The Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia was founded in 1969 by the reinforced concrete pipe manufacturers in Australia at that time. The Association was incorporated in 1971.

It is the aim of the Association to be recognised by the stormwater, wastewater and irrigations industries as the principal source of technical knowledge and education covering all aspects of pipe and related products. The CPAA aspires for the industry to achieve excellence in design, manufacture, application, and technology of reinforced concrete pipe and associated products.

The mission of the CPAA is to promote and develop excellence in the steel-reinforced concrete pipe industry ensuring that reinforced concrete pipe is the benchmark product for stormwater drainage, large diameter sewer, low pressure and irrigation pipe applications in Australasia.

The CPAA represents it’s members, currently manufacturers of reinforced concrete pipe in Australia and New Zealand, and strives to achieve excellence in industry by following a number of objectives:

Provide value to the industry by:

• Ensuring that within the industry, pipe, and any associated product, is selected, designed and installed in the correct manner;
• Providing an industry access point for technical information;
• Providing one industry voice to government, statutory authorities and specifiers.

Provide value to the members of the Association by:

• Creating and promoting the value of CPAA membership
• Promoting the features and benefits of concrete pipe and drive the technically correct analysis, design, materials specification, standards setting, product selection and installation practices;Promoting growth opportunities for the Industry as a whole.

Structure
The Association has in place a full-time Executive Director and part-time administrative support. It is organised to be active at five levels:

• Council
• Executive Director
• Management Committee
• Project Working Groups
• Regional Committees

Each level plays an integral role in executing the Association’s objectives.