The Precast Podcast

The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) and Shea Concrete Products are presenting "Precast Days" 2021 in New England as a unique educational opportunity to provide students, specifiers, engineers and contractors (or anyone else interested in the Precast Concrete Industry) with an up-close & personal experience at a New England-based precast concrete plant. Our NPCA Certified precast concrete plants are opening their doors to explain the precast manufacturing process and demonstrate the equipment, technology and engineering expertise that goes into making resilient precast concrete products day in and day out. We will be hosting events at each of our four facilities and offering plant tours (with the ability for participants to earn 1-PDH Credit Certificates) and have local food trucks onsite to make sure everyone is well fed! Join us at one event or at all four during the first 2-weeks in November.

Shea Concrete Products is excited to announce our 6th "Virtual" Technical Engineering Seminar.

This "virtual" seminar opportunity allows for participants to obtain three (3) individual professional development credit hours as follows:

1. 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH)
2. 1.0-"NHDES Subsurface Systems Bureau" Credit Hour (NHDES Subsurface Designers & Installers)
3. 1.0-"NEIWPCC" Soil Evaluator (SE) Training Contact Hour (TCH)

Topics include how to describe soil horizons, soil color, redoximorphic features, soil textures, soil consistence, soil structure, geomorphic descriptions, and soil taxonomy at the soil series level. Participants will learn about the basics of soil profile development and its application for soil interpretations.

Over 70 years later, our family-owned and operated business is continuing to grow so we can continue delivering quality solutions and unmatched product quality and service to the New England construction market.

After hosting three recent job fairs we are continuing our search for new teammates to join us as we continue expanding our product line offering and reach throughout New England. Are you interested in a new career … Are you searching for new challenges … Or are you ready to learn and grow your skillsets within the Precast Concrete industry?

We are offering a wide variety of career opportunities throughout our three facilities in MA and one in NH. Call us today at 800-696-SHEA to join our winning team!

From initial handshake through final installation we have you covered with our Precast Concrete Stairs product line. In this Episode we sit down with our very own Rich Walsh and go through our Precast Concrete Stairs offering step-by-step. With every project opportunity our goal is to make your entrance the "Talk Of The Town" with multiple stair offerings and industry leading service. We appreciate the opportunity to deliver value directly to your front door.

From initial handshake through final installation we have you covered with our Easi-Set Precast Concrete Buildings. Being an engineered product the only limit to our Easi-Set buildings is making sure we can physically deliver the final product to your site with our trucking fleet!

We work with you the entire way to ensure every detail is exactly to your specification and we are at your construction site to ensure the installation is completed properly and on your schedule. Please join us for a conversation with our in-house experts to discuss all-things Easi-Set Precast Concrete Buildings. We appreciate the opportunity to deliver value to your construction project!

Now almost 1/6th of the way into 2021 and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel through a New England Winter we have our sights set on another exciting year of retaining wall opportunities!

We have been manufacturing ReCon retaining wall block since 2003 and have seen consistent growth in product acceptance year over year. We currently manufacture the retaining wall block at our Amesbury, MA and Wilmington, MA facilities and utilize our trucking fleet to deliver on-time value throughout New England & beyond. We are currently the largest manufacturer of the ReCon Retaining Wall System in the World and in 2020 set a new company record in manufacturing over 178,000-Square Feet of retaining wall block!

From a manufacturing perspective this calculates to manufacturing/shipping 140-blocks per "work day" in 2020. As we make our way through 2021 we look to make quality changes to our product and service offering and are eying the 180,000-Square Foot mark.

Thank you for supporting The Precast Podcast and we look forward to the opportunities March 2021 will bring!

Not more than an hour after recording Episode 33 of the podcast our first case of COVID-19 at our headquarters facility was confirmed. What else could 2020 throw at us? Was it another challenge to deal with or another opportunity to learn from? We chose the latter.

Along with other opportunities to learn from as the calendar turned to 2021 we again sit down with Greg Stratis (President - Shea Concrete Products) and talk through the good ... the bad ... and the ugly. Through it all our team of dedicated professionals pulled together to learn, grow, and make the business stronger and more resilient to work through the next opportunity ... And we know there will be many more opportunities! As with every day moving forward ... The sun will come out tomorrow and our American flags will be waving proudly as you drive by our headquarters facility in Amesbury, MA!

Where did this year go? I mean… Where did this year come from? In this episode of The Precast Podcast we sit down with Greg Stratis (President - Shea Concrete Products) to discuss 2020. An interesting year to say the least and one that will be remembered for years to come. We have learned a lot this year and we are excited for what 2021 will bring. We will continue to make adjustments, evolve, and do our very best at delivering consistent value and industry-leading service to our employees, customers, and partners. Merry Christmas to all and to a great 2021 ahead!

Admixtures 101 will explore the basics of concrete admixtures from use, classification, and different types of technologies available in the market today. We will also look at specifications and guidelines that drive the need for the use of admixtures, to accomplish many things in both plastic and hard properties of concrete.

This presentation provides an in-depth introduction to the underground infrastructure rehabilitation market. This includes inspection and condition assessment all the way through trenchless "no-dig repair solutions for critical storm, sewer, and water infrastructure.