NRMCA PNT CERTIFICATION
Concrete’s quality and uniformity depends on the control over its manufacture. It must be produced with suitable ingredients accurately combined to specific proportions. These must be thoroughly blended and the finished product must be delivered according to the purchaser’s requirements. A vital prerequisite is a high-quality plant and well-maintained delivery trucks. NRMCA’s Plant and Truck Certification Program is widely accepted by concrete producers and specifying agencies as it provides a system for establishing that facilities and equipment are up to standard.
NRMCA PNT CERTIFICATION
A cornerstone purpose of the initial charter was “to render services of an educational nature with respect to the use of ready-mixed concrete with a view to promoting and extending such use.
Plant Certification: Why?
Since concrete is a manufactured product, its quality and uniformity depends on the control over its manufacture. It must be produced with suitable ingredients accurately combined to specific proportions. These must be thoroughly blended and the finished product delivered according to the requirements of the purchaser. Although success depends upon several factors, a vital prerequisite is the availability of proper, well-maintained equipment and an efficient production facility.
NRMCA’s Plant Certification Program has evolved over the years and has seen greater acceptance by concrete producers and specifying agencies.
Today, Plant Certification is widely recognized as an important part of comprehensive project specifications.
NRMCA certification of concrete production facilities provides a system for establishing that production facilities of ready mixed concrete plants are satisfactory. A certified plant is permitted to display a Certificate of Conformance that assures the purchaser that the facility is physically capable of furnishing good quality concrete.
The certification is recognized in reference specification documents published by the American Institute of Architects and the American Concrete Institute. Quality conscious concrete producers use certification as an audit of their concrete production facilities, even if specifications in that area do not need the certification.
