Tennessee Concrete Association

Name

Tennessee Concrete Association

Legal name

Tennessee Concrete Association

Website

https://tnconcrete.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Concrete Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Concrete industry certifications
• Workforce development programs
• Industry advocacy
• Technical research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antioch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Association membership with 38 ready mix producer member companies representing approximately 70% of annual ready mix production in Tennessee. All membership applications approved by Board of Directors.
2. Event Registrations: ACI certification exams and review classes offered at various locations throughout Tennessee (Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis, Sevierville). Registration fees for exams and review classes.
3. TCA Store: Online store for TCA products including workbooks, reference materials, and merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tennessee Concrete Association is a nonprofit trade association that delivers ACI and NRMCA certification programs, workforce development initiatives, technical research, and industry advocacy to its ready mix producer and industry members across Tennessee. It provides member companies with discounted national certification access, a proprietary AI knowledge assistant (TC.Ai), technical resources, networking, and state/federal regulatory representation, all anchored by a Tennessee-specific knowledge base.

Product overview

Tennessee Concrete Association offers a unified platform of products and services centered on the concrete industry in Tennessee. The core offerings include TC.Ai, a 24/7 AI-powered knowledge assistant, along with ACI and NRMCA certification programs delivered locally. Workforce development programs like Concrete Quest (gamification), Driver Dash (driver retention), and Skate4Concrete reach students and industry workers. Additional products include the Tennessee Concrete Magazine, research resources, technical information, a member portal (Member Compass), events calendar, and a job board. TCA's offerings serve ready mix producers, contractors, engineers, architects, and students across the concrete industry lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TC.Ai: TCA's 24/7 concrete knowledge assistant trained on Tennessee-specific resources, certifications, workforce programs, and more.
• TC.Ai Member Access - TDOT Edition
• Concrete Quest
• Driver Dash
• Skate4Concrete

Products and services

• TC.Ai Concrete Knowledge Assistant 24/7 chat-based AI assistant that retrieves answers from a Tennessee-specific knowledge base of certifications, training, membership, and workforce programs for TCA members and the public.
• TC.Ai Member Access – TDOT Edition Members-only version of TC.Ai programmed to read and assist with the TDOT Specification Book, providing instant lookups of Tennessee Department of Transportation specifications for member companies.
• ACI Certification Programs Delivery of American Concrete Institute certification exams and review classes across Tennessee covering 20+ ACI programs including Concrete Field Testing Technician, Aggregate Testing Technician, and Concrete Construction Special Inspector.
• NRMCA Certification Programs Delivery of National Ready Mixed Concrete Association certification programs (including concrete sales professional credentials) at discounted member rates in Tennessee.
• Concrete Career Academy Path LMS-based online learning platform offering ACI certification preparation classes designed to help professionals pass certification exams on their first attempt, delivered in partnership with TCA.
• Concrete Quest Gamification program delivered with RocketStart that provides interactive concrete-industry learning for Tennessee students, with multiple levels and currently 182+ enrolled students.
• Driver Dash RocketStart-powered driver recognition and retention program where member company drivers earn badges and points based on job performance, with top drivers receiving gift card rewards.
• Skate4Concrete / Mini Skatepark Competition Statewide educational program reaching 40+ Tennessee schools and 1,000+ students annually that pairs hands-on mini concrete skatepark curriculum with a competition hosted at MTSU's Concrete Industry Management program.
• Tennessee Concrete Magazine TCA's official publication covering industry news, membership directory, technical articles, and market updates, published regularly with archive access on the TCA website.
• Research Resources Applied research program covering concrete durability, carbonation, acceptance testing, and field cylinder storage, delivered in collaboration with Tennessee universities, the American Society of Concrete Contractors, and the RMC Foundation.
• Certification Exam Events and Review Classes Scheduled in-person ACI certification exams, NRMCA certifications, and review classes held at multiple Tennessee locations including Nashville (Antioch), Knoxville, Memphis, and Sevierville.
• TCA Job Board Online job board hosted at tca.careerwebsite.com where concrete industry professionals and Tennessee employers can post and search concrete sector jobs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of Tennessee's annual ready mix production represented by member companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

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

• NRMCA (National Ready Mixed Concrete Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NRMCA for certification programs, industry advocacy, workforce development initiatives, and State Association of the Year award participation. TCA delivers NRMCA certification programs locally at discounted member rates.
• MTSU CIM ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Middle Tennessee State University's Concrete Industry Management program. Hosts Mini Skatepark Competition and provides pathway from classroom learning to industry careers.
• ASCC (American Society of Concrete Contractors)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on research slabs to study real-world durability factors. ASCC plans to replicate similar studies across the country.
• RocketStartmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for workforce gamification programs including Concrete Quest (182 students enrolled) and Driver Dash (6 member companies enrolled, driver recognition and retention program).
• BeProBeProud TNmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraveling workforce awareness program reaching 64 Tennessee cities and approximately 17,000 visitors teaching students about construction trade opportunities.
• ACI (American Concrete Institute)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTCA delivers ACI certification exams and review classes for over 20 certification programs including Concrete Field Testing Technician, Aggregate Testing Technician, Concrete Construction Special Inspector, and others.
• Concrete Career AcademymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Concrete Career Academy (Path LMS) for online ACI certification preparation and training.
• Baker Concrete ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company that donated services for research slab placements; provided supervision of concrete finishing procedures.
• Mobile Materials NashvilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company that donated materials for research slab project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Concrete Advancement Foundation: Foundation that funds concrete industry research and workforce development. TCA draws on approved Concrete Advancement Foundation research content as a knowledge source for TC.Ai, making it an enabling partner rather than a competitor.
• RMC Research & Education Foundation: Research funding foundation for the ready-mixed concrete industry. TCA partners with RMC Foundation to fund carbonation and durability research at its Nashville campus, providing grant support for TCA's research agenda.
• Concrete Decor Magazine / Decorative Concrete Council: Decorative concrete industry media and association affiliate. Adjacent to TCA's audience of concrete professionals; useful comparable for content/magazine publishing and certification-style programming in the concrete trade space.

Direct peers

• Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association: Texas state-level trade association for the aggregates and ready-mix concrete industry. Runs similar certification, advocacy, and member-service programs; a directly comparable peer to TCA serving a larger but structurally similar market.
• Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association: A regional state-level ready-mix concrete trade association serving the Carolinas, structurally analogous to TCA. Operates the same advocacy / certification / workforce development model for a different geography, making it the closest functional peer.
• Florida Concrete & Products Association: Florida's state-level concrete trade association offering certifications, workforce development, and advocacy. Comparable in mission and scale to TCA but serving a different regional construction market.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Cement Association: National trade association representing cement manufacturers. Operates upstream of TCA in the concrete value chain and is a comparable industry-association peer with overlapping advocacy and market-development missions.
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association: The national umbrella trade association for the ready-mix concrete industry. TCA delivers NRMCA certifications locally at discounted member rates and partners on industry advocacy, workforce development, and the State Association of the Year award — making NRMCA TCA's closest strategic counterpart at the national level.
• American Concrete Institute: The primary certification and standards body for the concrete industry. TCA operates as a channel partner delivering 20+ ACI certification programs across Tennessee, making ACI a direct upstream counterpart whose programs form the backbone of TCA's certification revenue.
• American Society of Concrete Contractors: National association representing concrete contractors. TCA collaborates with ASCC on the Nashville research slab program and plans to replicate similar durability studies nationally — overlapping membership and a peer in industry research and advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tnconcrete
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennesseeconcreteassociation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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