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Just before the break for the holidays, on December 21st CP&P was contacted by grading and utility contractor J. L. Raper Corporation out of Statesville, NC.  They were just awarded an emergency sinkhole repair project located at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Bus Terminal Parking Lot on Wilkinson Boulevard just outside of downtown Charlotte, NC.  The...

Expansion has begun in Ashland, VA… Forty-Six shipping containers filled with machinery and molds are making their way across the Atlantic Ocean towards Ashland, VA. Meanwhile, the footprint for a new building is cleared of product and finished goods, ready for groundbreaking to make way for the new PERFECT Manhole system. PERFECT is a state...

When constructing the Lower Sycolin Sewage Project in Leesburg, Allen Meyers Construction installed several sanitary sewer manholes completely lined with AGRU and fabricated with PREDL FRP Base Liners. Extreme site conditions included installing a sanitary sewer pipe 20 to 25 feet deep, with a high ground water table, limited access, all within feet of a...

As part of the region’s plan to support the new Volvo automotive plant Ridgeville and prepare for other nearby industries, improvements are being made to the Lower Westvaco Road in Berkeley County, SC. As part of the road improvements, Landmark Construction installed a couple of precast concrete Box Culvert runs produced at CP&P’s Summerville facility....

Expansion has begun at the Ashland, VA facility to make way for the new PERFECT Manhole system. PERFECT is a state of the art, monolithically cast manhole base and invert channel that is stronger and provides superior hydraulics. The PERFECT manhole’s interior surface and pipe openings are based upon computer generated mapping for precise transfer...

As part of a $19 million upgrade of the aging underground electrical network in downtown Roanoke, VA, Carolina Conduit Systems buried a 20 feet by 10 feet by 12 feet high precast concrete electrical vault beneath First Street, within view of Appalachian Power’s office at the corner of First Street and Franklin Road. The new...

National Concrete Pipe Week was officially observed August 14-20, 2016, in recognition of the vital importance of reinforced concrete pipe and precast concrete products to the health, safety, and well-being of citizens throughout the U.S. The governors of 25 states recognized National Concrete Pipe Week by way of official proclamation, including every state within CP&P’s...

Below is an excerpt from a national publication describing CP&P’s new batch plant at Jessup… In February, Concrete Pipe & Precast, LLC, based in Ashland, Virginia, USA, fired up a new, automated batching system at its Jessup, Maryland, plant. The 70,000 square foot production facility experienced an equipment failure in its aging batch plant last...

This project is highlighted by an underground storm water detention system composed primarily of 72” pipe and fittings assembled in a three-barrel loop. It was designed to handle the intense rainfall runoff typically generated during heavy rain showers. The arrangement of the three barrels of 72” pipe provides the necessary short term storage of the...

With the formation of our new business, CP&P, we want you to know that we strive for and achieve a high degree of excellence in our operations and in our products. One of the ways by which we achieve excellence in our business is through plant certifications. We work each day to make high quality...