May, 2016 | EnCon Companies

Tpac Announces New Vice President

May 20, 2016/in Press Releases /by EnCon

Phoenix, Ariz. (May 20, 2016) – Tpac, a recognized leader in the design, manufacture, and erection of precast/prestressed architectural concrete building systems in the Southwest, is pleased to announce the promotion of Alan Erickson, to Vice President of Sales and Estimating. Erickson has been with Tpac for eight years, and has served the company as a Project Engineer and a Project Manager. In his most recent role, Erickson has successfully served as Project Manager Business Development and has managed his projects with a sound knowledge of structural systems, serving as the point of contact for all phases of precast design and delivery.

Erickson’s experiences include engineering, precast/prestressed concrete design, project sales, estimating, project management, and new business development. In his new role, Erickson is responsible for continuing his current duties of preconstruction work, project management, and business development, as well as managing the Sales and Estimating team.

About Tpac

Tpac, founded in 1954, is the Southwest’s largest producer of precast/prestressed concrete building elements used in architectural, structural, and transportation applications. Its products are used in parking structures, bridges, and large commercial buildings, including offices and hospitals, stadia, justice/correctional, industrial and mixed-use facilities. Tpac provides design assistance and preconstruction services to specifiers, customers, and the design community in Arizona, Southern California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and West Texas. Tpac is a recognized regional leader in the design, manufacture and erection of total precast concrete structural systems, and has been a certified producer of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute from the inception of the PCI certification program. Please visit www.TpacAZ.com for more information.

Stresscon Corporation is Named 2015 Recipient of The American Legion Medium Employer of Veterans Award

May 13, 2016/in Press Releases /by EnCon

Denver, Colo. (May 13, 2016) – The American Legion has selected Stresscon Corporation as the 2015 recipient of their Employer of Veterans Award for the medium-sized employers (51-200 employees) category.

Stresscon’s award will be presented at The American Legion’s 89th annual national convention in August. The awards, created in 1969, are presented by The American Legion’s National Veterans Employment & Education Commission, and given to recognize businesses across the country that have established outstanding records in employing and retaining veterans, workers with disabilities, and older members of the work force.

Stresscon was nominated for active veteran recruiting and for dedication to hiring veterans. “Stresscon is an active supporter of hiring veterans, and successfully recruits from local military opportunities,” said Rick Driver, Corporate Director of Safety for Stresscon. Driver has been an influential factor to Stresscon’s success in both recruiting and hiring. In July of last year, the company decided to stress the importance of the Veterans First initiative, and developed a hiring plan in collaboration with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center and the Wounded Warrior Project. Driver began recruiting through both programs and now 19% of the Stresscon workforce is active veterans. “We’ve seen a lot of success with the program, and since November have hired 55 veterans,” he says.

To be eligible for an Employer of Veterans Award, companies must be a private-sector business operating for at least five years, cannot restrict its employment to veterans-only, and must have at least 10 percent of its work force made up of veterans. Selection of the Employer of Veterans Awards is made by the National Economic Commission Award Subcommittee, which meets during the annual Washington Conference.

About Stresscon Corporation

Stresscon Corporation designs, fabricates, and erects quality structural and architectural precast concrete structures for the construction communities of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Founded in 1967, and a member of the EnCon Companies since 1993, Stresscon is PCI certified and specializes in institutional and commercial applications. To learn more, visit www.Stresscon.com.

EnCon United Congratulates Stresscon Corporation on Award Winning Ft. Carson Project

May 6, 2016/in Press Releases /by EnCon

Denver, Colo. (May 6, 2016) – Stresscon Corporation’s Fort Carson 13th CAB Barracks project has won a 2016 Rocky Mountain Chapter ACI Excellence in Concrete Award in the Public Project category. The Excellence in Concrete Awards Program recognizes outstanding work and exemplary use of concrete in the construction community. All award winners will be showcased at the Excellence in Concrete Awards program.

The 13th CAB Barracks project features six buildings, containing 15 inch thick insulated load-bearing precast/prestressed concrete panels that support a steel framed floor and roof system, and are designed to meet blast loading and anti-terrorist-force protection criteria. The separate buildings consisted of 486 unique panels that were erected in approximately 15 weeks, resulting in timely completion and turnover to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A collaborative design-build team including M.A. Mortenson, HDR Minneapolis, Structural Engineering Solutions, and Stresscon Corporation participated in creation of six buildings consisting of 207,700 square feet of precast concrete. Precast was determined to be the most efficient method to fast-track this project with a 365 day design to occupancy schedule. The panels were cast at a nearby plant, shipped to the project site, and quickly erected. The significance of this unit’s mission, and the rapid pace of returning soldiers, required that new facilities be erected quickly to keep pace with the demand for services.
Stresscon provided 486 high performance, insulated non-composite wall panels with inset thin brick and acid etched architectural surfaces. The precast panels feature cast-in conventional clay thin brick accented with acid etched, architectural concrete banding. These panels were combined with fully acid-etched panels to accentuate specific building elements. The steady state R-value provided was 32, with the use of insulated non-composite wall panels over the entire precast panel area.

About Stresscon Corporation

Stresscon Corporation designs, fabricates, and erects quality structural and architectural precast concrete structures for the construction communities of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Founded in 1967, and a member of the EnCon Companies since 1993, Stresscon is PCI certified and specializes in institutional and commercial applications. To learn more, visit www.Stresscon.com.