Concrete Pipe producers sum up new brand: Water + Resilience + Strength

The American Concrete Pipe Association has effected a major brand update with the unveiling of a new signature intended to be more modern, scalable, and representative of the products or markets the group represents and serves. Underscoring the effort are a new ACPA logo presented as the sum of Water + Strength + Resilience, plus an evolution of the www.concretepipe.org…

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Concrete Pipe group sums up new brand: Water + Resilience + Strength

Sources: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas; CP staff The American Concrete Pipe Association has effected a major brand update with the unveiling of a new signature intended to be more modern, scalable, and representative of the products or markets the group represents and serves. Underscoring the effort are a new ACPA logo presented as the sum of Water +…

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Organizations – December 2022

Joel Sheets, vice president of Operations for Spartanburg, S.C.-based Tindall Infrastructure, was elected 2022-23 National Precast Concrete Association chair during the group’s 57th annual convention, staged last month in Amelia Island, Fla.  “I will work with the Board to increase the visibility and significance of precast concrete products through every channel,” he said. “I look forward to helping this association…

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ACPA 2023 Pipe School set for St. Louis

Source: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas; CP staff “Road to Resilience” is the theme of the American Concrete Pipe Association 2023 Pipe School, February 6-9 at Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The event spans 50-plus classes across Engineering & Marketing, Production and Transportation Forums; poster session for case histories and new products or concepts; and, the Pipe…

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Sustaining Results

A visit with American Concrete Pipe Association Chairman Kurt Johnson Sharing fellow members’ eagerness to put two years of business and workforce disruptions behind them, Kurt Johnson embraces the challenges and positive market signals accompanying his 2022 American Concrete Pipe Association Chairman’s term.  “For more than a century, this organization has pulled member producers, associates and allies together for the…

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Producers and allies mobilize for Concrete Pipe Week 2022

Source: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas The American Concrete Pipe Association-organized Concrete Pipe Week, August 14-20, recognizes the reinforced concrete pipe and precast industry’s strong connection to quality of life. This year’s “Build for the Future. Build with Concrete” theme celebrates the long service life, resilience and sustainability that ACPA members and the industry provide to America’s infrastructure. “Reinforced…

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ICPI, CRSI veteran Hawkins leads American Concrete Pipe Association

The American Concrete Pipe Association has named Steven Hawkins, AIA, CSI, as its new staff president. He arrives with 20-plus years in roles suiting the appointment, most recently serving as director of Marketing and Membership at the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Chantilly, Va. Prior to ICPI, Hawkins was vice president and marketing director for the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Schaumburg,…

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ICPI, CRSI veteran Hawkins leads American Concrete Pipe Association

Sources: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas; CP staff The American Concrete Pipe Association has appointed Steven Hawkins, AIA, CSI, as staff president. He arrives with 20-plus years in roles suiting the ACPA appointment, most recently serving as director of Marketing and Membership at the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Chantilly, Va. Prior to ICPI, Hawkins was vice president and marketing…

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ACPA members, allies gear up for Concrete Pipe Week 2021

The American Concrete Pipe Association will mark Concrete Pipe Week 2021 this month, affirming the contributions of reinforced concrete pipe and precast to quality of life. The “Impacting Communities with the Resilience of Concrete Pipe” theme is a nod to the role of ACPA members in a community’s infrastructure, financial state, long-term sustainability, and overall well-being. “Reinforced concrete pipe has…

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MANUFACTURERS – JULY 2021

Concrete mix temperature control specialist NITROcrete has appointed Stephen De Bever as chief executive officer, succeeding founder Drew Nelson, who transitions to the executive chairman post. De Bever arrives with two decades’ experience in concrete and construction, most recently serving as Standard Precast chief executive officer and Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping chief operating officer.  “NITROcrete technology addresses the concrete industry’s need…

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