About API
Why API
We don’t just make products. We work as an extension of your team.
Always Ready to
Build What’s Next
API has been solving construction challenges since 1963, when the Klein family founded Beavertown Cast Stone to meet a growing demand for precast masonry.
Every decade since, we’ve evolved, listening to what builders need, adding new services, expanding production, and refining our process to deliver smarter, faster, more dependable results.
Today, we operate from a 32-acre campus in Middleburg, Pennsylvania, allowing us to serve a growing market area fast and efficiently.
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Why API?
Whether we’re assisting with early design, budgeting, or job site coordination, our experienced crews and technical experts show up, follow through, and keep projects on track. We’re built around relationships, not transactions.
Committed from Day One
API gets involved early because that’s when the biggest gains are made. And we don’t disappear after delivery. We walk job sites, troubleshoot in real-time, and stay accountable until the job is done right.
Built to Perform
We build every product to meet the real demands of construction: tight schedules, complex specs, and unpredictable site conditions. Whether custom-fabricated or modular, our solutions are tested, refined, and backed by a five-year warranty.
Ready When It Counts
API invests in the people, production capacity, and logistics partnerships to keep your project on track. We build around your schedule, deliver when others can’t, and bring solutions that minimize staging, reduce risk, and avoid costly delays.
certifications
PCI-Certified. Performance-Proven.
API operates a PCI-Certified plant, meeting the industry’s most rigorous standards for quality, safety, and consistency. Our facility undergoes two unannounced audits each year, conducted by independent engineers who verify that every product meets or exceeds national benchmarks.
meet the team
We’re a close-knit group of problem solvers who’ve spent our careers getting things done in the field, on the plant floor, and in tight coordination with your crew.
Stephen Kenepp
President / C.E.O.
Steve has been employed with API for over 20 years. His precast career began as an Estimator. He then transferred to Project Management where he served for 10 years. Following project management, Steve was promoted to Sales Director. In 2015, he took …
Gary Reed
VP of Construction Management
Gary joined the API team in 2020 following his time as the Director of PCI’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Gary has been in the precast business for over 30 years. He knows the precast business inside and out. In his free time he enjoys fishing, boating, and spending time with his family.
Kim Freed
VP Of Operations Management
Kim has been with this facility for more than 45 years, where he began his career as a drafter and then Plant Manager. He was later promoted to VP of Operations Management where he has served for 20 plus years. Kim is responsible for the production schedule development and overseeing manufacturing and facility maintenance.
Chris Yoder
Project Manager
Chris Yoder is a Project Manager who brings over 12 years of experience in drafting and detailing and over 13 years of project estimating to API. He holds an Associate Degree in Architectural Drafting and a Project Management certificate.
Doug Carvell
Project Manager
Doug Carvell is a Project Manager who enjoys seeing projects take shape as they are built. He formerly worked as an Operations Manager at Ready Mix Concrete and the Plant Manager at Pre-Cast Concrete, and now brings his experience and expertise
Brock Hower
Controller
Brock Hower has served as API’s controller since 2021. In this role, he oversees and executes API’s financial plans using GAAP Accounting Standards, maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports and statements, and working with
Scott Rager
Project Estimator
Scott Rager is a Project Estimator at API, responsible for creating bid proposals from estimates by reviewing documents, accurate take-offs including labor and materials, soliciting suppliers for quotes, and working with subcontractors.
Penni Zimmerman
Project Estimator
Penni is an estimator within the company. Her background as an Architectural Drafter includes 30 years working within the housing industry (log home manufacturing and modular housing). She has also worked with a professional
Stephen Kenepp
President / C.E.O.
Steve has been employed with API for over 20 years. His precast career began as an Estimator. He then transferred to Project Management where he served for 10 years. Following project management, Steve was promoted to Sales Director. In 2015, he took over as President and C.E.O. Steve holds an Associate’s Degree in Architectural Drafting and Design from Lincoln Technical Institute…
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Gary Reed
VP of Construction Management
Gary joined the API team in 2020 following his time as the Director of PCI’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Gary has been in the precast business for over 30 years. He knows the precast business inside and out. In his free time he enjoys fishing, boating, and spending time with his family.
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Gary
Kim Freed
VP Of Operations Management
Kim has been with this facility for more than 45 years, where he began his career as a drafter and then Plant Manager. He was later promoted to VP of Operations Management where he has served for 20 plus years. Kim is responsible for the production schedule development and overseeing manufacturing and facility maintenance.
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Kim
Chris Yoder
Project Manager
Chris Yoder is a Project Manager who brings over 12 years of experience in drafting and detailing and over 13 years of project estimating to API. He holds an Associate Degree in Architectural Drafting and a Project Management certificate.
Chris joined the team at API in 2017, and continues to enjoy learning the ins and outs of an innovative and competitive industry…
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Chris
Doug Carvell
Project Manager
Doug Carvell is a Project Manager who enjoys seeing projects take shape as they are built. He formerly worked as an Operations Manager at Ready Mix Concrete and the Plant Manager at Pre-Cast Concrete, and now brings his experience and expertise to API. He believes in doing business with honesty and integrity, doing the right thing at the right time, because it’s the right thing to do…
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Doug
Brock Hower
Controller
Brock Hower has served as API’s controller since 2021. In this role, he oversees and executes API’s financial plans using GAAP Accounting Standards, maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports and statements, and working with external auditors and tax preparers to ensure accuracy and compliance. He aims to mitigate financial risks and improve the overall performance of the company…
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Brock
Scott Rager
Project Estimator
Scott Rager is a Project Estimator at API, responsible for creating bid proposals from estimates by reviewing documents, accurate take-offs including labor and materials, soliciting suppliers for quotes, and working with subcontractors. He also has a supporting role assisting the project managers. He has over 17 years of experience in the precast industry, over 12 of which as a project manager…
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Scott
Penni Zimmerman
Project Estimator
Penni is an estimator within the company. Her background as an Architectural Drafter includes 30 years working within the housing industry (log home manufacturing and modular housing). She has also worked with a professional architectural engineering firm which specializes in residential and commercial projects…
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