Mt. Vernon, Iowa (November 5, 2010) — The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – a North American association dedicated to improving the quality and acceptance of cast-in-place concrete foundations – has announced the newest terms for its Board of Directors as well as a new President to direct its next two-year period.

During the CFA Annual Convention, held earlier this year at Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Missouri, the attending members elected Van Smith of Smith Brothers Concrete in Alden, New York to a one-year term to replace Jim Rowe of Fastrac Foundations and Neal Weiler of Weiler Walls Inc. of Denver, Pennsylvania to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors.  In addition, Mike Hancock of Basement Contractors, Edmond, Oklahoma; Mark Saldana of Saldana Concrete, Inc., Rice, Minnesota; and Bruce Neale of Modern Foundations, Inc., Woodbine, Maryland were re-elected to the Board for three-year terms.

Also at the meeting, Tim Parrish of Cornerstone Foundations, Harrisonburg, Virginia assumed the role of CFA President, replacing Dan Bromley of ABI Corporation, Lee’s Summit, Missouri.  Parrish had previously served as chair of the CFA Promotions Committee and is currently focused on the development of historic perspective on the CFA. His plans for the Association over this next two-year period include a dedicated effort to grow the membership and strengthen the recognition of CFA as an investment for the good of your company.  Parrish becomes the 24th president in the rich history of the CFA.

About the CFA

The CFA was established in 1974 for the purpose of improving the quality and acceptance of cast-in-place concrete foundations. Since that time, the CFA has transitioned to a network where foundation contractors can focus on building better businesses and improving the recognition of performance in codes and standards.  CFA provides promotional materials, educational seminars, opportunities for networking, and technical meetings for members throughout the U.S. and Canada involved in segment of the market now identified as Removable Concrete Forms (RCFs), walls produced by forming, placing concrete and then removing the forms of wood, aluminum or steel-ply.

The CFA represents the interests of its members and the industry on several code and regulatory bodies, such as ACI 332 the American Concrete Institute’s committee responsible for the creation of the “Residential Concrete Standard” and the International Residential Code (IRC) as well as concentrated efforts with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Portland Cement Association (PCA).

The CFA produces industry-shaping documents including the CFA Standard for Residential Poured Foundations and the CFA Cold Weather Research Report. For more information about CFA, please visit www.cfawalls.org.