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Association & Industry News
NRMCA’s M2M Benefit program continues to provide better services and more value to all members; the latest addition is Enviro-Port, an Associate member that offers a variety of aggregate recovery and complete recovery systems, each tailored to specific operational needs by analyzing a company’s recycling goals and potential for expansion or enhancing an existing process. Enviro-Port designs systems for long-term reliability and support by assembling customized equipment on-site. NRMCA members will receive a 1% discount off their recovery systems. Visit all NRMCA dedicated services through the updated M2M webpage where you can explore their offerings. For more information, contact Jacques Jenkins at jjenkins@nrmca.org or Heather Houck at hhouck@nrmca.org.  CONCRETEPAC is NRMCA's bipartisan, multi-candidate federal Political Action Committee (PAC) with a stated goal of electing pro-business, pro-ready mixed concrete industry candidates to Congress. Candidates who support the ready mixed concrete industry have never been more critical and, with mid-term elections just around the corner, the ready mixed concrete industry must be prepared to support the races that matter most. Federal law requires trade associations like NRMCA to obtain permission from its member companies before sharing important information regarding CONCRETEPAC. Authorized executives from member companies are permitted to grant this permission so CONCRETEPAC may share information. Having this approval on file allows NRMCA to inform you of upcoming CONCRETEPAC events but in no way obligates you or your employees to contribute. Click here to grant CONCRETEPAC prior authorization online today so we can keep you updated on the activities and events hosted by CONCRETEPAC, including the Ready to Pour Event and Corn Hole Tournament planned for this fall in conjunction with NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks. Federal law permits a company to grant prior authorization to only one trade association's federal PAC each calendar year. Federal law permits a company to give its prior authorization to a trade association PAC for up to five years at a time. FEC rules prevent CONCRETEPAC from accepting corporate contributions, money from foreign nationals or NRMCA members without prior authorization. Participation is voluntary. For more information, contact Heather Houck or Andrew Tyrrell. The RMC Research & Education Foundation is still accepting registrations for this year’s Walk for Wellness which will take place as part of NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022 and in conjunction with the National Mixer Driver Championship. The walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, at 8:30 a.m. (check in starts at 8 a.m.). Participants may pre-register from the Walk’s informational page. The registration fee is $25 and is tax deductible as a donation to the Foundation. There was a record number of participants last year and the Foundation expects to break that record this year. Sponsorships are also available for this event and are a terrific way to demonstrate your company’s support for the Foundation and the industry. Thank you to Lehigh Hanson, Master Builders Solutions, GCP Applied Technologies and Alan Sparkman for sponsoring the event. For more information, please contact Foundation Senior Director Jennifer LeFevre at jlefevre@rmc-foundation.org or 571-235-6247. 
Buildings
Lionel Lemay, NRMCA executive vice president, structures and sustainability, and Katie Poss, director, sustainability initiatives, will be two of the featured speakers at Chicago Build to be held October 13 - 14 at the McCormick Place convention center. Poss will present on a panel titled Sustainable Construction: Everyone Has a Role along with speakers from Gilbane Construction Company, the steel industry and Commonwealth Edison. Lemay will present on a panel titled Let’s Talk Building Life Cycles - Sustainable Construction Processes, Materials and Operations along with speakers from Skanska and Turner Construction among others. Build With Strength and NRMCA are proud to be a partner of Chicago Build, the leading construction show for the Midwest. Over 20,000 leading contractors, architects, civil engineers, developers and government agencies are expected to participate along with over 350 high-profile speakers. Register here for free tickets. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org. .png) The Net Zero Conference (NZ22) is back and NRMCA is proud to be a sponsor. Join leaders in sustainability for Verdical Group's 9th annual conference and expo dedicated to carbon, climate, equity, ESG, net zero and resilience. NZ22 is scheduled for September 14 - 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center; it will include educational sessions, keynote speakers, exposition hall and the Trailblazer Awards & Gala. NRMCA’s Matthew Lemay and Katie Poss will be presenting on Responsible Sourcing and the Concrete Sustainability Council, and Brandon Wray of NRMCA and Juan Gonzalez of Central Concrete will be presenting The Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint. Learn more and register at www.netzeroconference.com. The Financial Performance Improvement Group will meet at NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022 on Thursday, September 29, at noon. The meeting will feature a brief update on the FPI Group’s activities and also focus on the mission, vision and workplan of the IT Task Group. The IT Task Group, co-chaired by Keith Onchuck of Ozinga and Luis Angulo of CalPortland, is focused on providing the industry with the tools, resources and education necessary to ensure NRMCA member companies are prepared to confront the technological challenges and digital transformation sweeping the industry. If you are an IT professional within the industry, please make plans to attend this critical meeting. If you are an executive, please send your IT professionals. For more information, please contact Andrew Tyrrell at atyrrell@nrmca.org.
Government Affairs
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022 will feature a number of important events for the Government Affairs Committee. First, committee members will meet on Friday, September 30, at 9:45 a.m. to present an update on activities over the past year as well as hear from employment attorney Josh Ulman, who represents the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace on organized labor’s legislative efforts. Second, an education session titled Awakening from their Slumber: What to Expect from Labor Unions will be hosted jointly by the SEO and Workforce Development Committees on Saturday, October 1. This session will be a timely follow-up to Josh Ulman’s presentation at the Government Affairs Committee. Next, ConcreteWorks will feature a General Session address on Sunday, October 2, from former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). During his time in Washington, Senator Gardner was a great friend to the ready mixed concrete industry and we are pleased to welcome him to ConcreteWorks. Finally, CONCRETEPAC will host a fundraiser at a local brewery featuring a cornhole tournament, an In-N-Out Burger food truck, and (responsibly supervised) ax throwing. For more information on this fun event, contact Heather Houck. For more information on CONCRETEPAC, contact Andrew Tyrrell. If you have not yet registered for NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2022, please click here. To view the agenda, click here.
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.png) NRMCA’s Think First monthly safety initiatives feature different industry-specific safety items relevant to seasons, current topics or industry concerns. The initiatives are meant to be shared, used as a training tool, printed, posted or distributed; all of which are encouraged. This month’s release (seen here) is titled Working Around Concrete Pumps… Safely. Click here to view this month’s entry and and all previous issues. For more information, contact Gary Mullings at gmullings@nrmca.org or Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. 
ConcreteWorks
With the wide range of personnel who attend NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks, Association staff works hard to ensure there is ample education content for everyone. Aside from the general sessions, the 2022 program offers five dedicated education tracks: Safety/Environmental/Operations, Concrete Promotion, Materials Technology, Financial/Business, and Workforce. This year’s tracks include topics such as IT Security, Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals, Training Your Own CDL’s and Addressing the Challenges in Quality of Acceptance Testing of Concrete, just to name a few. If you have not yet registered for the event, click here to see the full slate of education and other programming available for you and/or your personnel. If you have any questions about registering or attending the event, please contact meetings@nrmca.org. 
Business Advancement
The Workforce Development Committee will meet Thursday, September 29, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, CO, in conjunction with ConcreteWorks. In addition to lots of networking opportunities, the committee will sponsor 4 (of 16) ConcreteWorks sessions that should be of professional interest: October 1
October 2
For more information, questions or comments, please e-mail Eileen Dickson. With mixed forecasts about construction and materials costs for 2023, ready mixed concrete sales teams will be challenged to work within a contractor’s project management system. As a result, the Certified Concrete Sales Professional (CCSP) Module II is a valuable tool to meet that challenge. It will meet December 6 - 8 in the Dallas area, just the right time to get seriously focused on the coming year. The curriculum ties directly to what sales reps should know that impacts a producer’s business, including learning about a contractor’s estimating methods, bidding process, design, supply procurement, project planning and scheduling. Click here for detailed information, the registration link and staff contact. Engineering
NRMCA has announced the winners of its 2022 Excellence in Quality Awards. Winning Producer members have demonstrated that they followed and exceeded quality management principles over a broad range of activities from commitment to quality, materials management, managing production facilities and product quality control while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. The following companies will be honored on September 30 during the Awards Ceremony at NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks in Aurora, CO.
Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. September 14, Little Rock, AR September 29 - October 3, Aurora, CO October 14 - 15, McCormick Place, Chicago October 18 - 20, Charlotte, NC *Sold Out October 18 - 21, Dallas November 1 - 3, Bowling Green, KY November 7 - 11, Baltimore-Washington Area November 8 - 10, Louisville, KY *Sold Out November 15 - 17, Phoenix November 29 - December 1, Orlando, FL December 6 - 8, Dallas December 13 - 16, Kansas City, MO December 14, Nashville, TN |
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