Precast Concrete Association of Virginia

What Precast Concrete Association of Virginia does

Precast Concrete Association of Virginia (PCAV) is a Virginia non-stock, non-profit trade association founded in 1992 and headquartered in Richmond, VA. The association is dedicated to the growth of the precast concrete industry in Virginia by educating and partnering with specifiers, installers, and end users on the advantages and proper utilization of precast concrete products and systems, and by representing its members in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

PCAV's product footprint centers on infrastructure-grade precast concrete goods manufactured by its member companies — including precast box culverts (3-12 ft spans), 3-sided bridges and culverts (6-42 ft clear spans), reinforced concrete pipe (12-144 inches), elliptical concrete pipe, retaining and sound barrier walls, stormwater management products, and VDOT-specific inlet structures and endwalls (DI 1-11, EW 1-12). Technical specifications conform to ASTM, AASHTO, and VDOT standards. The association itself does not manufacture; rather, it publishes the proprietary PCAV Stake-Out Manual for installing precast drainage structures, developed by producer members with VDOT recommendations.

PCAV operates on a subscription/membership revenue model funded by annual dues from Producer Members (manufacturers such as Smith-Midland, Concrete Pipe & Precast, Rinker Materials, Faddis Concrete, Nansemond Precast, Permatile Concrete Products) and Associate Members (suppliers such as Concrete Sealants, Press-Seal, A-LOK Products). Go-to-market is event-driven: quarterly newsletters, annual reports, four signature meetings per year (Winter with VDOT, Legislative Day, Annual Meeting, Fall with VDOT), and active legislative outreach to the Virginia General Assembly. Core strategic partnerships are with VDOT (regulatory and standards collaboration), the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA), and Virginia transportation construction associations (VTCA, VCTA). Customer concentration is high, as the underlying demand for member products is dominated by VDOT and Virginia state/local government infrastructure procurement.

Name

Precast Concrete Association of Virginia

Legal name

Precast Concrete Association of Virginia

Website

https://precastva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Precast Concrete Association of Virginia (PCAV) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1992 that educates specifiers and end users, represents member precast concrete producers, and coordinates standards and legislative advocacy in partnership with VDOT across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Precast concrete products
• Trade association services
• Infrastructure construction standards
• Stormwater management products
• VDOT-spec concrete drainage

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Producer Members and Associate Members, with dues and method of payment determined by the Board of Directors for each category of membership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PCAV is a non-profit trade association that represents precast concrete producers and associate member companies operating in Virginia. It delivers member services including industry advocacy at the Virginia General Assembly, technical standards development (such as the PCAV Stake-Out Manual), educational events with VDOT, networking, quarterly newsletters, and promotion of standardized precast concrete infrastructure products (box culverts, reinforced concrete pipe, three-sided bridges, retaining walls, stormwater management products, and VDOT inlet/endwall structures).

Product overview

The Precast Concrete Association of Virginia represents a portfolio of precast concrete infrastructure products manufactured by its member companies. The core product offerings include precast box culverts (3-12 feet spans), 3-sided bridges and culverts (6-42 feet clear spans), retaining and sound barrier walls, reinforced concrete pipe (12-144 inches diameter), elliptical concrete pipe, stormwater management products, and VDOT-specific inlet structures and endwalls. These products are designed for transportation, drainage, water management, and infrastructure applications across Virginia, with technical specifications meeting ASTM, AASHTO, and VDOT standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PCAV Producer Membership

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCAV maintains a close partnership with VDOT, holding regular joint meetings (PCAV Winter Meeting with VDOT, PCAV Fall Meeting with VDOT). The association develops technical standards and installation methods in collaboration with VDOT, and products are manufactured in accordance with VDOT standards and specifications.
• National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCAV maintains good relations with NPCA as specified in Article X of its bylaws. NPCA provides education plans, scholarship programs, and industry standards. Several member companies hold NPCA certification for their facilities.
• Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VCTA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPCAV participates in VCTA events including the VCTA Spring Transportation Conference & Trade Show and Annual Meeting, facilitating networking between precast manufacturers and transportation construction stakeholders.
• Virginia Transportation Association (VTCA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPCAV participates in VTCA events including Winter Meeting and Annual Meeting, supporting industry collaboration and education across the Virginia transportation construction sector.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Concrete Pipe Association: National trade association specifically for the concrete pipe industry. PCAV lists the ACPA Pipe School as a key industry event and represents many of the same Producer Members (e.g., Concrete Pipe & Precast), making ACPA a directly comparable product-category peer.
• National Precast Concrete Association: The national-level trade association for the U.S. precast concrete industry. PCAV explicitly maintains good relations with NPCA per Article X of its bylaws, and NPCA provides education plans, scholarships, and certification standards that PCAV members rely on — making NPCA the closest direct peer at a different geographic scale.
• Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance: Virginia-based transportation construction industry association that PCAV actively participates with through joint events. VCTA represents a broader set of transportation construction stakeholders but operates in the same geographic and policy ecosystem as PCAV.

Emerging players

• Tilt-Up Concrete Association: Trade association for the tilt-up concrete construction industry. A niche concrete industry association with a similar association structure (events, certification, advocacy, education) but a different product focus, making it a comparable peer in industry-association form.
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association: National trade association for the ready-mixed concrete industry. While focused on ready-mix rather than precast, NRMCA serves an adjacent concrete industry segment with similar trade association functions (advocacy, certification, education) and overlapping member companies.
• Concrete Foundations Association: Trade association for the concrete foundation industry. An adjacent concrete-sector association that mirrors PCAV's structure of producer-member representation, technical resources, and industry advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute: National technical institute and trade body for precast and prestressed concrete. Overlaps with PCAV's mission of standards development, certification, and education for precast concrete producers, though PCI operates at national scale across a broader product scope including prestressed concrete.
• American Concrete Institute: Leading authority and standards-setting body for concrete construction globally. PCAV members operate within ACI codes (referenced in 3-sided bridge specifications) and ACI conventions are listed as key industry events, making ACI an overlapping incumbent professional association.

Regional players

• Virginia Transportation Association: Another Virginia transportation industry body in which PCAV participates (Winter Meeting, Annual Meeting). VTCA is a regional peer with overlapping membership and event audiences, though focused more broadly on transportation rather than precast specifically.
• Southeast Concrete Masonry Association: A regional concrete masonry industry association operating in adjacent geography to PCAV's Virginia/Mid-Atlantic footprint. Comparable in structure as a regional industry body, though focused on masonry rather than precast concrete products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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