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On behalf of the entire NRMCA team, we welcome and recognize our new and rejoining Producer and Associate members for the month of September. We look forward to serving you throughout the year.

Producer Members:
B.F. Redi-Mix, Inc. - Bonners Ferry, ID
Robertson Ready Mix - Georgetown, IN

Associate Members:
Fortera - San Jose, CA
Nanogence, Inc. - Lithia Springs, GA
SpecChem - Kansas City, MO

For more information on how to get more from your NRMCA membership, contact Senior Director, Membership Engagement, Amanda Muller at 703-706-4838 or amuller@nrmca.org.

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ConcreteWorks

CONCRETEPAC’s Got Concrete? event is not yet sold out. Please join us at the Denver Milk Market on Saturday, October 12, to support the industry's premier Political Action Committee. Event highlights include:

  • Explore a 16-concept food hall with a wide variety of culinary delights
  • Partake in the open bar and a cocktail-making class
  • Participate in a spring roll-making class
  • Compete with your peers for bragging rights and prizes during live trivia
  • Capture memories at our 360° photo booth
  • Experience the inaugural CONCRETEPAC Booze Walk (a grown-up twist on the classic cake walk)
  • Enjoy games, door prize drawings and more
  • *Transportation is provided

This is CONCRETEPAC’s most anticipated event of the year. The event is scheduled to follow the National Mixer Driver Championship, allowing you and your team to unwind and celebrate after a competitive day on the course. As we approach the 2024 election, your support is crucial. Electing pro-industry, pro-business representatives is vital for advancing our interests in Congress. Your involvement enables NRMCA to advocate effectively on issues that impact the ready mixed concrete industry.

Contact Heather Houck for information regarding prior authorization or registration for this event.

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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 issue, Welding Safety at Concrete Plants – It’s Hot!, is seen here.

Click here to view this month’s and all previous issues. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach.

 

The International Code Council’s (ICC) Performance Code Consensus Committee convened on September 24 - 25, focusing on the development of provisions for the reimagined ICC Performance Code. Attended by committee members and industry experts, the meeting was held at ICC headquarters in Washington, DC.

NRMCA Senior Vice President, Codes and Standards, Shamim Rashid-Sumar (seen here, fourth from left) is a committee member of the ICC Performance Code Consensus Committee and serves as chairwoman of the subgroup on Embodied Carbon and vice chairwoman of the subgroup on Functional Recovery.

As part of Build With Strength’s code advocacy initiatives, NRMCA advocates for performance-based approaches in meeting building design objectives, including reduction of embodied carbon as well as incorporating resilience measures above minimum code requirements.

For more information on Build with Strength and NRMCA’s codes and standards advocacy efforts, contact Shamim Rashid-Sumar at ssumar@nrmca.org.

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NRMCA's Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year Award, now in its 29th year and sponsored by the Truck Mixer Manufacturers Bureau (TMMB), acknowledges the significant contribution of ready mixed concrete truck drivers to the growth and success of individual companies and the ready mixed concrete industry. As a salute to these key members of the concrete production and delivery team, the award recognizes the driver’s career achievement, safety, professionalism, competence and customer service skills in a manner that will enhance the industry and public image of the career of Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional.

The award winner will be honored at NRMCA’s Annual Convention in Tucson, AZ, in March 2025. Applications  must be e-mailed to DOY@nrmca.org by November 30. Click here for more information and to review the entry form. The staff contact is Kevin Walgenbach.

Engineering

NRMCA's Annual Concrete Technology Training and Certification Program (Technical Short Course) was attended by 53 industry personnel in Columbia, MD, the week of September 9. Besides the NRMCA Engineering Division staff, guest speakers included Brett Harris with Saint Gobain discussing chemical admixtures and Ron Terrelonge speaking on quality control procedures.

Results of the certification exams have been sent to the attendees. NRMCA Concrete Technologist Level 2 Certification was earned by 28 individuals and 21 achieved the Level 3 Certification. Geno Luna with County Prestress & Precast and David Rath with Southwest Concrete Paving are congratulated for achieving the highest score of 97% on the Level 2 exam. Mr. Luna also achieved the highest score of 98% on the Level 3 exam.

The support and sponsorship of NRMCA Super sponsors (Chryso/Saint Gobain, Euclid Chemical, Master Builders Solutions and Sika) is acknowledged. Course attendees (seen here) are congratulated for their involved participation.

The next Short Course is scheduled for February 2025; location details are being finalized. For more information, contact Colin Lobo.

Buildings
NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk attended yesterday (October 1) the WS Development and Sublime System’s ribbon cutting ceremony (seen here) for the first commercial application of its low-carbon Sublime Cement™. The concrete placement is located in the indoor public space of WS Development’s One Boston Wharf, Boston's largest net-zero-carbon office building, in the Seaport district. The building is a 707,000 square feet, 17-story, mixed-use structure designed by world-renowned Henning Larsen architects of Copenhagen, Denmark. In addition to 630,000 square feet of office space leased to Amazon, One Boston Wharf Road will feature ground floor retail and a new performing arts center.
 
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   C&W Manufacturing & Sales Co.       Specialty Products Group    

2025
January 14 -16, Denver
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

January 28 - 31, Albuquerque, NM
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 11 - 13, Antioch, TN *Sold Out
Advanced Dispatch Management Course
Co-located with Tennessee Concrete Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 4 - 7, Tucson, AZ
NRMCA 2025 Annual Convention
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

March 18 - 20, Denver
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 18 - 21, Oklahoma City
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

April 8 - 11, Orlando, FL
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

October 10 - 14, Orlando, FL
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2025
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

Calendar

Please note that links for more information and registration for each entry can be accessed here.

October 10 - 14, Denver
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2024
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

October 15 - 17, Denver
CCSP Module I: Technical Product Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

October 17, Chicago
Low Carbon Concrete Symposium
Email: Donn Thompson or 224-627-3933

October 21, McMinnville, OR
Celebrating Concrete's Future and 200 Years of Portland Cement!
Email: Patrick Matsche , 415-672-5275

November 20 - 22, Oklahoma City
Concrete Durability Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 3 - 5, Orlando, FL *Sold Out
Environmental Course
Co-located with Florida Concrete & Products Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 10 - 12, Denver
CCSP Module II: Customer Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

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