ACI & TCA Certify More Than 800 Tilt-Up Professionals

TCA, in concert with the American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces there are now more than 800 certified Tilt-Up Supervisors and Technicians. As of Sept. 12, 2006, 169 Supervisor and 646 Technician certifications have been issued, for a total of 815 total certifications. Of those 815 certifications, 76 were issued in Canada. The number of certified […]

Message From the President: Worth the Price of Admission

Well this year’s convention has come and gone, and planning is well underway for next year. The theme is ‘TILT-UP: It’s a System!’ Sounds simple enough, and maybe it is. So why then are we compelled to focus an entire convention around this theme? Perhaps our customers don’t quite understand tilt-up or we need to […]

Message From the Director: Looking Forward to Convention 2007 — Tilt-Up: It’s A System

The second TCA Annual Convention is in the books but before we move on to the third Annual Convention I want to thank all of you who made the 2006 event a success. Dana Scott (Scott Systems) and Jim MacKinnon (Saunders Construction) deserve special thanks. As the local volunteers, a lot of coordination, in particular the […]

TCA 2006 Convention Recap

By: Ben Saltzman, Tilt-Up Concrete Association The 2006 Tilt-Up Convention, “M.A.S.S. Appeal – Achieving New Heights,” held in Englewood, Colo., was an outstanding educational and networking event. As the Tilt-Up association continues to grow, so does the size and importance of this annual event. Contractors, engineers, architects, marketers and managers spent the days in education […]

Looking Ahead to World of Concrete 2007

By: Wendy Ward, Constructive Communication As a sponsor of World of Concrete 2007, TCA is offering several educational events. To be held in Las Vegas from Jan. 22 to Jan. 26, this year’s World of Concrete stands to be one of the largest. With a mega marketplace that features more than 800,000 net square feet […]

Q&A With Ben Saltzman

You’ve probably received phone calls and e-mails from him. Maybe you’ve even seen him at World of Concrete or the Convention. Ben Saltzman, Member Communications Director, wears many hats at TCA and works to meet the needs of all members. Read on to learn more about Ben and his role with the Association. Q: What […]

Tilt-Up Certification Gives Contractors an Edge in the Marketplace

By: Wendy Ward, Constructive Communication, Inc. Today’s owners are savvier than ever before and use a variety of methods to determine if a construction professional is right for a project. As such, certification programs have become one of the most prominent tools for owners to verify the experience and knowledge of professionals. In fact, some owners […]

Message From the President: Getting What We Wanted

As I write this letter, we are just past mid year, and by all accounts, the industry is booming. In fact, just the other day we were celebrating that we have a warehouse to build while we thought “what a treat that will be!” That’s right….. a warehouse! I looked back at our last 20 […]

Message From the Director: Expanding Tilt-Up Applications

Tilt-Up construction has long been recognized as THE solution for distribution centers, manufacturing operations, and big box retailers. These building types comprised over half of the nearly 750,000,000 square feet of structures enclosed by Tilt-Up in 2005. Early projections show a continued trend in market expansion in 2006 and beyond as contractors build larger and more diverse […]

Past Presidents Speak Out: Where We’ve Been, and Where We’re Headed

As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the TCA this year, TCA contacted past presidents of the Association to garner their thoughts about the growth of Tilt-Up over the years. Read on to learn what some of the industry leaders think about where the Tilt-Up industry has been and where it is headed.   […]

New Record Sales for Tilt-Up in the United States During 2005

With more than 753 million square feet of buildings (approximately 301 million square feet of wall panels) constructed using Tilt-Up in 2005, and approximately 664 million square feet of buildings (approximately 265 million square feet of wall panels) constructed in 2004, the industry experienced a growth rate of 13 percent in 2005. The annual growth rate is based on […]

Celebrating 50 Years

By: Ed Sauter, Executive Director Tilt-Up Concrete Association As TCA readies to mark the association’s 20-year anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate one of our member’s accomplishments. Headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., Prizio Construction has a significant milestone this year – they constructed their first Tilt-Up building 50 years ago. Since […]

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