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A Pile of News - August 2025
August 1, 2025
New Florida Chapter Grows Membership With 2nd 'Networking Night'
July 28, 2025
Networking Night - Orlando sponsors
On Thursday, July 24th, PDCA-branded events took place in opposite corners of the continental United States. Folks in the Pacific Northwest attended The Seattle Social.
That same evening (a couple hours earlier when you consider the time zone difference), the PDCA Florida Chapter hosted the second in its series of Networking Nights. This event was in Orlando and it attracted regional contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and engineers who gathered at The Porch to connect with like-minded professionals.
The newest PDCA Chapter formally incorporated in January 2025. Since that time, it has been aggressively growing its membership. One growth initiative has been hosting Networking Nights in Florida population centers. These are free receptions available to people in the driven pile industry. Attendees are able to learn more about PDCA while they enjoy industry networking and refreshments.
The Florida Chapter leadership consisting of Pres. Lina Martin, VP Dean Cacio, Treas. John Hayes and Sec. Samantha See has coordinated the Networking Nights initiative, though Pres. Martin credits another key individual: "I'm so proud of the team we've brought together. Everyone stepped up to make this event a success. I also want to give special thanks to Garret [Hogancamp] for his volunteer time and help in setting up the Orlando Networking Night."
The PDCA Florida Chapter Orlando Networking Night was made possible through the generosity of the following sponsors:
Thank you to all sponsors and attendees who supported the PDCA Florida Chapter Networking Night - Orlando, through your donation and/or attendance. The next event for the Chapter is its Inaugural Golf Tournament coming back to Orlando at the Rosen Shingle Golf Course on Sept. 9th. The golf outing is held in conjunction with the annual PDCA technical conference, commonly known as DICEP. Registration for both golf and DICEP, is now open.
See who was SPOTTED at the PDCA Florida Chapter Networking Night - Orlando:
That same evening (a couple hours earlier when you consider the time zone difference), the PDCA Florida Chapter hosted the second in its series of Networking Nights. This event was in Orlando and it attracted regional contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and engineers who gathered at The Porch to connect with like-minded professionals.
The newest PDCA Chapter formally incorporated in January 2025. Since that time, it has been aggressively growing its membership. One growth initiative has been hosting Networking Nights in Florida population centers. These are free receptions available to people in the driven pile industry. Attendees are able to learn more about PDCA while they enjoy industry networking and refreshments.
The Florida Chapter leadership consisting of Pres. Lina Martin, VP Dean Cacio, Treas. John Hayes and Sec. Samantha See has coordinated the Networking Nights initiative, though Pres. Martin credits another key individual: "I'm so proud of the team we've brought together. Everyone stepped up to make this event a success. I also want to give special thanks to Garret [Hogancamp] for his volunteer time and help in setting up the Orlando Networking Night."
The PDCA Florida Chapter Orlando Networking Night was made possible through the generosity of the following sponsors:
- American Equipment & Fabricating Corp.
- Bateman, Gordon & Sands, Inc.
- Blue Iron Foundations & Shoring, LLC
- Giken America
Thank you to all sponsors and attendees who supported the PDCA Florida Chapter Networking Night - Orlando, through your donation and/or attendance. The next event for the Chapter is its Inaugural Golf Tournament coming back to Orlando at the Rosen Shingle Golf Course on Sept. 9th. The golf outing is held in conjunction with the annual PDCA technical conference, commonly known as DICEP. Registration for both golf and DICEP, is now open.
See who was SPOTTED at the PDCA Florida Chapter Networking Night - Orlando:
What Happened in Washington? See coverage of the 2025 PDCA Seattle Social!
July 25, 2025
(L-R) Pres. Darling, E.D. Peters
In one of two PDCA-branded events taking place on the same evening, in opposite sides of the continental United States, dozens of professionals from the driven pile industry in and around Seattle, WA convened at that city's popular Fremont Brewing for a networking reception and program. The event was designed to raise awareness of the ongoing work of the Pile Driving Contractors Association to advocate and advance the use of the driven pile in deep foundation construction. (And in case you were wondering about the other event, the PDCA Florida Chapter hosted Networking Night, 3,074 miles to the southeast, in Orlando, FL).
The Seattle Social was the latest PDCA installment of the organization's regional networking reception series, an initiative launched by PDCA in late 2021, where it visits cities/regions which are home to a concentration of pile driving contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of industry equipment and materials, affiliated engineers, and others who serve the industry. These events are FREE to attend, thanks to sponsor support. The Seattle Social brought representatives of the various organizations from the industry who were treated to a variety of refreshments such as drinks exclusively crafted at Fremont Brewing, a hearty buffet of Greek-style appetizers from local caterer Pecado Bueno, a chance to win one of five prizes, not to mention a unique opportunity to engage in industry networking with attendees from throughout the northwestern U.S. region.
The Seattle Social was the latest PDCA installment of the organization's regional networking reception series, an initiative launched by PDCA in late 2021, where it visits cities/regions which are home to a concentration of pile driving contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of industry equipment and materials, affiliated engineers, and others who serve the industry. These events are FREE to attend, thanks to sponsor support. The Seattle Social brought representatives of the various organizations from the industry who were treated to a variety of refreshments such as drinks exclusively crafted at Fremont Brewing, a hearty buffet of Greek-style appetizers from local caterer Pecado Bueno, a chance to win one of five prizes, not to mention a unique opportunity to engage in industry networking with attendees from throughout the northwestern U.S. region.
Pres. Darling and bartender Molly highlight event sponsors
PDCA thanks the following, generous sponsors of the The Seattle Social for making this opportunity possible:
- APE-American Piledriving Equipment
- ARG Industrial
- Bell Lumber and Pole Company
- Big Bear Pipe & Steel
- Dominion Pipe and Piling Canada
- Junttan
- Northwestern Mutual - Patrick DiCerbo
- PND Engineers, Inc.
- Valient Steel & Equipment
Once the formal program completed, Peters and Darling conducted a raffle for five prizes to be awarded to attendees. The first prize was a generous donation from APE-American Piledriving Equipment, and provided the winner with four tickets to the upcoming Seattle Mariners baseball game when they host the San Diego Padres on August 27th. Armias Haftu from Pacific Pile & Marine was the winner of the baseball ticket package.
Nancy Apthorp (APE) presents prize to Hishe
The next four prizes were each a certificate representing a $100 PDCA Bucks. This entitles the holder of the certificate to a $100 credit toward any of the merchandise items available in The PDCA Store; this includes proprietary publications, logo items, and even a down-payment toward an upcoming event. Those who won a $100 PDCA Bucks were:
See who was SPOTTED at The Seattle Social:
- Lindsay Staples from PND Engineers
- Isaac Ansingh from Pacific Pile & Marine
- John Presley from Bridgestone Hose Power
- Aaron Rugg from Orion
See who was SPOTTED at The Seattle Social:
