American Concrete Pumping Association Announces Elections Results

The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the election of its new Executive Board, held January 24, 2018 in Las Vegas at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation.

March 16, 2018

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The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the election of its new Executive Board, held January 24, 2018 in Las Vegas at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation. Elected to serve a one-year term, the newly selected Executive Board includes:

Executive Board:

President: Gary Brown – R. L. McCoy Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

Vice President: Wayne Bylsma – Cherokee Pumping Inc., Hampton, Georgia

Secretary: Eric Duiker – Cancrete Equipment, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Treasurer: Tony Inglese – CPE America LLC, Smyrna, Georgia

Past President: Beth Langhauser, Midwest Placing, Rock Island, Illinois

Also at the January 24 meeting, the ACPA announced results of recent elections for the following board positions:

Pump Directors:

Wayne Bylsma - Cherokee Pumping Inc., Hampton, Georgia

Todd Morgan - Ramcrete Inc., Hamilton, Ohio

Nathan Germany - Tri-Way Concrete Pumping Inc., Roanoke, Texas

Doug Marquis - Conco Pumping and Belting Inc., Fontana, California

Regional Directors:

Region 2: Gary Brown - R.L. McCoy Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana

Region 4: Doug Doggett - Concrete & Materials Placement LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina

Region 6: Chris Pernicano - San Diego Concrete Pumping Inc., Santee, California

Distributor Directors:

Tony Inglese - CPE America LLC, Metter, Georgia

Manufacturer Directors:

Bob Hamilton, Construction Forms Inc., Port Washington, Wisconsin

Peter Mendel - Putzmeister America Inc., Sturtevant, Wisconsin

Gabriel Ojeda - Fritz-Pak Corporation, Mesquite, Texas

For more information about the ACPA, visit www.concretepumpers.com.

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