The Precast Podcast

For 15-Year's Jason Flibotte has been a trusted leader as part of the Shea Concrete Products trucking team. Jason primarily operates our "Heavy Hauler's" as part of the companies trucking fleet and delivers products throughout New England and beyond.

With up to 100,000-pounds of total truck weight under his control on a regular basis, Jason is responsible for a "ton" while out on the open road.

For over 18-year's Jay Bozek has been an integral part of the Shea Concrete Products team. Jay prides himself on being the very best at his craft and making sure each customer is 100% satisfied with every product installation.

From priding himself in having the best looking truck in the fleet to making trucks shine as a "side hustle" he looks forward to many more successful years in the driver's seat!

For approximately 5-Year's Nate Brissette has been an integral part of the Shea Concrete Products team and specifically at our Nottingham, NH facility location. Nate prides himself in being able to perform any job at any time and he leads by example on a daily basis. Nate has continued to develop himself as a leader within the company and has had the opportunity to work through exciting opportunities offered by the NPCA. Nate continues to develop himself on a daily basis and brings his best every day!

For over 9-Year's Shea Concrete Products has advertised on WEEI. A strong bond exists between Gerry Callahan and Greg Stratis (Shea Concrete Products – President) through marriage. As close to Brothers as you can get Gerry and Greg have a great relationship off and on the airwaves. Shea Concrete's marketing efforts as part of the WEEI Morning Show and throughout the day are a daily conversation topic when working with company partners, customers, and throughout the engineering/specifier community in New England.

The WEEI Morning Show has a strong presence throughout New England (and beyond) and offers Shea Concrete an incredible marketing opportunity during the morning hours (5:30-10am). During the podcast episode, we sit down with WEEI Morning Show Co-Host Gerry Callahan and talk his personal history, connection to Shea Concrete Products, Boston Sports, and even get some words of advice for folks starting their journey in sports reporting.

For over 15-Year's the ReCon Retaining Wall System has been a strategic product line for Shea Concrete Products. Shea Concrete is the largest manufacturer of the ReCon Retaining Wall System in North America and this year is showing promise for being the most productive to-date!

In this episode we sit down with ReCon's CEO (Stan Hamilton) and President (Al Pfannenstein) to discuss all things ReCon. Since 2000 the ReCon Retaining Wall System has helped pave the way for the large retaining wall block market and providing value in gravity wall applications and beyond. From backyard masterpieces to seawalls on the Atlantic Ocean the ReCon Retaining Wall System has become a "go-to" product in New England with ReCon's expertise/industry knowledge teaming up with Shea Concrete's proven product quality, industry-leading customer service, and ability to deliver project after project with technical support from conceptual project design through final project installation. We look forward to working side-by-side with ReCon for decades to come and continuing to be the industry leader in the New England market.

As Shea Concrete Products approaches its 70th Anniversary later this year it is being led by a very capable group! The Shea families 3rd-Generation is made up of four sisters who all work in different aspects of the business and bring a "can do" attitude to work day in and day out. Join us to learn from Brenda, Kathleen, Mary, and Noopy as we discuss past, present, and future. Navigating the precast concrete industries ever-changing environment is a welcome challenge for "The Shea Ladies of Precast".

With the acquisition of Utility Precast in 2010 Shea Concrete Products continued to complement its product line offering with Prefabricated Precast Concrete Buildings by Easi-Set. Frank Dimando (Product Manager – Easi-Set) has been with Shea Concrete Products for over 8-years and has successfully managed the installation of over one hundred Easi-Set and Easi-Span buildings throughout New England. In this episode you will learn about Shea Concrete Products capabilities in delivering and servicing prefabricated precast concrete buildings and how Frank actively manages all aspects of the process from initial site visit to final building installation.

With the acquisition of Utility Precast in 2010 Shea Concrete Products continued to complement its product line offering while taking up a physical presence in the Southeastern portion of Massachusetts. This Rochester, MA located facility was constructed in 1988 and Greg Bates (Operations Manager) originally joined Utility Precast in 1996 after initially joining the industry with another organization. Greg has been in the Precast Concrete industry for approximately 25-years and brings his industry knowledge to work day in and day out. In this episode, you will learn about Greg's history and introduction to the precast concrete industry and all-things specific to our Rochester, MA facility focusing on providing value to the utility industry and beyond.

Shea Concrete Products is the largest manufacturer of the ReCon Retaining Wall System in North America. We produce exceptional product, provide industry-leading service, and go the extra mile to help all involved bring a retaining wall project from conceptual design to completion with on-site construction support. Larry Cutts and Ted Dimando manage and support the ReCon Retaining Wall System with installations throughout New England. We are excited to continue the process of introducing company employees and now Engineered Products that we produce and support through our podcast initiative. We hope our subscribers and listeners enjoy learning from Larry and Ted through their 15-years with the company!

Rich Walsh has been a trusted employee of Shea Concrete Products since 1984. Rich began his career as a driver and transitioned to a sales specific focus shortly thereafter. We are excited to continue the process of introducing company employees through the podcast initiative and hope our subscribers and listeners enjoying learning about "Boomer" and his almost 35-years of history!