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.
Unique pattern and color make this pervious concrete pad stand out.
Pennsy Supply Co.
Engelman Construction
Lenanon, PA
The Lebanon County Conservation District has installed several facilities around the Lebanon Valley Agricultural Center campus that help mitigate the effects of storm runoff from impervious surfaces by capture and reuse, or, by somewhat replicating the natural system of rainwater infiltration. One of the facilities that replicates the natural system is a pervious Portland cement concrete picnic pad located behind the Center.
In an attempt to show property owners, contractors, and designers, creative yet practical ways to address runoff from impervious areas, the Lebanon county conservation district designed a fairly unique two color pervious picnic pad.
After forming the basic rectangular footprint of the pad the concrete contractors, Engelman Construction and Evans Construction, utilized flexible vinyl forms to delineate the two colors. The dark gray concrete was placed the first day. The second day the contractors placed the red concrete. It creates a nice visual effect.
The picnic pad functions as a decorative concrete area for staff to enjoy their lunches while demonstrating that pervious concrete can be designed and placed to be aesthetically pleasing.
The public is free to view these facilities and ask questions during normal business hours. Contact Karl Kerchner (717-272-3908) with any questions.
Concrete, It Just Makes Cents!
Built into a hillside, ICF construction met the challenge of this project site.
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.