented the Commitment to Environmental Excellence — Central Region award to Cemstone for its Worthington, Minnesota ready mixed concrete plant. This marks the eleventh time since 2011, and ninth year in a row that a Cemstone plant has been recognized with this award.
SCHWING America is excited to announce several changes within its knowledgeable and customer-focused sales team.
Mark Berggren has been promoted to director of aftermarket parts. In his past 26 years at SCHWING, he has made important contributions as part of the publications, training and marketing departments. In his new position, Berggren will be responsible for sales of genuine SCHWING parts for the company’s complete line of truck-mounted concrete pumps, stationary pumps and truck-mounted conveyors.
DY Concrete Pumps has continued to add staff and promote from within in order to continue the impressive growth seen over the past five years. Ryan Malowney has rejoined the DY regional sales team to cover Canada and California. Ryan’s vast knowledge of concrete pumps will be a great fit in his new role with DY. Ryan can be contacted directly at (213-633)9132 or via email at ryan[at]dyconcretepumps[dot]com.
Alliance Concrete Pumps, a leading manufacturer of high-quality concrete pumping solutions, is proud to announce its continued support to the concrete industry, by contributing to the annual Concrete Industry Management (CIM) auction. This year, Alliance will be donating their very popular truck-mounted concrete line pump, a JMP-60H, that will be auctioned off on January 24, 2024, during the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas.
SCHWING America recently held two real-world demonstrations of our new S 51 SX pump at our factory: one on August 15 and the other on September 15. SCHWING customers from around the country, as well as SCHWING employees, were invited to see the new SCHWING S 51 SX in action.
The S 51 SX features a five-section RZ5 placing boom with a 2525H-6 pump kit, and outputs 213 cubic yards per hour at 1,169 psi of pressure on concrete. The pump has an impressive vertical reach of 164’5” and a horizontal reach of 147’4”.
Concrete Pump Supply, an Atlanta-based company and member of the Concrete Pump Manufacturers Association (CPMA), announces their successful completion and ASME B30.27 certification as a concrete pumping systems manufacturer. Concrete Pump Supply has always produced high quality products that perform under the most tested of circumstances, but is now officially certified by the CPMA.
SCHWING America recently added two new employees to its dedicated service team, further growing the largest support staff in the industry.
Andrew Estes has joined the team as a boom inspector for the West Coast, and he is an experienced welder with American Welding Society certification. Boom pump inspections assure the longterm performance of SCHWING equipment.
The American Concrete Pumping Association is proud to present the 2023 recipients of the Bob Weatherton Scholarship: Leighton Landreth, Shelby Willy and Dustin Cook. 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.
Amanda Mitchell has joined the ACPA management team as its new membership services coordinator. Amanda will be responsible for recruiting and onboarding new members and serve as committee coordinator for the ACPA Membership Committee. In addition, she will lend administrative support for the Bob Weatherton Scholarship Fund, ACPA Awards and ACPA’s popular “At the Hopper” roundtable discussions.
The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) has been making great strides in building a more educated, safer workforce, not only for pumpers but also for the contractors and others who work with and around concrete pumps. We are pleased to provide the following updates that promise to enhance the industry’s level of training and safety in 2024.
