EDUCATION
At Lehigh Hanson, we recognize that customers determine our success and we are committed to giving them an exceptional experience. We are responsive and work to build a trusted partnership and we believe customer service and education separates us from our competitors, moving us beyond being a commodity. We provide value to our customers by partnering with them for their business success and contributing to the industry by helping grow the market for all. We don’t just sell products, we provide solutions for our customers. We want to give you a sampling here of some of our activities:
ACI – Concrete Testing Videos
Lehigh Hanson technical services team produced six training videos on the proper ASTM testing of concrete. Our training videos can be accessed on Lehigh Hanson’s YouTube Channel
These ASTM procedures are required to pass the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Field Technician Certification Program – Concrete Field Testing Technician, Grade I.
Our Top Education Offerings Delivered through AEC Daily
We currently offer three classes that can help you gain continuing education credits from various groups such as AIA, GBCI, AIC, ICC and others through AEC Daily. This is a free online/on-demand self-paced education process. We proudly offer these highly acclaimed classes for our customers and their clients: An Overview of Masonry Mortars, Advantages of Slag Cement for Improving Today's Concrete, and our most popular Concrete That Cleans Itself and the Environment. You can access these free by clicking on the AEC Daily logo that is linked to our mini university page.
NCMA Resources
As members of the National Concrete Masonry Association, Lehigh Hanson offers you free access to the NCMA Solutions Center. Here you can find TEK pages, concrete masonry designs, manuals, guides and much more for your masonry needs. You can access these free resources by clicking on the Solutions Center logo linked to our NCMA landing page.
On-Site Solution with i.check
Our i.check application provides you with the needed technical information at your fingertips. This handy app was created to help you be proactive in alleviation potential issues with Masonry or Concrete projects. Pictures with cause and effect information on your mobile devices gives you a quick reference right on the project. Our app provides some helpful checklists to help avoid future trouble or to help you troubleshoot in the middle of a project. Concrete producers and masonry contractors are using the app as part of Quality Assurance programs. The Checklists are for Concrete: Production and Maintenance, Quality Control and Pre-Construction. Our team of technical service engineer are open to hear your feedback for future upgrades as well. Our goal is to provide on-site solutions to help customers identify, improve and prevent issues. If your student club (ASCE, AGC, ACI, etc.) would be interested in a written project competition using i.check, we will sponsor a technical judge and a few prizes. Try a fun activity identifying issues you may see on your campus by doing a 300-500 word write up with a few photos. If interested use the contact us function in our i.check app.
Partners in Promotion
We are trusted contributors to the Ready Mixed Concrete Education and Research Foundation, who partnered with the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), PCA and NRMCA to develop new concrete pavement design software PavementDesigner.org is a free web-based pavement design tool launched in 2018 for streets, local roads, parking lots and intermodal facilities. For more resource you can also visit the links to the associations websites from our Industry Relations page. As members of all these organizations, Lehigh Hanson is regularly connected with the National Concrete Pavement Research Center (CP Tech Center) at Iowa State University (ISU). Their student resources may interest you at CP Tech Center Student Resources.
NRMCA Resources
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) publishes a series of information sheets on technical and troubleshooting topics related to concrete.
Lehigh Hanson has collected the links below to support your current project. If you have questions regarding our products, please contact your local sales representative.