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President's Message
Wow! What a great winter meeting we had this year, right? Great weather for the golf outing on Thursday, a fun reception, dinner and awards 'show' that the evening, and really super participation during the Education Foundation, FPCA BOD, and FDOT meetings on Friday. It was fantastic to see some folks that attended the summer meeting back-to-back (a fantastic sign), and also getting to meet some new folks.
A couple of things really stood out for me; first, was the solid slate of activity laid out by the education committee under Lloyd Kennedy's leadership that the Education Foundation will be able to fund in 2018. As the second objective in our strategic plan, education has and will continue to be a cornerstone of the FPCA. Secondly, was the unity and long-term view our industry and associates steadfastly display during the FDOT liaison meeting. We always strive to be diplomatic, courteous, and a willing partner with the FDOT, and I continue to be really proud of how we table and discuss technically complex, and sometimes tricky interpersonal, issues in a substantive professional manner. I was also pleased at the reaction to some of the newer initiatives regarding research partnerships FPCA might be in a position to help foster.
My heartfelt thanks to you all for your continued support and sponsorship of the organization, foundation, our events and activities. I was worn out but had a great time, and can't wait until we get together this summer.
Lenny Salvo, President of the Board
Coreslab Structures (Orlando)
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Could someone please tell me what had happened and how is it that we're already looking at April?
As I get more and more developed into my role, I find myself being pulled into all directions all at the same time and managing my time will be a skill set I will continue to have to sharpen.
I want to take this opportunity to provide the
State of FPCA Education Foundation.
Mr. Michael Quinlan of Coreslab Structures (Orlando), continues his leadership and dedication as Chairman of the Foundation. We have updated our bylaws to reflect our current business model. We have added/replaced two (2) members on the Board of Trustees; Mr. Andy Wilkerson of Vulcan Materials Company to replace Frank Suarez and Mr. Ryan Cartwright of Standard Concrete Products to replace Del Hight. Ryan will also serve as Treasurer for the Foundation.
The Foundation has official adopted the Winter Meeting, aka, Fundraising Golf Outing & Dinner to take full advantage of the Foundation's tax exempt status. All financial transactions will be coordinated under the Education Foundation account. All proceeds go to support education activities at Florida colleges and universities. Financially, we are healthy and at 2018 Winter Meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a $10,000 budget for 2018 spending toward education activities. These includes sponsoring professors to PCI national meetings, 2 student bus tours to prestressed plants, sponsorship toward PCI Big Beam competitions and matching awards and educational activities on campus.
State of the Association;
Mr. Lenny Salvo of Coreslab Structures (Orlando)
continues his legacy as President of FPCA for the last year of his 2nd Term. (Personally, FPCA wouldn't have recovered as quickly without Lenny's dedication and leadership, I do really appreciate your guidance and wisdom)
On our Executive Committee, Mr. Vern Smith of Coreslab Structures (Tampa) replaces Mr. Del Hight as Secretary/Treasurer.
On our Board of Directors, we welcomed back Ms. Gay Thompson of Cement Industries and welcome the new Professional Class Member Director, Mr. Anthony Lehman of Hudson Parrott Walker. (Personally, Tony has served as our legal adviser pro-bono, I do really appreciate your time and contributions to FPCA).
Financially, FPCA is on solid ground and in good standing with PCI. We will continue to focus on Marketing, Education & FDOT by re-establishing FPCA presence with industry customers such as architects, structural engineers, professors and students at colleges and universities and working closely with FDOT representatives.
In addition, FPCA will also focus on opportunities and creative techniques on Workforce Development.
On membership, FPCA is supported by 13 Producers, representing 16 plants and 52 Associate/Professional member companies. The Membership Committee continues to look for ways to bring values to all class of memberships, such as, training, networking, sponsorship & recognition.
With all of these activities, we could use more help. We're looking for members that are passionate about this industry and willing to spare a few hours per month to actively participate on our Committees. Please contact me via email at Diep@myFPCA.org or call (407) 758-9966.
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 PCI's Update
PCI to Join Concrete Industry Fly-in to Washington, D.C.
PCI members are invited to participate in the annual Cement and Concrete Industry Fly-In to Washington, D.C., April 24-25. PCI will join the Portland Cement Associate, the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, the National Precast Concrete Association, and many other concrete industry groups to meet with members of Congress on issues of importance to the industry. With infrastructure funding, workforce development and labor issues, and trade issues such a steel tariffs affecting the precast concrete industry, come have your voice heard with by your elected representatives. The reservation cutoff is March 28, 2018. More information on the fly-in, please click here.
Silica Regulation Objective Data Project
The Silica Objective Data Project has begun and an e-mail has been sent out to all Producer and Erector members on March 6, 2018. If you did not receive the e-mail, please contact Jon Grafton at PCI (jgrafton@pci.org).
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 Events
- UF Student Bus Tour - Apr. 3rd - 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- 40 Engineering & Construction students will be visiting Dura-Stress & Finfrock Industries
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Event sponsored by FPCA Ed. Foundation & coordinated by the Ed. Committee
- PCI Level 1 - CMEC Headquarters, Apopka, FL
- 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 - Make room reservation: by calling(727) 281-9536 or online
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Producer 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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