The Contractors Foundation Institute: The Driven Pile Academy has been months in the making. The unique event has been embraced by pile driving contractors and other deep foundation professionals from far and wide. This first-of-its-kind educational opportunity, that includes both classroom and practical instruction, is almost here. The event opens with a Welcome Reception on April 4th and runs through April 7th when a classic Crawfish Boil concludes the conference at the Patriot Construction and Industrial yard in Duson, Louisiana.

Among the in-kind contributors to this innovative industry opportunity are American Piledriving Equipment, America Spiralweld Pipe, Bauer Equipment, Bigge Crane, Cajun Industries, Gulf Coast Pre-Stress, Consolidated Pipe and Supply, Equipment Share, Hercules Machinery Corp., ICE-International Construction Equipment, Junttan, Louisiana CAT, Lodge Lumber, Mazzella, MKT Manufacturing, Nucor Skyline, Patriot Construction and Industrial, Palmetto Pile Driving, Pile Dynamics, Inc., Premier Geotech and Testing, Scott Equipment, Tadano and United Rentals.

Sponsors include American Piledriving Equipment, Atlas Tube, Geotech Testing and Research, Equipment Corporation of America, Gilbert, Gerdau, GRL Engineers/Pile Dynamics, Inc., ICE-International Construction Equipment, Hercules Machinery Corp., Lodge Lumber, Nucor Skyline, PileCo and United Rentals.

Due to limited space, the sold-out event has met capacity. However, with strong demand throughout the industry for instruction at this level, The Contractors Foundation Institute is planning future opportunities like The Driven Pile Academy. Make sure to join PDCA to learn about all upcoming events.

During the week of March 28th, on-site set up was in full force. Here are scenes from the final stretch of event planning. Make sure you are following PDCA on Facebook and LinkedIn for continued event coverage, plus plenty of video content related to The Driven Pile Academy.

PDCA events guru Kathy Harper meticulously coordinates all things CFI!	Organizers Kevin Gourgues, Pollyanna Cunningham, Diane Fischer are excited for CFI!