The concrete pipe industry takes its commitment to safe production so seriously that it established a national award to recognize plants that excel in safety, along with the companies that develop innovative approaches to improving worker safety. In addition to the award, the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) introduced a course designed for workers, foremen, job supervisors […]
Population growth, construction booms and extreme weather events put major stress on urban infrastructure. The University of Texas at Arlington is home to cutting-edge, civil engineering research that will lead to new and better development plans for urban communities. “UTA is located in the center of the DFW area, and everyone knows the Dallas-Fort Worth area is […]
Concrete Pipe Week serves to recognize the contributions of concrete pipe manufacturers who provide a quality product to public and private owners who design, build, plan, operate, and maintain the transportation, water supply, water treatment and solid waste disposal systems, and other structures and facilities essential to the U.S. economy and way of life. The […]
The need to improve quality and production of concrete pipe was formally recognized in 1907 when a group of 150 concrete pipe producers from the USA and Canada formed the Interstate Cement Tile Manufacturers Association (ICTMA). Two years earlier, Frank Wilson of Wilson Concrete Company, Red Oak, Iowa produced the first reinforced concrete culvert pipe. Organizers of […]
This is a demonstration of the comparative flammability of polypropylene pipe (PP), reinforced concrete pipe (RCP), and high density polyethylene pipe (HDPE). Dry hay is ignited in three 18 in. by 18 in. pipes and allowed to burn. This is an unedited test conducted on October 21, 2015.
Concrete pipe associations and their corporate members understand that successful concrete pipe production facilities are largely dependent upon modern plants, products that can be easily specified in a highly competitive marketplace, and well-trained people who can produce pipe and other precast products to Standards that are accepted industry-wide. The staff complement consists of a range of professionals from […]
(Concrete Products.com) – The American Concrete Pipe Association projects 400-plus engineers, executives, owners and allied professionals from the North American concrete drainage products segment gathering for the inaugural ACPA Pipe Show, staged concurrently with the 2016 Pipe School, January 4–7 at the University of Texas at Arlington. “We’ve long known there was a growing need […]
(Concrete Products.com) – Proclamations from 11 governors across the U.S. positioned August 16-22 as the inaugural National Concrete Pipe Week, formally recognizing the importance of reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products to citizens’ health, safety and well-being. The contributions of thousands of workers, hundreds of manufacturing plants and other industries that support producers were likewise […]
(Informed Infrastructure.com) – ACPA to Host Concrete Pipe Industry Trade Show More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and other professionals representing the North America concrete pipe industry will gather in Arlington, Texas, next January for the 2016 ACPA Pipe Show—a trade show exclusively for the concrete pipe industry. Created and run by the American Concrete Pipe […]
Automated and fully robotic concrete pipe plants, the Quality Cast certification program, a culture of plant safety, and continuous technical training combine to assure owners, contractors, specifiers and designers that they are working with a modern material and a variety of pipe and precast box products that will perform for the design life of projects. To strengthen […]
Join us in Arlington, TX for this year’s Pipe Show, featuring the all new Pipe Show with B2B Exchange. For more information and registration, click here.
(APWA Reporter) – This article by Barbara Richard, Director for Pulaski County Public Works Department, Little Rock, Arkansas was published in the APWA Reporter page 134, August 2015. “Presenting technical information and knowledge based on science and widely-accepted standards is the way to compete for the supply of materials and products for projects that have […]
(Press Release) – National Concrete Pipe Week Declared for August 16-22 Several states join call to celebrate industry’s contributions to society DALLAS (August 11, 2015) – Governors across the United States are dedicating a week this summer to some of the most overlooked, taken-for-granted, yet irreplaceable products on Earth. For the first time, National Concrete Pipe […]
(Water & Wastes Digest.com) – The industry will gather Jan. 4 to 7 at University of Texas – Arlington More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and other professionals representing the North America concrete pipe industry will gather in Arlington, Texas, next January for the 2016 ACPA Pipe Show—a trade show exclusively for the concrete pipe […]
(UTA.edu) – Concrete Products and Storm Water Solutions reported that the North American concrete pipe industry will gather at UT Arlington next January for the 2016 American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) Pipe Show and School. “We’ve long known there was a growing need and desire in the concrete pipe industry for a show all our own, […]
(Storm Water Solutions.com) – The industry will gather Jan. 4 to 7 at University of Texas – Arlington More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and other professionals representing the North America concrete pipe industry will gather in Arlington, Texas, next January for the 2016 ACPA Pipe Show—a trade show exclusively for the concrete pipe industry. Created […]
(Concrete Products.com) – More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and allied professionals from the North American concrete drainage products segment will gather for the inaugural ACPA Pipe Show, staged concurrently with the association’s 2016 Pipe School, January 4–7 at the University of Texas at Arlington. “We’ve long known there was a growing need and desire in […]
Concrete Pipe Week 2015 – August 16-23 National Concrete Pipe Week will be observed from August 16-22, as the nation formally recognizes the vital importance of reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products to the health, safety and well-being of our citizens. The contributions of thousands of workers, hundreds of manufacturing plants and other industries […]
(The Concrete Producer.com) – Industry to gather Jan. 4-7 at University of Texas – Arlington for 2016 ACPA Pipe Show, held concurrently with the annual Pipe School. More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and other professionals representing the North America concrete pipe industry will gather in Arlington, Texas, next January for the 2016 ACPA Pipe Show […]
(Concrete Products.com) – The American Concrete Pipe Association established its Qcast Awards to recognize member plants that stand above peer operations on the most important measures of production quality. The “Quality Cast” Plant Certification Program, commonly known as Qcast, is the recognized standard for quality assurance in concrete pipe, covering inspection of materials, finished products […]
Over the 170-year plus history of the American concrete pipe industry, precast concrete pipe products have not been the only choice for specifiers. Alternative materials have ranged from wood to clay to steel and thermoplastics and now there are composites. However, there has never been a time as there is now when there have been as many […]
Purpose: To recognize state DOT Departments and leaders which have demonstrated creative and innovative accomplishments through projects that have been designed utilizing precast concrete pipe or boxes. Promote public awareness of the activities and contributions of state DOTs and the ACPA and its members. Eligibility: Any state DOT may enter this Award Program. State DOT’s and […]
Listen to Matt Childs and Rick Traylor on PlayMakers Talk Show – 770 KAAM The broadcast was aired Friday, May 29 at 3 pm on 770 KAAM. It is now streamed online at KAAMRadio.com. Steve Klein, host of PlayMakers Talk Show begins his show with an interview of the ACPA execs for about 10 minutes.
(ConcreteProducts.com) – Extended American Concrete Pipe Association Marketing Committee duty, coupled with a long track record as Sherman-Dixie Concrete Industries’ director of Technical Marketing, afford Michael Kusch a different perspective than most ACPA chairmen, typically plant owners or chief executives. In his first address to members as chairman during the ACPA convention last month in […]
(TheConcreteProducer.com) – Every concrete pipe plant in North America is committed to producing quality products. But as in other industries, there’s good, there’s excellent and there’s exceptional. The American Concrete Pipe Association established its Qcast Awards to recognize those plants that stand above the rest on the most important measures of production quality. The ACPA’s “Quality Cast” […]
It would be ideal if underscoring the value of concrete pipe was as simple as pointing to legacy pipelines and culverts that have performed as designed for decades and even centuries. That is not the case, because new specifiers, designers, regulators and contractors are entering the market continuously while veterans in the industry leave, taking their […]
(Water&WastesDigest.com) – The winners were recognized during a ceremony at the organization’s annual Pipe School held in Orlando The American Concrete Pipe Assn. (ACPA) announced winners of its Qcast Awards, which are designed to recognize plants that stand above the rest on the most important measures of production quality. The ACPA’s “Quality Cast” Plant Certification Program, commonly known as Qcast, […]
(StormWaterSolutions.com) – The winners were recognized during a ceremony at the organization’s annual Pipe School held in Orlando. The American Concrete Pipe Assn. (ACPA) announced winners of its Qcast Awards, which are designed to recognize plants that stand above the rest on the most important measures of production quality. The ACPA’s “Quality Cast” Plant Certification Program, commonly known as […]
(ConcreteProducts.com) – “The State of Colorado recognizes the concrete industry as important to further development in our state and appreciates the hard work, dedication, and the efficiency of its employees,” proclaimed Governor John Hickenlooper April 24 as he designated that the date “forever after shall be known as Concrete Day in the state of Colorado.” […]
Every Minute Counts: Accelerated Bridge Construction in the Fast Lane By Jim Washabaugh, Sales Manager Northern Concrete Pipe Inc. The new precast concrete box culvert/bridge on Michigan’s M-142 over Phillip Drain exemplifies Accelerated Precast Construction (APC) to quickly replace culverts and small bridges in ways emulating ABC (Accelerated Bridge Construction). The award-winning M-142 project in 2014 called for removal of […]
(WaterWorld.com) – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA), a nonprofit organization primarily composed of concrete pipe manufacturers in the United States and Canada, acknowledges the successes of its engineers and applauds the contributions of women in particular in the engineering industry. Women in engineering and manufacturing are valuable in the concrete pipe industry. Working in such […]