Concrete Pipe and Precast Association of Australasia is the evolution of Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia
In September the CPAA formally became the Concrete Pipe and Precast Association of Australasia (CPPAA).
Bushfire Resilience: Why Drainage Infrastructure Matters More Than Ever (Findings from US Study)
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released the TechBrief Impacts of Wildfires on Highway Assets, examining how increasingly severe wildfire events affect transport infrastructure.
MJB Girl Power: Celebrating women in construction
Meet Namirah Sudirman and Madasyn Hallett – who are responsible for the manufacture of precast headwalls at MJB Industries in Australind, WA.
CPPAA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Humes Boosts Renewable Energy Generation Australia-Wide
As part of Holcim’s focus on minimising emissions and reducing its carbon footprint, Humes* is installing solar power systems across a number of its sites. Solar…
CPPAA partners with SmartCrete and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in research project
A team of researchers from UTS visited Humes’ Blacktown production facility earlier this month to observe and video record cracks in concrete pipe undergoing load…
ATS specification withdrawn
Austroads have recently withdrawn their specification ATS 2210 supply of reinforced concrete pipes which had adopted a conservative and onerous approach to concrete pipe specification…
The job of educating the industry is never 'done'
We received excellent feedback from our recent Installer Training session on 30 September for the Macedon Ranges Shire Council with Team Leader of Engineering Planning…
Transport NSW installer training session well received
We have received excellent feedback from our training session held with Transport NSW on 20 August in Newcastle, which was attended by TfNSW project and engineering…
Worth a read – Review and Analysis of Post Installation Pipe Defects
Hush Al-Saleem (Independent Contractor/ ProjectMax), presented a paper at Stormwater NZ 2025 on the analysis of CCTV inspections from more than 220 projects. Interestingly a…
New Version of IDM published by the LGIDA (Local Government Infrastructure Design Association) on 23 June 2025
The Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM) is a joint initiative of 44 Victorian rural and regional Councils working together to formulate and maintain a set of…
Celebrating women in engineering
CPPAA Executive Director Karen Thompson was fortunate to rub shoulders with a wonderful group of women from CPPAA member Holcim Humes at the IPWEA Women…
UPDATE: Austroads ATS 2235 Supply of Box Culverts
Austroads have published ATS 2235 Supply of Box Culverts. This version includes both small and large box culverts in one document (they have removed ATS…
Great turnout for CPPAA’s Australian Roadshow - Geelong
It was privilege for the CPPAA to present to a large group of Consultants, Council staff, contactors and other industry participants in Geelong yesterday. The session…
UPDATED TECHNICAL NOTE: Installation of Small Diameter Pipe Under Roads
As part of a CPPAA program to refresh and revise association documentation, this 2-page guide on meeting the requirements of AS/NZS 3725:2007 when installing small…
Resilient and Sustainable Pipelines Seminar - Geelong 23 July 2025
This seminar is a valuable opportunity to engage with the broader concrete pipe and precast industry and is focused on sharing current information on design,…
Precast Concrete Pits vs Insitu Pits: Why Precast Leads the Way
Precast concrete pits offer clear advantages in speed, safety, durability, and overall project efficiency. For developers, asset owners, and contractors focused on cost-effective and reliable…
Sustainability of Installed SRCP
Americo Dos Santos, Technical Advisor Hynds Pipe Systems, is a career Civil Engineer, a chartered professional engineer as well as an esteemed Fellow of Engineering…
NZ Installer Training: More sessions booked in June
The CPPAA’s 3-hour installer training sessions began last December with a number of small, targeted sessions held in the South Island to date and more…
Collaborative Sustainability in Action Utilising Low Carbon Jacking Pipes
When Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters Department was reviewing the options for embodied carbon reductions for its Greville Road Stormwater Culvert Upgrade, it engaged collaboratively with…
Top of the Class
The CPPAA congratulates Ahamed Rafah Seyed Mohamed Azzam, the winner of the 2025 Concrete Pipe and Precast Association of Australasia Prize at the University of…
CPPAA Concrete Pipe Roadshow goes to Tasmania
Around 85 contractors and consultants attended this month’s CPPAA Concrete Pipe Roadshow in Hobart and Launceston. A very big thank you to CPPAA Member company…
IPWEAQ NQ and CQ Branch Conference
IPWEAQ NQ and CQ Branch Conference | 27-28 May Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre CPPAA has been accepted for a ‘lightning’ paper presentation (15 minutes)…
Stormwater Conference
Stormwater NZ | 12 – 15 May in Rotorua The CPPAA is running a pre-conference workshop at the Stormwater NZ conference titled ‘Future proof your…
Tasmanian Roadshow
Tasmanian CPPAA Roadshow | 20 May in Hobart | 21 May in Launceston Hosted by member company Hudson Civil. Contractors, asset owners and design…
Infrastructure NSW Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Policy takes effect
The NSW Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Policy (the Policy) and accompanying Embodied Carbon Measurement in Infrastructure: Technical Guidance (Measurement Guidance), released in April 2024, have come into effect…
Do we talk about the advantages of precast civil products enough?
Precast civil products offer asset managers, specifiers and installers tremendous advantage: Durable – precast is produced in a factory controlled environment manufactured using high performance…
QLD TMR permits use of new CPPAA PipeClass3 design software for projects
The Queensland Govt Department of Transport and Main Roads (QDTMR) has confirmed it is happy for PipeClass3 to be used for QDTMR projects, with designs conducted…
Interested in understanding how to create resilient and sustainable stormwater pipelines?
Resilient and Sustainable Pipelines Seminar South Australia 20 February 2025 Join the CPPAA at an upcoming seminar, where you will be introduced to the CPPAA’s…
Did you know using the correct pipe bedding support could save you a fortune?
Minimising the quantity of imported material required for pipe support could save you a fortune. In fact typically around $145/m for a 600 diameter pipe…
NZ CPPAA Roadshow 2024
If you’re serious about your role in, and the sustainability of, the concrete pipe industry in NZ, make sure you secure your place at this…