Category: Events

Thank you to our friends at Thomas & Hutton (Mt. Pleasant office) for allowing CP&P to bring a couple of tractor trailers of product and join in some food and fun during our late afternoon “Dine & Learn” in their parking lot. We had 40 folks sign in and everyone enjoyed a beverage of choice...

Virginia Tech LDDI students joined CP&P for an on campus product demonstration. Two tractor trailer loads of precast concrete structures and reinforced concrete pipe we on display to allow the LDDI students a “hands on” view of what they may be specifying when designing future land development projects. The CP&P team had a great afternoon...

A big “Thank You!” to Beaufort County, SC Public Works for attending the combined tour of our Charleston Pipe and Summerville Structures Plants. As usual all CP&P staff did a great job of hosting and explaining the various processes on display. Julianna Corbin, Beaufort Co. Environmental Engineer stated after the tour, “I want to mention...

On Thursday, November 4, Virginia Delegate Betsy B. Carr (69th House of Delegates district) joined several CP&P team members for a tour of both the Ashland Precast Facility, as well as the Hanover Pipe Facility. Delegate Carr observed how the various precast components work together to provide long lasting buried infrastructure systems for our roadways...

Thanks to The Citadel School of Engineering for hosting a Networking Dinner in October. Esther Lopez, Mike Johnson and Ryan Kistler met several of the engineering students there and were able to get to know more about them with a “Super Hero” themed ice-breaker. Each sponsor/student group conducted an exercise where the students programmed the...

CP&P recently sponsored a “Ruck” event in Staunton, VA that supported the SPECIALIST TREVOR BANKS FOUNDATION. Ed Plucinski and Ed Eagle attended the event, which was a fantastic time and a good cause supporting our military veterans in many ways from providing food, PTSD assistance, and other mental health programs. This “Ruck” event supported the...

CP&P welcomed members from Thomas and Hutton, Mattern and Craig, and MRB Group for a combined Charleston Pipe and Summerville Precast Tour on July 20. The tour group convened in the Charleston plant break room for introductions and a safety orientation. Mike Johnson, Billy Norris and Ryan Kistler provided an overview of what the guests...

United States Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC District 1) recently visited with the team at CP&P to meet and participate in a tour of the Summerville, South Carolina operation. After a quick safety orientation, Representative Mace and her aides received a brief history of Concrete Pipe & Precast from CEO, John Blankenship and an overview of...

The team at SeamonWhiteside in Mount Pleasant, SC allowed CP&P to hold a “Dine and Learn” after hours educational/networking event in their office parking lot. Two tractor trailers of precast pipe and product including a retain-it stormwater modular detention section, precast manhole sections, a pond outlet structure, round and elliptical pipe, a precast light pole...

The technical marketing team in South Carolina provided a half-day training on Pipeline Installation at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC. Over 70 local stakeholders attended the training including attendees from multiple engineering firms, local contractors and several of the surrounding counties. Topics included: Overview of Pipe and Soil Science Fundamentals, Transportation, Unloading and Handling...