Corporate Membership

Types of Membership

CRSI offers three types of membership; Corporate, Professional, and Student. 

Corporate membership is for producers and fabricators of reinforcing bar and wire fabric, manufacturers of bar supports and mechanical splices, corrosion protection manufacturers and fabricators, general and concrete contractors, design professionals, placers of reinforcing bar, manufacturers of tie wire, furnishers of reuseable forms, reinforcing bar warehouses and more. 

Advantages of Corporate Membership

Market Support

CRSI members are committed to supporting their business and provide resources to develop tools to support and grow the marketplace for reinforced concrete. 

Unique Training Resources

CRSI provides corporate members with training resources on topics including detailing, fabrication, shop and field safety, and engineering. These resources are developed by world experts and many of these are unavailable to non-members. 

Networking

All CRSI members have the opportunity to network with current and potential customers, or others in the industry. CRSI provides National, Regional, and Local venues that that provide companies and individuals to benefit from a network of members within their own geographical area.

Committee Involvement

CRSI is an ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organization. As a member of the Institute, you can join any of our Committees and have the opportunity to voice your opinion. Our members assist in creating CRSI’s industry-trusted publications and help steer CRSI’s technical and promotional initiatives. It provides an excellent opportunity to make sure your product or service is included in correlating publications.

Network of Region Managers

CRSI has built a network of full-time Region Managers whose primary responsibility is to be a resource to the design and construction communities, promoting and assisting with the use of reinforced concrete. They conduct presentations and workshops aimed at Architect/Engineering firms, state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and other specifiers. Presentations are given to ACI Chapters, state structural engineers associations, and local AIA Chapters as well as to engineering, construction management and architectural schools. 

Market Research

CRSI conducts market research within each of its regions to monitor perceptions and to establish programs that are meaningful and educational.

Educational and Engineering Resources

CRSI is dedicated to serving the needs of our members, as well as the needs of architects, engineers, and construction professionals, by offering technical publications, design aids, software programs, and educational seminars. In addition, CRSI includes a staff of experienced engineering professionals that offer day-to-day technical assistance to those involved in the industry. Our members have priority access to the assistance of these technical experts.

Discounts

CRSI members receive discounts on CRSI publications. Design Firms (Associate Category) can receive discounted custom quotes on multi-license options (over 10 users) for digital versions of CRSI flagship publications. Members also have access to the Concord Purchasing program.

Most CRSI regions have chapters that not only meet on a regional level, but often on a local level as well.

Interested in Corporate Membership?
Contact us for more information and to submit an application.