ACPA Announces Safety Training for Contractors

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has announced its Coworker Safety Training program, scheduled to launch spring 2025. Designed for contractors who work with and around concrete pumps, the program aims to bolster safety and education for more than 56,000 concrete contractors across the U.S. The Coworker Safety Training program represents ACPA’s initiative to build a more educated, safer workforce not only for pumpers, but also for the contractors and others working on concrete pumping job sites. Developed in collaboration with the American Society of Concrete Contractors, Coworker Safety Training fills critical gaps in safety training on job sites and provides … Read more

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American Concrete Pavement Association Announces New Board of Directors Chair

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The American Concrete Pavement Association has announced Don Weaver, president of Weaver-Bailey Contractors, as the chairman of the Board of Directors in 2025. Weaver has 50 years of experience in the concrete paving industry, more than 45 of those years being with Weaver-Bailey Contractors, which is based in Conway, Arkansas. Since 2002 he has served as the president and CEO of the company, responsible for all areas of business operations. Previously he served 20 years as the chief operations officer/vice president, and before that was a project manager. Weaver holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of … Read more

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ACPA’s Safety Campaign Microsite Wins Hermes Creative Award

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has announced that WeAreSaferTogether.org has been recognized with a Gold Award by the Hermes 2023 Creative Awards. Marketing consultant and association management services firm AOE worked with the ACPA to develop the microsite as a key component of a safety campaign that brings heightened awareness of ASME B30.27, the safety standard for material placement systems, to concrete pumpers and contractors. The campaign highlights the responsibilities of each trade working with or around a concrete pump under the standard, with the ultimate goal of keeping every person on a jobsite safe. The microsite serves as an … Read more

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ACPA Announces New Board Members

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has elected new executive board at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation in Las Vegas, Nevada, during World of Concrete 2023. New executive board members, who will serve a one-year term, include: Executive Board: President:  Wayne Bylsma — Cherokee Pumping, Inc. Vice President:  Art Fink — CF & T Secretary:  Eric Duiker — CanCrete Equipment Treasurer:  Nathan Germany — Tri-Way Concrete Pumping, Inc. Past President:  Gary Brown — R.L. McCoy, Inc. The ACPA also announced the results of recent elections for the following board positions. Pump Directors: Dennis Andrews — Andrews Equipment Company, Inc. Scott … Read more

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American Concrete Pavement Association Announces White Paper to Support Sustainability

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The American Concrete Pavement Association has released the white paper, “Concrete Pavement’s Role in a Sustainable, Resilient Future,” which synthesizes research on concrete pavement’s contributions to economic, environmental and social sustainability. The report summarizes concrete pavement’s role in sustainability, including: The long lifespan of concrete pavement, which provides the greatest economic value over the long term for taxpayers and end users. Concrete can last 30 years or more before requiring a maintenance cycle. Research supporting concrete pavement’s many use-phase environmental and societal benefits, including improved fuel efficiency, high albedo (which improves the earth’s energy balance and urban heat island effect, … Read more

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