AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – welcomed 124 attendees to its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar on Oct. 19-20 at The Westin Irving Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
ST. LOUIS, MO – Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2022 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Twenty-second Annual Conference on September 27th in Grand Rapids, MI.
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., presented its sixth Gaining Strength Award to Leo Zhang, Virtual Construction Manager for The Conco Companies, Fontana, CA, at the 2023 ASCC Annual Conference in September.
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is pleased to announce John Goodrich, Jordon Foster Construction LLC., El Paso, TX, is the eighth recipient of ASCC’s Member Owner/Executive Safety Award for 2023s, presented September 27th at the ASCC 2023 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. The award recognizes one owner/executive of a contractor member company who displays a clear focus and passion for safety and provides leadership that creates a best-in-class safety culture.
ST. LOUIS, MO – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research and Development Foundation, St. Louis, MO, has awarded two scholarships for 2023 to students in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. They are Arie Lynn Milam who attends Middle Tennessee State University and Alejandro Gonzolez-Ortiz who attends California State University Chico. Each award winner received $5,000 and was recognized at the 2023 ASCC Annual Conference held in Grand Rapids, MI.
Concrete Pump Supply is pleased to announce the hiring of Drue Martinez. Drue joins CPS as the new regional sales director and key account manager. Drue brings over 20 years of experience in all facets of the concrete pumping industry, including but not limited to management, operations and sales.
Con Forms has partnered with Pipe Technology (a Westflex Inc. Company) in Whittier, California, to assist in maintaining its high level of service for customers located in the southwestern region of the U.S.. This partnership is designed to increase the focus on support for customers in the southwest U.S. Con Forms has done business with Pipe Technology for more than 20 years and is excited to expand its local inventory, sales and service capabilities.
Putzmeister America, Inc. (PMA) is pleased to announce Aaron Copeland as the new director of operations. Aaron comes to Putzmeister with over 12 years of manufacturing leadership and manufacturing engineering experience. In this role, he will be work collaboratively with production planning/control, supply chain, warehouse, facilities and manufacturing engineering.
CPE America, an authorized distributor of Everdigm and Zoomlion concrete boom pumps and city pumps, announces the promotion of Barbara Loyd to the position of service and spare parts coordinator. Barbara will be responsible for working with new and current customers. One of her main objectives is to coordinate training programs, maintenance, service visits, boom inspections and spare parts for current and new customers. Since joining the company in 2016, Barbara has served in the accounting department.
Construction Forms, Inc. (CFI), a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), announced the acquisition of Tricon Wear Solutions (Tricon). Tricon is a leading manufacturer of abrasion wear-resistant products, specializing in highly engineered steel plates and other fabricated products. The acquisition will broaden CFI’s expertise and offerings in abrasion resistant products for demanding industrial applications.
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, has published its first ALERT!, a new bulletin to apprise members of issues and developments in the concrete construction industry. The first ALERT! covers Portland-Limestone Cement Concrete. “ALERT! bulletins will be published as needed to provide timely notice of unusual, challenging and sometimes complex circumstances affecting the industry,” said Bruce Suprenant, PhD, PE, FACI, ASCC sustainability committee co-chair.
In early 2023, the American Concrete Pumping Association hit the trade show circuit to launch a major job site safety campaign and microsite. WeAreSaferTogether.org brings heightened awareness of ASME B30.27, the safety standard for material placement systems. The campaign highlights the responsibilities of each trade working with or around a concrete pump that are prescribed under the standard, with the ultimate goal of keeping every person on a job site safe.
The B30.27 safety standard addresses the manufacture, inspection, maintenance and use of concrete pumps and concrete conveyors. Most important, it prescribes safety responsibilities to contractors, pump and belt owners and operators, suppliers and others on a concrete pour. Complying with the standard gives each company represented on the job site an increased level of ownership in safety. By partnering together and taking ownership of our individual responsibilities, we can make job sites safer than ever.
The American Concrete Pumping Association recognizes the importance of engaging with both congressional and executive branch policymakers whose work directly affects our members’ business. ACPA’s advocacy targets congressional committees that pass the laws authorizing federal funding for infrastructure programs and regulate the construction and transportation industries. Infrastructure projects use a lot of concrete, and road projects support the good condition of our nation’s roads and bridges on which our pumps travel every day.
According to Kyle Rask, concrete pumping program & risk manager at NBIS, the distinction between the terms “certified” and “qualified” is an essential one that must be made.
Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity® has helped more than 29 million people achieve strength, stability and independence through affordable shelter. The organization builds decent and affordable homes using high-quality, locally available building materials in partnership with homeowners and local contractors. On 48th Street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Habitat built four new homes in fall 2022 and summer 2023 with the help of Kurk Inc., a concrete foundation and excavation contractor serving southeast Wisconsin.
