The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30 minutes to 60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
Masters Ready Mixed Concrete
Wayne Companies
Montrose, PA
Diaz Manufacturing is a locally owned and operated wood products manufacturer located in Montrose, PA. The company specializes in kitchen and bath cabinet doors and drawer fronts, and produces solid wood counter tops, mouldings and millwork. Diaz has a 19,000-square-foot back parking lot to accommodate its raw material receivables as well as the heavy trucks that transport its finished goods. Despite the harsh winter weather that comes to Montrose each year, Diaz receives and makes shipments year-round.
The lot was gravel, but with a growing business, Diaz needed a solution to keep up with its increased traffic and alleviate downtime through winter weather.
The job went very smoothly and we will look at other opportunities to use RCC.~ Garrett Ramsey, Roadmaster Shippen Township
~ Garrett Ramsey, Roadmaster Shippen Township
The entire project was completed in only 2 days. In fact, the most time-consuming piece of the project had nothing to do with the RCC. Due to multiple expansions of the lot, there were several grade changes that needed to be leveled before a surface could be laid. Outside of this work, the RCC was placed and ready to drive on in less than 24 hours.{image_2}
After laying 6 inches of RCC over the gravel, Diaz opted to add a layer of spray asphalt sealer on top. Although the RCC would prove durable on its own, the added spray coat serves a very specialized purpose in the local climate. The darker top will absorb sunlight in the winter to help melt ice and snow.
“RCC is economical, strong and low-maintenance,” said Wayne Stephen, Wayne Companies. “It works well for anyone who has heavy truck traffic. Just about everyone who we’ve done an RCC project for asks us back to do another RCC project.”
Built into a hillside, ICF construction met the challenge of this project site.
Unique pattern and color make this pervious concrete pad stand out.
The project featured tilt-up concrete construction as well as pervious and roller compacted concrete pavements.
Pervious concrete was selected because it offered a life-cycle cost advantage over asphalt.
Pervious concrete allowed the addition to be built, while maintaining impervious cover limits.
The building features Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) construction.
RCC placement met pavement load requirements and need for quick construction turn-around.
Concrete was the answer for the severe rutting that the street was experiencing.
Project is one of only eight strong walls in the US, and the only one poured monolithically
The program is delivered in one (1) module and it should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will receive a certificate of completion once you pass the quiz. The bookmarking feature will allow you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.