In November 2018, flames from the Camp Fire, named for its place of origin on Camp Creek Road, raged for 17 days, taking 85 lives and destroying property, memories, wildlife and infrastructure in its path. Burning 240 square miles, the Camp Fire was the deadliest fire in the United States in 100 years. It was […]
By Douglas Holdener, P.E., Director, Florida Concrete Pipe Association Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) provided the ideal repair solution for the ongoing failures of a private office park’s 20-year-old HDPE pipe system. In July 2018, County Materials Corporation began supplying CrownPointe Commerce Park in Orlando, Fla., with more than 1,600 feet of 54-inch diameter RCP […]
Twenty-eight students with experience ranging from 2 weeks to multiple decades took part in last month’s ACPA Quality School in Maddison, WI. Students learned all about concrete pipe and precast products with fifteen topics presented by five industry leaders from across the country over a three day period. Students learned about materials, mix design, reinforcement, […]