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At Howard Concrete Pumping Co., Inc., we realize that our long-term success is fully dependent on our ability to hire, train, and retain highly qualified employees. As such, we foster an environment where employees are respected and valued. More about Career Opportunities with Howard
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The History of Howard
After graduating with a degree in economics from Slippery Rock University in 1971, Howard joined Geoff Milspaw in buying a 1966 Thomsen 640B and opening a concrete pumping business. They bought two new machines before parting amicably to head off in different directions. Milspaw took one pump, and Howard used the other to start up what we know today as Howard Concrete Pumping Co., Inc..Over the years, Howard amassed a track record of successful jobs, including the two highest buildings in Cleveland and the Harrison Power Plant in Shinnston, West Virginia, the largest mat pour of its day. Jobs ranged from steel mills to high rises and nuclear power plants. Howard also became a distributor for Schwing America.
A different road: Pioneer Frank M. Howard helps reclaim mining land.
Geography and ingenuity took concrete pumper Frank Howard in a new direction. Frank Howard, recipient of ACPA's 2001 Pioneer Award, began a conventional concrete pumping service in Western Pennsylvania, but segued into geotechnical work when he saw the need for reclaiming the state's abandoned coal mines.Pennsylvania has been one of the country's major coal producers for two centuries. In the early eighties, Howard bid his first backfilling job. With the success of that job, and succeeding projects, Howard went on to expand his fleet, and to buy monitoring equipment such as down-the-hole television cameras, air monitors, and drilling equipment.
Today, Howard Concrete Pumping Co., Inc. runs about 30 boom pumps and employs 70 people. After over 35 years in the business, Frank Howard says he's been fortunate to have had help from a lot of directions.
"I am proud of my own people," says Howard. "I have been truly blessed with having good, smart, loyal people working with me."