Smith-Midland Corporation is very proud of our 3 New NPCA Master Precaster Graduates

Offered as part of National Precast Concrete Association’s Precast University, the Master Precaster certificate program includes precast and prestress-specific training with comprehensive education courses for production, safety, technical, quality control and leadership. It is a hard course and a great achievement. Our three newest graduates for the Class of 2020 represent the 10th, 11th and 12th Smith-Midland Corporation Associates to achieve this recognition.

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Easi-Set Associate Chris Reese completes NPCA Leadership Academy

We are proud of Chris Reese, Senior Engineer for our sister company Easi-Set Worldwide, on his recent graduation from the National Precast Concrete Association Leadership Academy . Chris was chosen to join a small group of select associates from NPCA member companies across North America for the year-long program.

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Smith-Midland takes 1st and 3rd in 2020 NPCA Best Practices Awards

The National Precast Concrete Association announced the winners of their annual Best Practices Awards during the National Convention in Fort Worth, TX on March 5th. Both of Smith-Midland’s program entries won, garnering the Top prize and 3rd place.

William Garcia, Team Leader in the Steel Reinforcing Shop accepts the 1st place prize for Smith-Midland

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Fauquier Health and Smith-Midland Close out Heart Month

Smith-Midland Corporation partnered with Fauquier Health last year to promote the health system’s “WorkPoint Wellness Program.” The WorkPoint Wellness Program is a corporate wellness program offered to local employers to meet occupational health needs, encourage wellness activities including preventative health screenings, educational lectures, exercise classes and more. The program seeks to help employers meet the health needs of their employees, encourage health and wellness, and avoid missed work days. Back in October, the partnership launched during Smith-Midland’s annual health fair.

Estelle Cardenas-McClinton, HR Manager, Smith-Midland, is pictured here with Dr. Shah, Dr. Neel K. Shah, board-certified cardiologist with Carient Heart and Vascular and Meghan Costello, Workpoint Wellness Coordinator at Fauquier Health

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Smith-Midland projects $30.9M Backlog with multiple recent contracts

A recent contract signing for an $8.28M total Army Corp of Engineers architectural design-assist project on an undisclosed Military base in Maryland brings Smith-Midland’s current production backlog total to $30.9M. The project to be delivered in 2021 with production starting in September 2020, is just one of several recently signed, including: a $2.2M Lagging panel project in Northern Virginia; a $3.22M garage at Norfolk International Airport; and several smaller projects across all three production facilities.

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Smith-Midland honors our associates and founder

In late February the entire Smith-Midland Virginia family gathered to celebrate the work anniversaries of their fellow associates. Of special note was the six decades of service from Smith-Midland co-founder Rodney Smith. Matthew Smith (30 years), Dale Brooks (25 years) and Willie Riley (25 years) were also specially recognized for their dedication over so many years of service. A special invitee to this year’s event was past associate and life-long supporter, friend and family member of Smith-Midland, Merry Robin Bachetti.

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Smith-Midland chosen for International Airport project

To meet the air transportation needs of their region over the next 20 years Norfolk International Airport Authority engaged renowned architectural firm Gresham Smith to study and and implement design and structural changes to the facility. The airport currently serves over 3 million passengers a year in one of the fastest growing metro areas in Virginia. As part of the master plan to achieve the needed results, The Airport Authority hired Virginia’s Hourigan Construction to build a much needed long-term parking structure. In turn Hourigan's has contracted Smith-Midland to manufacture and erect $3.22million in architectural precast concrete cladding panels for the complex.

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Ben Brenman Park, Alexandria, VA

The new foot and bike bridge at Ben Brenman Park in Alexandria, Virginia. Smith-Midland supplied the precast concrete footers, posts, panels and hammerhead piers.

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Severn River Bridge Rehabilitation Project

The US 50 span over the Severn River Bridge in Annapolis, MD is 2,856 linear feet long and nearly 100 feet high, serving 125,000 drivers daily.

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$2.2m Transportation Project Awarded to Smith-Midland

Smith-Midland Corporation project announcement. FAM Construction, LLC (a Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers joint venture) has awarded Smith-Midland the contract to supply 6,700 precast concrete lagging panels as part of the I-66 Outside the Beltway Express Lanes project in Northern Virginia. The project will run along the eastbound and westbound lanes of I-66.

Lagging panels are supplied for post and panel walls for the purpose of retaining earth. They will be cast in the Midland, Virginia plant with a variety of architectural designs to coordinate with the overall project design and neighborhood requirements. Production of the panels has begun and will continue into 2021.

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Precast Prospers in 2020

Article from Concrete Plant International wriiten by Bob Whitmore, Precast Marketing Partners, USA 

Precast concrete sectors should grow despite a flat overall year for the construction industry in North America

Despite ongoing labor shortages and indications that the economy is slowing, the precast concrete sector of the construction industry in North America should continue to prosper in 2020. Even as the picture for total construction starts looks flat, the segments where precast is most prevalent are the most likely to grow. That’s the overriding view of construction economists, equipment suppliers and large regional precast concrete manufacturers interviewed in late November 2019 for the Precast Forecast 2020.

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Fauquier Health and Smith-Midland are making Wellness a Priority

News release from Fauquier Health

Smith-Midland Corporation (Midland, VA) recently partnered with Fauquier Health to promote the health system’s newly implemented “WorkPoint Wellness Program.” The WorkPoint Wellness Program is a corporate wellness program offered to local employers to meet occupational health needs, encourage wellness activities including preventative health screenings, educational lectures, exercise classes and more. The program seeks to help employers meet the health needs of their employees, encourage health and wellness, and avoid missed work days. This partnership launched with during Smith-Midland’s recent annual health fair and had participation from over 80 associates.

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