Florida Precast/Prestressed Industry News - January   2018  Edition
President's Message

Good grief where did 2017 go? Happy 2018 everyone as we move into 61 years...incredible! Thanks to you all for making the FPCA diamond anniversary memorable.

A few nights ago, I had the honor of meeting for dinner with a number of the FPCA past presidents. The business at hand was their duty of nominating the next slate of officers and board members, but of equal importance was the business of storytelling and learning. All of the men and women at that table are pillars of the prestressed industry in Florida and the nation. It's always beneficial when one can interact directly with a person who has walked in your shoes.

We're excited for 2018 and really energized to further implement the five focus areas that came out of our strategic planning meeting in October; Marketing and Educating Specifiers, Educating Faculty and Students at State Universities about Precast/Prestressed Concrete, continuing our FDOT Liaison efforts, Workforce Development, and enhancing Associate Member Involvement. Volunteers are welcome and needed for all of these 5 areas, so please let us know if one or more is something with which you'd like to get involved. 

I look forward to seeing you all at Mission Inn.


Lenny Salvo, President of the Board
Coreslab Structures (Orlando)
MenuExecutive Director's Update

I would like to echo Lenny's sentiment, concerning the Nominating Committee, of what a pleasure it was to have so much FPCA history and current industry leaders in the same room.  It was absolutely an honor for me, Lenny and Tom Newton, as Immediate-Past President serving as Chairman of the Nominating Committee to play hosts to the first Annual Nominating Committee Dinner at Moonfish Restaurant in Orlando.  Unfortunately the event took place on one of the coldest nights in Florida, so a few could not attend.  I personally hope in future years, we could continue to have more complete attendance from all of our Past Presidents to learn from their experiences on how to better our industry.  Like Lenny, I took away a few things to add to my activities to better our Association.  Besides the gathering of old friends, these active Past Presidents are also responsible for nominating the slate of Officers and Directors for 2018.  The slate of nominees was sent to the general membership on Jan. 7th, 2018.  The approval of the 2018 Officers and Directors will take place at our Annual Membership Meeting at Mission Inn Resort & Club on Friday, Feb. 2nd at 8:00 AM.

L to R: Tom Newton, Gate Precast Co., Chairman (2013-14), Diep Tu, FPCA Executive Director, Earl Shimp, Gate Precast Co. (2007-08), Gay Thompson, Cement Industries (2001-02), Mike Quinlan, Coreslab Structures (Orlando) (1986), Lenny Salvo, Coreslab Structures (Orlando) (2015-Present), Robert Finfrock, Finfrock Industries (1980), Glen Switzer, Dura-Stress (2009-10)

2018 Slate of Nominees

Officers:
  • President - Mr. Lenny Salvo, Coreslab Structures (Orlando)
  • Vice-President - Mr. Kurt Podoll, Standard Concrete Products
  • Sec./Treas. - Mr. Vern Smith, Coreslab Structures (Tampa)
  • Immediate-Past Pres. - Mr. Tom Newton, Gate Precast Co.

Directors:

  • Producer - Ms. Gay Thompson, Cement Industries
  • Producer - Mr. Jared Lester, Dura-Stress
  • Producer - Ms. Kristin Purcell, Spancrete Southeast
  • Producer - Mr. Lloyd Kennedy, Finfrock Industries
  • Associate - Mr. Aaron Lamb, BASF
  • Professional - Mr. Anthony Lehman, Hudson Parrott Walker


Education Foundation Fundraising Golf Outing & Annual Membership Meeting
Feb. 1st & 2nd - Mission Inn Resort & Club, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

Sponsors & Donors

Platinum Sponsors
Lehigh Hanson & BASF

Lanyard Sponsor
Pfeil Design

Beverage Cart Sponsors
GCP Applied Technologies & Wire Mesh Corporation

Lunch Sponsors
Argos US & Stalite Structural Lightweight Aggregates

Tabletop Display
Architectural Polymers, Ultra-Span Technologies, US Formliner & Shuttelift

Golf Hole Sponsors
JVI, ALP Supply, Meadow Burke, E.R. Jahna, Architectural Polymers, LEAP Associates Int'l, Spancrete Southeast, & Mi-Jack Products

Cash Donation
Cement Industries & LEAP Associates International

PCI_UpdatePCI's Update
 
PCI Materials on OSHA Silica Rules Compliance More Important Than Ever

PCI members have probably heard by now that the legal challenges brought by various industry groups to the new OSHA silica dust regulations had been rejected by the federal courts in late December 2017. PCI will continue to work with other industry trade groups and the administration on minimizing the impact of the new rules on construction sites and plant locations. Regulations are already in place for construction sites, with new rules for general industry (plant locations) scheduled to take effect in June 2018. Members are urged to take advantage of the wealth of materials available on how to guide your company through compliance, in the Members section of the PCI website.

PCI Government Affairs Update

With the push on tax reform and all the other activity of 2017, and heading into another busy year in Washington in 2018, PCI consultant The Smith-Free Group has prepared a summary of activity and a look at 2018, including a prognosis on infrastructure funding and other important issues in 2018. You can access the summary report here .


PCI BOOKSTORE and ePUBS

PCI publications are now available for FREE on the PCI website!

The PCI Bookstore is offering discounted prices as shown, to all members making an online order of any of the following publications:

Shipping/handling charges still apply
  • PCI Design Handbook, 7th Edition (MNL-120-10) - $25
  • Architectural Precast Concrete Manual, 3rd Edition (MNL-122-07) - $45
  • Architectural Precast Concrete Color and Texture Selection Guide, 2nd Edition -
  • (CTG-10) - $5
  • Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete Design, Revised 2nd Edition - (MNL-115-68) - $2
  • Precast Prestressed Concrete Piles, Chapter 20 Bridge Design Manual (BM-20) - $5
  • Design and Typical Details of Connections for Precast and Prestressed Concrete
  • (MNL-123-88) - $10

Stay current with the most comprehensive selection of books and ePubs anywhere.



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Upcoming_EventsUpcoming Events

  • PCI Convention & National Bridge Conference - Denver, CO - Feb. 20th - 24th.
  • Florida's Concrete Bowling Ball Competition - 9:00 AM, Feb. 16th @ FC&PA Headquarters
  • UCF Student Bus Tour - Mar. 2nd - 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 50 Engineering students will be visiting Finfrock Industries, Coreslab Structures (Orlando) & Dura-Stress
    • Event sponsored by FPCA Ed. Foundation & coordinated by the Ed. Committee
  • UF Student Bus Tour - Apr. 3rd - 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 50 Engineering & Construction students will be visiting Dura-Stress, Coreslab Structures (Orlando) & Finfrock Industries
    • Event sponsored by FPCA Ed. Foundation & coordinated by the Ed. Committee 

  • PCI Level 1 - CMEC Headquarters, Apopka, FL
    • Mar. 26th - 28th
    • Aug. 27th - 29th
  • PCI Level 2 - CMEC Headquarters, Apopka, FL
    • Mar. 29th - 30th
    • Aug. 30th - 31st
  • PCI Level 3 - FC&PA Headquarters, Orlando, FL
  • ACI Concrete Strength Testing Technician
    • Click here for dates, locations & registration form
  • ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician
    • Click here for dates, locations & registration form
  • Concrete Field Inspector Specification
    • Click here for dates, locations & registration form
  • 450 Specification Certification
    • Click here for dates, locations & registration form
  • FPCA Summer Convention - Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach - Aug. 9th - 12th, 2018

ProducersProducer Members
(For contact information, click here)

Cement Industries - Ft. Myers
Coreslab Structures - Orlando, Tampa, Miami
Colonial Precast Concrete - Placida
Dura-Stress - Leesburg
Finfrock Industries - Apopka
Gate Precast Co. - Jacksonville, Kissimmee
Metromont Corp. - Bartow
Pre-Cast Specialties - Pompano Beach
Skanska Civil SE - Pensacola
Spancrete - Sebring
STABIL Precast Products - St. Petersburg
Standard Concrete Products - Tampa
Structural Prestressed Industries - Medley


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