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CONCRETE PIPES AND MANHOLESwww.cpi-worldwide.com CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 6 | 2025 111%u201cThey%u2019re building a skillful team, taking time to select the right people to support their culture and the things they%u2019re trying to accomplish, and not just putting warm bodies in place. They%u2019re standing up a first-class pipe facility specifically with more automated processes to make it a more inviting environment for their employees.%u201dAligning CulturesNPCC has forged a strong relationship with Afinitas over the years. %u201cWe find that they align with the same culture we try to achieve and improve on daily,%u201d McConnell said. %u201cWorking with a group like Afinitas, you%u2019re after a certain quality, and they appreciate that. At the end of the day, when that machine is producing quality pipe, it makes them look good as well. So, it%u2019s been a good relationship,%u201d he said. %u201cI%u2019m proud that my brother and I have a business where the customer is number one,%u201d he added. %u201cIt%u2019s great to have a business where you have a vision, and where your employees get it. And when you%u2019re in our yard, you get the feel of that.%u201d That vision included a dynamic new pipe plant that is positioning NPCC for the future. %u201cIt%u2019s a joy to be able to come to work and be able to work with Afinitas to grow the business,%u201d McConnell said. %u201cIt makes a difference across the yard. When your employees know that you%u2019re doing positive things, they%u2019re positive. That%u2019s why I love this business. Being able to provide for our employees and watch them grow, that%u2019s enough for me. It completes the circle of what we want to do service-wise, so it was the right step to take for growth, and the right time to do it. We%u2019ve just been fortunate as a family business to be able to do something like that.%u201dNPCC founder Doug McConnell would agree. Like so many precast company founders, Doug McConnell still keeps his eyes on the business, though he no longer runs the company. %u201cHe%u2019s ecstatic about the pipe and he%u2019s proud of us, so that certainly makes me feel good about our purchase. He%u2019s been very pleased with everything we%u2019ve done so far%u201d said Bo McConnell. %u201cWhen you%u2019re in business, it%u2019s a gamble to the end, but we%u2019ve enjoyed it,%u201d McConnell said. %u201cAfinitas takes their side of the business as seriously as we take ours. It%u2019s a great partnership. At no time did I feel like I was on my own. With Afinitas, we%u2019ve always felt like we%u2019ve gotten the proper backing.%u201d nFURTHER INFORMATIONNansemond Pre-Cast Concrete Co.3737 Nansemond ParkwaySuffolk VA 23435, USAwww.nansemondprecast.comAfinitas8027 Forsyth BlvdClayton, MO 63105, USAT +1 319-394-3197info@afinitas.comwww.afinitas.comNPCC%u2019s customers asked them to make pipe. With ePak, they can meet demand and maintain a very high-quality product.