Irving Equipment in Tiffin, Ohio is pleased to announce Judy Kirby has joined the company as an addition to their accounting and customer service division. Judy brings over 25 years of extensive experience within the industry to Irving. Together, her accounting qualifications and skills make her the perfect fit for Irving.
Construction Forms, Inc. is pleased to announce it is now a stocking parts distributor in the southern California marketplace for Schwing America. Con Forms is stocking a complete line of parts and accessories for all models of pumps manufactured by Schwing. Owners of concrete pumping equipment in southern California are welcome to stop in at: Con Forms–Gardena, 1600 West 139th Street, Gardena, California 90249. You may also contact our branch manager, Rick Hahn, at (800) 553-6656.
Work continues on the final stages of the new ACPA Operator Safety Presentation DVD, which will become the mandatory education requirement beginning January 1, 2012 for all operators seeking ACPA certification or recertification.
If you own a concrete pumping business in the state of California, you’re probably held to some of the most intrusive and complicated regulations than all of the other 49 states—especially when it comes to complying with California’s stringent diesel emission regulations. But even though California may be many miles away, their programs are still viewed by some states as the “model” upon which to build their own regulatory programs, and these could directly affect owners of concrete pumps nationwide.
?Until Congress and the Administration agree to make America's farmers and manufacturers a national priority by passing free trade agreements and investing in critical infrastructure?both proven drivers of economic growth?unemployment will remain unacceptably high and our economy will continue to stagnate.? ?Dennis Slater, AEM President, June 3, 2011
A new video produced by the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) is now available for members to use as a promotional tool. The video titled “Concrete Pumping–The Future of Concrete Construction” uses high-definition video to show the economic, environmental, safety and productivity benefits of today’s concrete pumps. The ten minute presentation utilizes current projects with modern equipment to illustrate the value of concrete pumping.
The upcoming 2011-2012 ACPA Membership Directory will contain a new feature section, Professional Resources, which will allow ACPA members greater access to ACPA member services such as accounting, appraisals, boom inspections, insurance, financing, new and used equipment, accessories and other related concrete pumping interests.
An updated version of the ACPA brochure “Why Pump Concrete” has now been added to the ACPA’s educational and promotional library of materials and is available to its membership.
Featuring some of the latest and the most innovative pumping equipment in the marketplace, the brochure details the benefits and multitude of placing options available to meet the needs of today’s concrete construction projects.
Beginning January 1, 2012 a new element to the safety training education requirement for ACPA Operator Certification will be added to include completion of the ACPA Operator Safety Presentation Program.
As a requirement for ACPA Operator Certification, operators must fulfill ACPA sanctioned safety training. Fulfillment of this training requirement will be available in one of three ways:
