The Concrete Manufacturers Association, based in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, was established in 1972 for the purpose of 'promoting the interests and general advancement of factory produced precast concrete products.

Today, CMA, as a trade association, promotes and lobbies for best-practice technical standards on materials and workmanship in the precast Industry, promotes its' members as trusted technical leaders in the Industry and through its' activities promotes the increased sales of its' members products.The association is a:

• non-profit organisation funded by its' members
• promoter of the use of quality precast concrete products
• nucleus for the writing and revising of technical standards relating to precast concrete products
• provider of technical literature and education seminars for the specifying professional