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Being the preferred industry association for precast concrete manufacturers, and in its 49th year of existence, the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) will continue with its primary tasks of promoting the use of precast concrete and driving quality standards with the aim to deliver precast concrete, as preferred construction material, to the industry with consistency in quality.

Thanks to the support and loyalty of its members, the CMA is operating on a stable platform and will continue to do so and improve on the benefits which are offered to all its members.

CMA Producer Members are manufacturers of precast concrete whom pledged their commitment to the manufacture and supply of quality precast concrete to the industry.  The BIGGEST benefit of association membership is the image which this member affiliation portrays to the market being serviced.  Association Membership is synonym with quality, honesty, professionalism and proper code in conduct!

The CMA yearly embarks on the number of activities including general meetings, industry exhibition representation, workshops and the dissemination of brochures, literature and publications to the advantage of its members and the built environment.

Covid had effect and during 2020 and 2021 the organisation had to rethink and restructure communication and the effective delivery of content to the market. The CMA established a very strong social media marketing platform during this time.  The resulting effect was that the communication base of the CMA, with regards to the promotion of the use of precast concrete, grew as never see before.  The CMA will continue with these activities during 2022 and the years to come.

The association is proud to announce that its product certification initiative called CMA Certification Services is growing in leaps and bounds. The market embraced the fact that there is a second SANAS Accredited Certification Body available in the South African market which can be utilised. CMA Certification Services (CMACS) offers precast concrete product certification according to SANS specification at high levels of efficiency, fast turnaround times and cost effectively.

Recently the company extended its scope and is now also accredited to certify quality management systems to comply to the requirements of ISO 9000/9001.  All this in the effort to ensure its members can maintain satisfactory quality levels in product supplied to the industry and making sure architects, engineers, specifiers, developers and contractors have confidence in use precast concrete units manufactures by CMA Producer members.

The CMA strongly maintain the believe in collaboration with fellow industry associations and organisations. Combined effort to maintain high levels of career development and skills development contributes to economic growth and market stability. Hence the CMA endorses, urges and recommend industry professionals, developers and contractors to consult with, and join the associations applicable to their specific market segments.  For the love of concrete – unity creates strength!

E-mail: marketing@cma.org.za