{"id":16091,"date":"2021-12-20T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/?p=16091"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:20:45","slug":"concrete-strategies-takes-the-outdoor-demo-to-new-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/2021\/12\/20\/concrete-strategies-takes-the-outdoor-demo-to-new-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete Strategies Takes the Outdoor Demo to New Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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In 2018, the then-TCA president, Tim Manherz, challenged his young, high-potential leaders, Chase Carter and Hector Valenzuela, to lead the TCA Outdoor Demo as part of the 2018 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo. TAS Commercial Concrete Construction LLC took the event to the next level with Chase and Hector\u2019s leadership and, in 2019, Rick Galloway and his team at Martin Concrete Construction Inc. raised the bar even higher in Atlanta. The outdoor demo at the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo has seen young professionals emerge into leaders who have become invaluable to the success of this event, and this year was no exception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s outdoor demo was the best yet,\u201d said Joel Foderberg of IconX LLC. \u201cConcrete Strategies set a new standard for how to set up a successful event!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Barclay Gebel\u2019s team at Concrete Strategies in the driver\u2019s seat, the 2021 outdoor demo, sponsored by 3M and White Cap, was yet again taken to the next level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an honor of a lifetime to be elected [as] the 2021 TCA president and for Concrete Strategies to host the 2021 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo in our hometown of St. Louis, Missouri,\u201d said Barclay Gebel of Concrete Strategies. \u201cWe constructed our first tilt-up panel in 1989 on a project located in St. Louis, Missouri, and to get the opportunity to host the TCA convention 32 years later in our own yard was priceless,\u201d said Gebel. \u201cWe are proud of the \u201cShow-Me\u201d state of Missouri and gave it our best to make this the best outdoor demo yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking place in the \u201cShow-Me\u201d state, the outdoor demo was all about showing off the latest and greatest tilt-up technologies, and there is no better way to learn about new tools, techniques, and products than to see them in action firsthand. Attendees got an up-close look at new formliners in action, tested out some new rebar tying tools, tried out a new adhesive product, checked out some new connection details, and lots more at the 2021 outdoor demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusiness in the front, party in the back! The outdoor demo is the most interactive time at the convention with in-your-face demos and entertainment,\u201d said Cliff Saunders of GluDown Inc. \u201cManufacturers getting to show their stuff while getting to know contractors on a cool, casual level with drinks and music is a one-of-a-kind experience!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concrete Strategies took hosting the outdoor demo up yet another notch by introducing \u201cMeet the Machines\u201d in St. Louis. Attendees were invited to get up close and personal with a variety of heavy equipment used on today\u2019s most demanding tilt-up jobsites. Operators were on hand to discuss features, give their reviews, and share their tips for operating and maintaining these massive investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe outdoor demo continues to be an indispensable industry event, and it keeps getting better each year,\u201d said Brad Nesset of Leviat. \u201cI can think of no better opportunity for the many members of the tilt-up industry\u2014designers, contractors, and manufacturers\u2014to be able to come together and discuss new techniques and products and actually be able to see them employed in a setting and at a scale that deepens everyone\u2019s understanding of the advances occurring in tilt-up construction,\u201d said Nesset. \u201cIt was a great way to kick off the annual convention!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2022 outdoor demo will take place during the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo in Denver, Colorado. Watch for more information, coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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