Massachusetts Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association

What Massachusetts Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association does

MaCAPA is a regional, member-funded trade association headquartered in Grafton, Massachusetts that represents the ready-mix concrete industry across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its member roster spans ready-mix producers, associate suppliers, cement companies, contractors, and design professionals, and the association positions itself as the "Central Clearinghouse of all things concrete" in the two-state region. MaCAPA delivers advocacy, technical specification support, contractor certification, environmental-program administration, and member-networking services, with documented engagement on Beacon Hill and a multi-decade working relationship with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

The association monetizes primarily through recurring annual membership dues across multiple member categories, supplemented by per-event fees for the long-running Golf Classic (34th edition in 2026) and Night at the Ballpark, plus professional-services revenue from proctoring the NRMCA Concrete Exterior Flatwork Finishers Certification course — a credential required by MassDOT, in which MaCAPA holds proprietary proctoring rights in MA and RI. In January 2026, MaCAPA launched a new service line through a partnership with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC): the EPD Grant Program, which subsidizes Environmental Product Declaration generation for ready-mix plants at $3,000 per plant (plus $1,000 for single- or two-plant operators), introducing a public-funds distribution channel not previously part of the association's revenue mix.

MaCAPA also operates a formal government-affairs function — retained lobbying by The Glodis Group and Tenax Strategies, established via a 2017 board vote — and a Political Action Committee (Concrete Producers of Massachusetts PAC) created in 2019 to support industry-aligned legislators. Since 2019 the association has certified more than 2,000 contractors and MassDOT engineers through its NRMCA program, collaborated on a new concrete sidewalk specification released with MassDOT in 2020, and is actively engaged on pending MassDOT Aggregate Source License approvals (target April 2026) and Massachusetts DEP Heavy Duty Omnibus rulemaking.

Name

Massachusetts Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association

Legal name

Massachusetts Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association

Website

https://macapa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MaCAPA is a regional trade association headquartered in Grafton, Massachusetts representing ready-mix concrete producers, suppliers, contractors, and cement companies across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, delivering advocacy, NRMCA certification proctoring, technical specification support, and member networking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services for Ready-Mix Concrete Industry

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specific Technical & Certification Prep (e.g., Construction, Manufacturing, Energy) (EDAGANAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK)

Keywords

• Ready mix concrete
• Trade association
• Industry certification
• Legislative advocacy
• Concrete products

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Association generates revenue through annual membership dues from producer, associate, professional, contractor, and cement company members.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from event registrations including the annual Golf Classic ($600/foursome, $150/individual, $75/retired member, $100 hole sponsor) and Night at the Ballpark ($125/person, $500 sponsorship).
3. Certification Training: Revenue from NRMCA Concrete Exterior Flatwork Finishers Certification courses. MaCAPA has certified over 2,000 contractors and MassDOT engineers since 2019.
4. PAC Contributions: Concrete Producers of Massachusetts PAC accepts financial contributions up to $500 per calendar year from members to support legislators and efforts that further the industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MaCAPA is a trade association that promotes the ready-mix concrete industry in Massachusetts and Rhode Island through advocacy, education, certification, technical support, networking events, and an EPD grant program. It operates as a member-funded industry body serving producers, associates, contractors, and cement companies with lobbying, training, and promotional services for ready-mix concrete.

Product overview

MaCAPA is a trade association representing ready-mix concrete producers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rather than offering a unified technology platform, it provides a portfolio of concrete products including Concrete Paving (with 4x4 Paving Technology), Pervious Concrete, Self-Consolidating Concrete, Flowable Fill, Insulating Concrete Forms, Stamped & Decorative Concrete, Structural Concrete, and Tilt-Up. The association also offers the NRMCA Concrete Exterior Flatwork Finishers Certification program and an EPD Grant Program in partnership with MassCEC to support members in generating Environmental Product Declarations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NRMCA Concrete Exterior Flatwork Finishers Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified over 2,000 contractors and MassDOT engineers through NRMCA training program since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MassCEC has partnered with MaCAPA to support Massachusetts Ready Mix Producers in setting up and generating EPDs for their plants. This funding partnership provides $3,000 per plant with at least 5 acceptable third party verified EPDs, plus additional $1,000 for companies with only 1-2 plants. The program is meant to kickstart MA concrete EPDs until federal support is available.
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association partner providing certification programs, industry resources, and advocacy support. MaCAPA has proprietary rights to proctor the NRMCA Concrete Exterior Flatwork Certification Course in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. NRMCA's Build with Strength initiative is promoted on MaCAPA's website.
• American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association partner promoting concrete pavement solutions. ACPA's Pave Ahead initiative is featured on MaCAPA's website as a resource for the industry.
• Portland Cement AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association partner representing cement manufacturers, providing industry resources and technical expertise.
• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association partner representing aggregate producers, supporting the concrete materials supply chain.
• The Glodis GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment relations and legislative lobbying firm retained by MaCAPA since 2017 to represent and advocate for the ready-mix industry in Massachusetts. Led by Guy Glodis, former State Representative, State Senator, County Sheriff, with over 25 years of government and lobbying experience. Located at 39 Old Cart Road, Auburn, MA 01501.
• Tenax StrategiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic consulting firm providing legislative and regulatory strategy. Matthew McKenna, Senior Vice President and U.S. Army veteran, drives end-to-end legislative strategy for MaCAPA. Located at 100 Franklin Street, Suite 404, Boston, MA 02110.
• MassDOT Research & Materials TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership spanning decades with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MaCAPA's Tech & Spec Committee works with MassDOT on specification and materials changes, current issues, and advocacy for members supplying MassDOT projects. Collaboration included 2-year development of new concrete sidewalk specification released in 2020.
• CIM and UCANEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CIM (Concrete Industry Management) and UCANE (Underground Contractors Association of New England) alongside MassDOT on developing the new interim concrete sidewalk specification released in 2020, including a sidewalk demo test site project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association: Regional trade association serving ready-mix concrete producers in the Carolinas. Operates the same business model as MaCAPA — advocacy, certification, events, networking for producers — making it the closest functional analog in a different regional market.
• Ohio Concrete: State concrete trade association representing Ohio producers. Operates an essentially identical value proposition to MaCAPA — industry promotion, technical support, certification programs, and advocacy — for a different state-level ready-mix market.
• Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA): State-level trade association representing Pennsylvania aggregate and concrete producers. Direct analog to MaCAPA in scope and business model, with the addition of aggregates — a segment that overlaps MaCAPA's stated coverage of "concrete & aggregate producers."
• Tennessee Concrete Association: State-level concrete industry trade association serving Tennessee producers. Closely comparable in business model (membership dues, certification, advocacy, events) and target members (ready-mix producers and allied supply chain), differing only in geography.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Cement Association (PCA): National association representing U.S. cement manufacturers. Listed as a core national partner of MaCAPA; comparable nonprofit trade association structure focused on an upstream segment (cement) of the same concrete value chain MaCAPA serves.
• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA): National aggregates industry association. National partner of MaCAPA representing the upstream aggregate supply chain. Operates the same trade association model — advocacy, technical resources, member services — for a closely adjacent industry segment.
• American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA): National association promoting concrete pavement solutions. Featured on MaCAPA's website as a national partner via the Pave Ahead initiative; comparable trade association structure serving an overlapping but broader scope (pavement vs. ready-mix) within the same concrete industry.
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA): National trade association representing the U.S. ready-mixed concrete industry. Direct upstream partner to MaCAPA — MaCAPA has proprietary rights to proctor NRMCA's certification in MA/RI — and competes with it for member attention and program ownership at the national level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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