By: Douglas J. Holdener, P.E., Florida Concrete Pipe Association The recent restoration of a 2.2-mile section of historic McGregor Boulevard from Colonial Boulevard to Poinciana Avenue in the City of Fort […]
ASTM pipe committees make an impact on water systems and safety By Cicely Enright Published in the July/August Issue of ASTM Standardization News While it’s not completely clear how much […]
Rubber Gasketed and Lined RCP Used in a Large Diameter Tunnel for LA County Sanitation District Sewer A 142-inch diameter tunnel to accommodate a 90-inch diameter PVC-lined reinforced concrete pipe […]
America`s infrastructure owners continue to face challenging times when facing needs to expand and improve existing transportation modes, while maintaining elements of existing systems. Proper inspection, management, and maintenance of aging […]
(Storm Water Solutions.com) – Products help contractors stay on schedule Expansion of U.S. Highway 20 in northwest Iowa from two lanes to four lanes had been planned for decades. The […]
by Claire Suttles Interview with President Matt Childs and report on the American Concrete Pipe Association. …Because different jobs call for different pipes, the ACPA wants to make sure that […]
Appointment to the American Concrete Pipe Association Executive Committee three years ago put A.C. “Bo” Gossett, III on track to become 2016 chairman, where he sees an opportunity to advance […]
By Matt Childs, P.E., President American Concrete Pipe Association Some champions of competitive materials are asking why their products are not used more often in pipelines and culverts. The organizations […]
It took nearly 20,000 feet—more than three and a half miles—of concrete pipe running under a railroad, a local road, several access roads, an expressway, and a golf course, and […]
Minnesota’s city, county, state and consulting civil engineers are currently free to determine which type of culvert and storm sewer material is suitable for their projects. It’s a civil engineer’s […]
The North American concrete pipe industry is rapidly expanding its knowledge base of all materials, products, design and production technology for drainage pipeline systems. Driving this expansion is the globalization of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
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 […]
(Storm Water Solutions.com) – Several states join call to celebrate industry’s contributions to society Governors across the U.S. are dedicating a week this summer to some of the most overlooked, taken-for-granted, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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) […]
(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 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 […]
(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 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, […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]