Blog | Category: Technical (Page 2)
NSW Draft Position Paper - Short Legging Booms
30-10-2017
Attached is the SafeWork NSW, Draft Position Paper on short legging for concrete delivery booms. It’s a very topical issue and one the Standards Australia Committee ME091 is currently attempting to address nationally.
Are your new reducers fracturing or breaking?
27-10-2017
If you have recently purchased a reducer that has shown signs of failure, cracking or breaking let us know in the short 30-second form.
CPE Machinery - New stock arriving late september
12-09-2017
Some of Australia’s largest projects rely on Putzmeister concrete pumps to get the job done, proving the confidence contractors have in Putzmeister equipment and the service and advice provided by local dealer CPE Machinery.
The Big Pour - Rapidcrete
03-07-2017
Matt Boyer and his team at Rapidcrete completed "The Big Pour" at ICL's new Slag Grinding Facility in Melbourne. Watch now!
30 Second Industry Survey - Please Complete!
27-06-2016
The CPAA is attempting to calculate the size and scope of the concrete pumping industry. By completing this form you are helping us do just that.
CPAA Members lead Shotcrete Event
17-03-2016
On March 16, the Concrete Institute of Australia’s (CIA) shotcrete technical evening in Melbourne was well attended by consulting engineers, product manufacturers, materials suppliers and academics.
Outrigger Crushing Safety Bulletin
29-09-2015
CPAA Safety Bulletin - Outrigger Crushing Hazard This safety bulletin has been published to highlight to owners and operators of concrete placing booms of the hazards and risks to workers and public being injured by opening of closing outriggers.
Australian Standards Update - AS 2550.15
11-09-2015
Under the guidance of the National Management Committee and the adopted strategic plan, the Association has been working closely with Standards Australia to develop a project proposal to re-establish a comprehensive review of AS 2550.15
The History of Portland Cement
13-05-2015
Everything we do here at the CPAA is about concrete! We love the stuff! So when we find the original document of the creation of Portland Cement, we go a little crazy. Patented by Joseph Aspdin in the year “One thousand eight hundred and twenty four” (1824) the two-page document outlines the key ingredients and processes needed to make “Artificial Stone”.
Global Concrete Pumping Industry Report 2015
16-03-2015
Deep Research Reports, a leading research company has released a Global Concrete Pump Industry Report (March 2015). The 187 page report presents research on global products, applications, developments, and market trends. The report summarises the past five years of capacity, productions, profit and costs produced by leading concrete pumping companies around the globe.
