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Association & Industry News
You’ve got the products and services our conference attendees want, so why not meet your potential customers in the right place at one time, at NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022. Exhibitors will be assigned space on a first-come, first-served basis by exhibition management. Exhibit space costs can be found on both the Exhibitor Quick Facts and Exhibitor FAQ’s webpage. Reserve your space in the expo hall by downloading and completing the Exhibitor Application and returning it to NRMCA along with the required payment. NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022 takes place September 29 - October 3 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, CO (metro Denver) and will be co-located with the Portland Cement Association's (PCA) fall committee meetings on September 29 - 30. The Exhibitor Prospectus, registration and hotel reservation information for this year’s event are available online. For more information, please contact Senior Director of Meetings Jessica Walgenbach at jwalgenbach@nrmca.org. 
Buildings
The Nashville, TN, hub of the Carbon Leadership Forum is hosting its next free webinar, titled Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA): Introduction and Tools on Wednesday, July 20, beginning at noon Central time. Hear from three experts representing Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, One Click LCA, Tally and EC3. Click here to register. For more information, contact Katie Poss at kposs@nrmca.org or 615-979-7264. NRMCA is looking for individuals to serve on its Board of Directors. Serving on the NRMCA Board is a rewarding opportunity to give back to the industry. NRMCA represents a broad range of ready mixed concrete companies across the U.S. and its success is a direct result of the skills and expertise of its professional staff working in conjunction with Board members. Director nominees must be committed to promoting NRMCA programs and working in the best interest of its membership and the industry at large. The Board provides strategic direction, fiduciary oversight and governance of the organization’s operations.
SEO
NRMCA is continuing to accept registrations for the 16th National Mixer Driver Championship to be held on Saturday, October 1, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, CO. We encourage companies to register drivers as soon as possible. Please use the Driver Attendee choice for registration type. The official Driver Rules & Procedures and Driver Schedule of Events can be found online. The deadline for registering drivers for this year’s event is Friday, August 12. Please note that drivers are now required to register for the event online; NRMCA no longer offers the fax/email-back option. Also, as in the past, driver supervisors will need to register separately and NOT as a driver guest. Driver supervisors will register using the Driver Supervisor registration type. Finally, in helping to ensure a successful event this year, we encourage everyone to please review this year’s opportunities for sponsorsing the National Mixer Driver Championship. For more information, contact Gary Mullings or Jessica Walgenbach. With the vast majority of producers’ employees working in operations and production, NRMCA offers a full gambit of classes that support skill development against national job standards. The following are open for registration. 2022
2023
More information and registration links can be accessed for each of the above through NRMCA's main calendar listing. These classes earn NRMCA's STEPS "Operations and Production" Track certification, CCPf. STEPS is the ready mixed concrete industry's most prestigious employee professional development program, supporting career development and job retention/succession planning. For more information, contact Jessica Walgenbach at jwalgenbach@nrmca.org. 
Pavement
NRMCA Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge recently presented at a virtual seminar hosted by the Ohio Concrete Association (OCA). The program, Design and Construction of Concrete Roundabouts, was well received with over 150 engineers and municipal officials attending. The event was organized and managed by OCA Northwest Promotion Director Wayne Moening. “There are currently over 8,800 roundabouts in use in the U.S. and it is estimated that another 500 could be added annually for the foreseeable future. It is certainly a target market that deserves attention,” Kresge said. The presentation highlighted the benefits of using concrete pavement when constructing a roundabout. Additionally, roundabout pavement design considerations and jointing recommendations were discussed. For more information, contact Phil Kresge at pkresge@nrmca.org. 
Business Advancement
The Concrete Sales Professional Certification classes celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2022. Class content was developed, and continually revised, to not only provide sales tools that drive revenue but to set job standards and performance expectations. All four classes will be held in Dallas over a six-month period; Dallas was selected because it is centrally located to much of the U.S. with two large airports near the class location. Please note that each class stands alone so classes do not have to be taken consecutively; nevertheless, it is recommended. • Module 1: Concrete 101 - October 18-21 Click here to view NRMCA's main calendar page which contains links for each of the above classes. For more information, contact Jessica Walgenbach at jwalgenbach@nrmca.org. NRMCA Member News
NRMCA Producer Member Silvi Materials is at the forefront of ready mix companies that are using social media to promote its business along with presenting the industry as a whole as a valued, vital part of their communites. To learn more how and why Silvi Materials decided to emphasize social media, NRMCA Content Creator and Communications Manager Malachy Joyce recently traveled to Fairless Hills, PA, to speak with Vice President of Sales and CMO Larry Silvi III who sees social media as a huge opportunity to bring light to the industry through a communctaions method that has vast untapped potential. Andrew Athias, social media & digital marketing coordinator for Silvi Materials, speaks on how Silvi strives to not only be a company that people love to work for, but a company that seeks to position itself as well known throughout greater Philadelphia. Click here to view the Silvi video. If your company would like to replicate Silvi Materials' social media outreach efforts, contact Malachy Joyce at mjoyce@nrmca.org. 
Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. July 14, Lino Lakes, MN August 1 - 2, Centennial, CO September 14, Little Rock, AR September 29 - October 3, Aurora, CO October 18 - 20, Charlotte, NC October 18 - 21, Dallas November 8 - 10, Louisville, KY November 15 - 17, Phoenix November 29 - December 1, Orlando, FL December 6 - 8, Dallas December 13 - 16, Kansas City, MO |
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