Cranes/Booms

Sermac America Inc. recently delivered its largest operating concrete boom pump to C&C Concrete Pumping Inc. in Miami.

“We have large jobs, so we had a need for a large pump," says Pepi Cancio, Jr., president of C&C Concrete Pumping Inc. "The five-section, 62-meter pump gives us the flexibility we need to cover basically any job, so we have a lot more opportunities.”

The pump was delivered in August and is the largest operating concrete boom pump in Florida.

"With a pump this large, energy consumption can be an issue," Cancio says. "With the Sermac pump, we can pump all the time in low idle. It saves on fuel and on the equipment, and that's important to us."

The American Concrete Pumpers Association has released a new safety DVD titled “The More You Know, The Safer It Gets.”

The video is designed to educate pumpers on safety techniques by walking them through safety checkpoints from the pre-dispatch inspection to cleanout.

In an effort to make the video more user-friendly, the ACPA introduces a character named Bob, who leads viewers through the various checkpoints as he goes through what the group calls a typical day in the life of a concrete pump operator.

“This is a different method of getting our safety message out there.” says Christi Collins, Executive Director of the ACPA, referring to the narrative style that is used in this DVD. “It’s designed to create a more comfortable interactive level between the DVD character (Bob) and the operator. That alone may help the operators to take the safety tips to heart and have a safer day in the field.”

Those wishing to purchase the DVD can do so visiting the ACPA Web site at www.concretepumpers.com and clicking the "Safety Store" button. Members can request a free copy by calling the National Office at (614) 431-5618. The member price for any additional copies is $10, while the non-member price is $30. The DVD also includes a Spanish translation.