No Room for Error: How PCI AA Certification Sets Us Apart

When it comes to architectural precast, precision is not just preferred, it is essential. Every piece must match the design intent, align accurately on site, and deliver long term durability.

At International Concrete Products, we go beyond standard expectations. As a PCI AA Certified producer, we are qualified to manufacture the most complex precast components in the industry. This certification reflects our commitment to tight tolerances, consistent quality, and high performance results.

What Is PCI AA Certification?
PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute) offers various levels of certification. The AA category is the most demanding, reserved for producers who consistently meet the strictest requirements in the industry, especially for complex shapes, tight dimensional control, and high-quality aesthetic finishes.

ICP’s AA certification means:

  • Every piece is inspected and verified at multiple stages.

  • We maintain the highest level of precision in casting, forming, and finishing.

  • Our production process is routinely audited by PCI to ensure ongoing compliance.

  • We can confidently take on high-end architectural projects with intricate detailing.

Why Tolerances Matter

  • Alignment: Poor tolerances can create gaps, uneven joints, or misaligned finishes.

  • Speed: Accurate components install faster, saving time and rework.

  • Aesthetics: On high visibility facades, even the smallest inconsistency can stand out.

  • Longevity: Precision builds mean stronger performance over time.

The Bottom Line:
If you want flawless execution on a complex facade, you need a partner who delivers precision in every piece. That is where ICP stands apart. Let's build on your vision together.

Want to See the Difference Precision Makes?
Explore our PCI AA Certified capabilities on our projects page and discover how we bring architectural designs to life with accuracy and consistency.

Book a Precast Roundtable Today

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As a division of Mid-States Concrete Industries, International Concrete Products has fully embraced the company’s World-Changing Behaviors.

Those World-Changing Behaviors include: safety before all else; YES! attitude; be candid; put yourself in someone else’s shoes; practice the four referrability habits, which are show up on time, do what you say you are going to do, finish what you start, and say please and thank you; and be a little weird!

While we practice all of these World-Changing Behaviors, we are really working to embrace the “be a little weird!” part. We are excited to share a spin on the typical Lunch and Learn - a Roundtable. A typical Lunch and Learn program is a presentation with a catered lunch that takes places at a workplace during lunch. In the digital age, Lunch and Learns are also often offered online as webinars.

While we offer the typical Lunch and Learn, we think a Roundtable can benefit our customer even more. Rather than a PowerPoint presentation where we stand at the head of the room with slides full of information behind us and talk at you while you try to quietly eat Jimmy Chips (good luck, by the way), we’d much rather have a Roundtable where we can talk with you.

Much like a typical Lunch and Learn, Roundtables can be scheduled for 60-90 minutes, depending on the needs of your team. Prior to scheduling a Roundtable, a member of our team will have a call with the organizer to discuss the objectives of the Roundtable, including topics, attendees, as well as experience working with precast. From that discussion, we’ll tailor our presentation materials and discussion to your needs.

Presenters will depend on the topics your team desires to discuss. From preconstruction through construction, we’ve got the experts. Our goal is to give you the information you need to make the best decision for your upcoming projects. When you partner with International Concrete Products for your precast project, we work side-by-side with you through design, manufacturing and construction. We want to help build on your vision. It’s what we’ve done for more than 35 years on projects all across the country.

If you are interested in having International Concrete Products host a Roundtable with your team, please contact us at info@internationalconcrete.com. We’d love to get a date on the calendar.

Concrete in Full Bloom: Take A Garden Tour Like No Other

When June rolls around, Milwaukee blooms with life. From the stunning landscapes of the Boerner Botanical Gardens to the historic charm of the Lynden Sculpture Garden, there’s no shortage of inspiring green spaces to explore.

But there’s one garden that stands apart - and it doesn’t need flowers to leave an impression.

Step into the Architectural Garden at International Concrete Products, where innovation takes root. Far from your typical garden, this outdoor space serves as a living exhibit of architectural creativity, expert craftsmanship, and the limitless potential of precast concrete

If you’re an architect, designer, contractor, or simply someone with a passion for development, the Architectural Garden offers a hands-on experience you won’t find anywhere else. It’s a place where design meets durability, where you can touch, study, and be inspired by the beauty of precast concrete.

Where Design Finds Its Foundation
At International Concrete Products, we pride ourselves on creating high-end architectural finishes, custom form liners, thin brick applications, and other stunning finishes used in commercial, residential, and public projects across the country.

Our Architectural Garden brings these offerings to life in a tangible way. Walk through aisles of samples that show off a wide range of finishes, colors, textures, and patterns. Explore the flexibility of our precast panels and imagine how they could elevate your next project.

Why Visit?
While browsing online is great, nothing compares to experiencing our products in person. When you schedule a tour with us, you’ll not only get to explore the garden, you’ll also have the chance to go behind the scenes with a guided plant tour. See current projects in progress, meet our team, and get a firsthand look behind the scenes of every panel we produce.

Whether you’re working on a new building or simply looking for fresh inspiration, this visit could be the turning point for your next big idea.

Let’s Grow Something Together
June is the perfect time to think about growth, so why not grow your project ideas in a space that’s built for your vision?

Visit our Architectural Garden and see what’s possible with precast. We’d love to show you around, talk through your goals, and help build on your vision.

Click here to explore the garden and schedule your visit..

Visit Us At AIA Wisconsin's Expo on Architecture

Visit International Concrete Products and Mid-States Concrete Industries at the AIA Wisconsin 2025 Expo on Architecture on May 21 and 22 at the Madison Marriott West Conference Center. Catch us in Booths 22 and 23! The Expo is scheduled for 2:30 PM - 5 PM on Wednesday, May 21 and 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM on Thursday, May 22.

We love attending this event and sharing our love of precast and its benefits with attendees. Plus, it's a great time to catch up about all the projects you are working on. Our team offers dedicated sales, estimating, project management, engineering, design, production, and construction teams to meet all of your precast needs. Design teams are such an important part of the success of any project. Itis a privilege to partner with the best around. We look forward to seeing you and learning about your latest projects.

Schedule a Lunch & Learn With Our Precast Experts

Are you interested in learning more about precast concrete and its benefits to your projects? Our team of experts will come to your office, bring lunch, and share a presentation about the uses and benefits of precast concrete products. Want to see our operation? We can host you for a lunch and learn with a plant tour and a visit to our Architectural Garden.

We offer AIA approved CEU presentations which focus on how precast can benefit your designs and projects. Presentations focus on a variety of topics depending on your interests.

For nearly 40 years, our team has worked with high-end architectural precast concrete components and has contributed to the completion of hundreds of projects across the country.

When you partner with International Concrete Products for your precast project, we work side-by-side with you through design, manufacturing and construction. Our goal is to give you the information you need to make the best decision for your projects. We’re with you every step of the way. Your project is a big deal and we can’t wait to help build on your vision.

If you are interested in having our team out for a Lunch and Learn, please contact us at info@internationalconcrete.com to get it scheduled.

You're Invited: Plant Tours With Precast Experts

Are you interested in learning more about the architectural precast concrete production process? Have you partnered with International Concrete Products on a project and want to see it manufactured in real time?

Our team is available to take you on a guided tour of our Germantown, Wisconsin manufacturing facility. Dependent on production, tours will include our production hall, detail and finishing areas, yard, and our Architectural Garden.

Our Germantown facility produces high-end architectural precast concrete components. Designers, engineers, owners, contractors, educators and students are all welcome to schedule tours, during which you will have the opportunity to see our plant in action. Learn how precast concrete is manufactured and finished, see the steps taken to ensure quality products, and gain a better understanding of how the product works within the design and construction process.

We love precast concrete and we want you to love it, too. Tours are customized based on what you are interested in observing and learning. Our goal is to give you the information you need to make the best decisions for your projects.

We can’t wait to show you all we have to offer! To ensure you are able to see all the things you are interested in, and that we have the experts on site to answer all your questions, please schedule plant tours in advance.

Contact us at info@internationalconcrete.com to schedule your tour.

Why Do We Love Precast? Let Us Count the Ways.

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The calendar has flipped to the month of love. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’ve been thinking a lot about love. Our love of precast concrete that is. And we want you to love precast concrete as much as we do.

When determining which cladding option is right for your project, consider the advantages of designing with architectural precast panels. Precast wall panels grant you the ability to have:

  1. Virtually endless finish and design options
    At ICP, we offer a variety of high-end architectural finishes, custom form liners, Graphic Concrete, brick, and more. Check out some of our finishes here. Plus, we are PCI AA certified, which represents the most highly complex certification level. This certification is for producers of highly complex shapes and has the tightest tolerances ever required.

  2. Strength and durability
    Precast concrete provides excellent protection against high winds, storm surges and flying debris.

  3. Minimal long-term maintenance
    Minimal maintenance provides substantial long term cost savings. Precast is a long-lasting, high performance material that will last decades.

  4. Superior quality control with strict guidelines
    Precast panels are produced in our PCI-Certified plant under strict quality controls ensuring a uniformly high-quality facade.

  5. Fast-track installation on site, plus year-round production and installation
    Precast concrete’s speed of erection and ability to be produced and erected year-round shortens project schedules.

  6. LEED certification capabilities
    Precast concrete contributes to LEED certification in a variety of ways. It minimally disrupts the site (area and time); increases open area when multi-level parking structures are used; reduces the heat-island effect because of concrete’s light color; improves energy efficiency and thermal comfort; reuses and recycles formwork, keeping materials out of the landfill; and more.

There you have it - six concrete reasons to love precast. Interested in learning more about how precast concrete walls and cladding can benefit your next project? Contact our team at info@internationalconcrete.com.

Building On Your Vision

Glen Ellyn Civic Center Parking Structure: Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Building On Your Vision is only made possible by you, our clients. For 38 years, you have trusted us to help with your projects. Each project offers its own unique goals and opportunities. When you partner with International Concrete Products for your precast project, we work side-by-side with you through design, manufacturing and construction. It’s what we’ve done on projects all across the country. Will yours be next?

Experience. Quality. Dedication. Details. Reliability. From bidding to design to pre-production to erection to close out, that’s what you’ll get. We enjoy Building on Your Vision. When we take on a project, we are fully committed to seeing it through.

Our first step is ensuring we have all available details on a project to put your customized bid together. The more information provided, the more accurate we can be. Not sure exactly what you want? Our team is happy to share its expertise to assist you in executing your vision. We know cost and schedule is front of mind. Our experienced team is able to provide value engineering ideas to help maintain design concept while addressing budget. Additionally, we are able to provide alternative design options to help improve the schedule, for example, looking at time-required for full brick versus thin brick.

Once we have been awarded a project, we get to work on your drawings to send out for approval by you. Once you have approved the drawings, the production process begins on your custom precast pieces. Quality is top of mind during the production process, with no detail too small. We’ll go brick by brick on your wall panel to ensure everything is lined up properly and finished to the highest standards of our PCI AA certification.

When you partner with International Concrete Products, you have a dedicated project manager at your fingertips to ensure quick, efficient communication, as well as schedule and budget monitoring to address any issues that may arise. Precast components are delivered to your jobsite just on time and the project manager ensures proper installation, again addressing any issues that may arise. The project manager will also collaborate with general contractors and architects to complete punch list items, ensuring we meet your, and our, high standards for precast and service.

Our goal is to deliver custom precast concrete solutions that are built to last. We take pride in our upfront and honest approach to projects, and keeping them on schedule and on budget. How can we help you build on your vision?

We’d be honored to work on your upcoming projects with you. For more information on how International Concrete Products can help you meet your project goals, please contact us at info@internationalconcrete.com.

Resolve to Use More Precast in 2025

What are you looking forward to in 2025? What projects are you working on? How can we be of assistance to help ensure your projects are successful? The new year hasn’t even begun, which means there are plenty of opportunities for us to partner with you in 2025.

Precast concrete excels in strength, sustainability, functionality, and durability. It integrates easily with other systems and provides the versatility, efficiency, and resiliency needed to meet the multi-hazard requirements and long-term demands of high-performance structures.

Precast concrete is versatile, efficient, and resilient.

Precast concrete offers aesthetic versatility. It can be manufactured in virtually any color, form, and texture; offers façade integration; and boasts historic compatibility.

When it comes to efficiency, precast offers site efficiency, energy and operation efficiency, and risk reduction. By using precast concrete, jobsites encounter minimal site disturbance, negligible waste, and accelerated construction. It also offers scalable performance, is thermally efficient, and experiences low life-cycle costs, making precast concrete energy and operationally efficient.

Precast is resilient. It offers structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health benefits. It offers a long service life, barrier wall system, and functional resilience. Multi-hazard protection includes storm resistance, earthquake resistance, and blast resistance. Life safety and health benefits include indoor environmental quality, passive fire resistance, and precast meets FEMA 361.

When you partner with International Concrete Products for your precast project, we work side-by-side with you through design, manufacturing and construction. We want to help build on your vision. It’s what we’ve done for more than 35 years on projects all across the country.

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American Family Field (formerly Miller Park) Wins PCI Longevity Award

We are so excited to share that American Family Field (formerly Miller Park) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has received the 2024 PCI Longevity Award.

In celebration of PCI’s 70th anniversary, the organization has recognized the precast concrete building projects that have stood the test of time. The PCI Longevity Awards recognize precast concrete projects that have demonstrated exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and a commitment to creating structures that embody longevity.

American Family Field, completed in 2001, was awarded in the 10 to 25 Years category. International Concrete Products is proud to be one of two precast concrete producers on this project, with Wells Concrete. ICP provided 463 precast wall panels, totaling more than 150,000 square feet. The finishes included brick and acid etch, with more than 405,000 utility-sized bricks used on the architectural panels.

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New Look, Same Great International Concrete Products

Since 1987, International Concrete Products has been a producer of architectural precast concrete that provides our partners with high quality building materials with sustaining performance.

In late 2023, we combined forces with Mid-States Concrete Industries, headquartered in South Beloit, Illinois, and with that we are excited to share our new logo and website! As a combined company, Mid-States and ICP offer customers new opportunities for total precast building solutions. We belong together, and it’s important that we look like we belong together.

While our logo and the look of our website may have changed, the thing that hasn’t changed is our promise of excellence. New look, same great product, service, and team. Experience. Quality. Dedication. Attention to Detail. Reliability. That’s what you have always gotten from International Concrete Products, and what you’ll continue to get. We are so grateful to the customers we have worked with over the years and look forward to working with new and existing customers in the future.

Browse our website. Get reacquainted with us. Give us a call and let us know how we can help with the success of your next project. We can’t wait to hear from you! And maybe your project will be the next big feature on our website.

International Concrete Products
info@internationalconcrete.com
262.242.7840