Irvine, CA, July 17, 2026 - The University of California, Irvine, medical campus features a seven-story, all-electric hospital that provides patients with the highest level of care while overlooking the San Joaquin Marsh. Creating a space with a deep connection to nature was a priority for Travis Ebbert, ASLA, an award-winning landscape architect and principal of Ridge Landscape Architects. Working with Ebbert and his team, QCP developed a custom planter wall system made with glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) and delivered our standard Cascade planters.

Miami, FL, July 6, 2026 - From the 1920s to 1940s, Flagler Street in Downtown Miami served as a thriving epicenter of the southeastern metropolis. Over the years, however, it developed a serious problem: There wasn’t any shade. After moving to Miami in 1987, landscape architect and principal of Curtis + Rogers, Jennie Rogers, remembers the street as the place to go for luggage, cheap electronics, and fabrics. In an effort to revitalize the once-highly trafficked area, longtime developer Moishe Mana spent millions—and nearly two decades—transforming it into a “global hub for technology, art, fashion, and innovation.”

Norco, CA, June 24, 2026 - QCP’s fire features now integrate a new generation of high-performance burner systems built on Warming Trends’s patented CrossFire® technology, a brand-new, re-engineered universal gas platform that produces taller, fuller, and quieter flames with improved efficiency. Built from solid brass and designed for compatibility with natural gas or liquid propane, these systems deliver long-term durability alongside installation flexibility.

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Norco, CA, June 10, 2026 - QCP plans to donate up to $75,000 worth of product to another upcoming project — and we’re asking for your help to find the best, most deserving winner.

Norco, CA, May 28, 2026 - We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Street Tree Revival a subsidiary of West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA), a fellow family-owned and operated business headquartered in Southern California. Based in Anaheim, WCA provides tree maintenance and management services across California, Arizona, and Texas. In collaboration with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), WCA started an urban wood recycling program called Street Tree Revival, whose mission has been to find ways to upcycle wood from our urban forest and turn them into usable urban lumber.

Norco, CA, May 18, 2026 - The Ecological Design Challenge posed big questions about how site furnishings can do more than their obvious functions. Our esteemed judging panel was wowed by the dozens of submissions, and after careful deliberation, two were named the winners: “Rain Flowers” by Future Forward Design Collective in the professional category, and “Aftercast” by Gustavo Gonzalez Contreras in the student category. 

Norco, CA, April 17, 2026 - QCP's first-ever Ecological Design Challenge was a call to action for professional and student designers. Our mission was to think more creatively about site elements, and determine how precast concrete structures could benefit the community while also contributing to environmental solutions.

Norco, CA, February 12, 2026 - The deadline to register for QCP's first-ever Ecological Design Challenge is fast approaching, and we're encouraging designers to think up the ultimate site furnishings with resilience in mind. Registration closes this Sunday, February 15, and submissions are due about two weeks later on Saturday, February 28. Ahead of these dates, we're sharing details about the industry experts in our judging panel.

Inglewood, CA, January 29, 2026 - QCP’s 2025 closed with a high note: The world-renowned Kia Forum has been known to host the most popular musicians of all time, and now, it’s home to a brand-new modular seating system. The new installation is just a stone’s throw from the site of more QCP seat walls designed by Studio-MLA at SoFi Stadium.

Norco, CA, January 9, 2026 - As we look forward to 2026, our 50th year in business, we’re taking a number of lessons learned in 2025. Below, we’re highlighting takeaways from the expansion of popular standard products, new innovations with wood and steel, and custom projects that pushed our craftsmanship to the next level.

Glendora, CA, December 5, 2025 - The Metro A Line light rail system is marked with public art inspired by the natural surroundings and cultural significance of each city the train passes through. On September 19, 2025, the nine-mile extension of the A Line opened to the public, with new stops in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona. Each station features artwork by a city-selected artist, and Glendora resident and artist Michael Hillman has been working on his installation for more than two decades. 

Austin, TX, November 20, 2025 - QCP is honored to announce that we've received a 2025 APA Award of Excellence for our contributions to the city of Sunnyvale's new Civic Center, designed by SmithGroup. The Architectural Precast Association (APA)'s annual awards program "recognizes excellence in design, manufacturing and craftsmanship of architectural precast concrete structures and individual components," according to the APA website.

Millbrae, CA, October, 29, 2025 - Avia Labs is an exciting new addition to the San Francisco Bay Area, complete with LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications. At the entrance of the all-electric science research lab, the landscape design features several custom precast concrete benches by QCP. To dig into the inspiration behind the unique design and learn more about this collaborative effort, we spoke with Alaleh Rouhi, senior associate at SCAPE Landscape Architecture and the project manager for 210 Adrian.

Norco, CA, October 16, 2025 - Calling all designers, architects, engineers, and creative thinkers of all kinds: We need you and your innovative ideas for QCP’s new Ecological Design Challenge. This marks our first official design competition, and we’re asking students and professionals alike to participate. 

New Orleans, LA, October 9, 2025 - This year’s ASLA in New Orleans is just a few months shy of QCP’s 50th year in business. There’s so much to cover and discuss during this year’s conference and EXPO, and we’re eager to talk shop at Booth #1311. In honor of how far we’ve come since 1976, we’re bringing along our latest innovations.

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Norco, CA, October 8, 2025 - Our product team is constantly exploring new ways to innovate through site furnishings, while also prioritizing sustainability, and we’re eager to introduce you to our latest collection: The Echo Series.

Norco, CA, October 4, 2025- QCP proudly announces the launch of its latest innovation, the Halo Table, designed in collaboration with award winning designer John Cook. The Halo Table represents a significant leap in outdoor dining furniture, combining modern forms with functional excellence.

South San Francisco, CA, September 10, 2025 - One of our largest collaborations yet is in South San Francisco, where a transformative life science campus and waterfront park is taking shape on the northern peninsula of Oyster Point. To dive deeper into this exciting project, we spoke with landscape architect Adrian Flores, Senior Associate at Field Operations. 

Sunnyvale, CA, August 13, 2025 - The Sunnyvale Civic Center Campus, designed by SmithGroup, is unlike any municipal building in the country. The first phase of the master plan is now complete, and this fall the 170,000-square-foot facility will officially be designated as the first ground-up LEED Platinum and Net Zero Energy City Hall in the United States. We looked back on this groundbreaking, multi-phase project with Todd Kohli, Senior Principal and Landscape Architect at SmithGroup.

Norco, CA, July 24, 2025 - New Levus+ pieces have arrived, expanding the concrete planter wall and seating collection to 96 different parts in various forms to give landscape architects more freedom to design a custom space. The modular system, which we introduced in 2024, now features curved corners, chamfered corners, and concrete benches with backs.

Round Rock, TX, July 17, 2025 - Rooted in history and modernized by the latest manufacturing technology, Heritage Trail is a 10-foot-wide, 0.60-mile-long concrete path running along Brushy Creek.

South San Francisco, CA, June 26, 2025 - As part of Kilroy’s massive undertaking at Oyster Point, QCP contributed to the innovative landscape design concept with custom concrete seat walls, tables, and an 18-foot fire feature.

Norco, CA, June 4, 2025 - Inspired by the organic beauty of seed pods, the Kernel seating element brings a natural elegance to any environment. Developed in partnership with designer John Cook, the Kernel line’s smooth silhouettes echo the shapes found in nature, seamlessly blending into any landscape. Nestled within a wooded park, placed along a bustling city street, or enhancing a quiet garden, these seating elements create an inviting space for people to gather, rest, and connect.

Norco, CA, March 31, 2025- In an effort to provide more public access to fresh water and reduce the use of plastic bottles, QCP partnered with Linespace’s Max Beach to design the LA Bottle Filler & Drinking Fountain.

The LA Bottle Filler is an adaptation of the best-selling LA Drinking Fountain, and it’s available in two styles: the standalone bottle filler and the double-armed bottle filler and drinking fountain. With the latter, the bowls are set to an ADA-compliant height on one side and a standard height on the other.

“Our approach to it was to maintain some of the recognizable form lines so it could work as a family of products, but also as a clean, standalone unit,” Beach says. “The idea was to look at how these might be installed and how they might be used.”

Norco, CA, January 30, 2025 - With 2024 in our rearview window, we’re taking a look back to celebrate our standout site furnishing projects. These award-winning and noteworthy collaborations are backed by more than 45 years of experience, and our team provides everything from 3D modeling to site coordination and installation.

Norco, CA, December 5, 2024- QCP is thrilled to announce that we’ve received an award from the Architectural Precast Association (APA) for our work on the Redmond Technology Station Pedestrian Bridge in Redmond, Washington. The APA Awards for Excellence is a prestigious program highlighting excellence in design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship, and this particular project earned an award for craftsmanship.

Norco, CA, November 21, 2024- Understanding how QCP can be there “for your design,” is crucial to our team, and we’re outlining the steps required to make that happen.

Norco, CA, November 14, 2024- QCP is here for your design, and some of our proudest work includes the custom projects we contribute to on a regular basis. From fully customized designs to modified versions of our Standard Products, there’s a wide range we work with to successfully complete each project.

To better understand how to specify us and maximize your custom project experience, we’ve outlined everything landscape architects and designers should know about working with QCP. Family owned and operated since 1976, we've dedicated nearly five decades to crafting the most durable and design-forward site furnishings.

“‘For your design’ really speaks to the whole custom part of the business,” says QCP CEO Rick Crook. “We’ve learned so many new capabilities through custom, which has led to innovations we’ve incorporated into our standard product development.”

Norco, CA, October 16, 2024 - QCP has been certified as a 'Great Place to Work.' October 16 marked Certified Nation Day, honoring the companies who hold this distinguished title.

Norco, CA, October 4, 2024- Last year, we introduced you to the Levus Modular Planters. Now, we’re taking things to new heights with the Levus+ Planter Wall. The system comprises 25 units with three different heights and the same edge detail as the Levus planters, allowing you to create any combination you need for your particular space. They’re also made with thin, lightweight glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC).

“It’s a modular wall unit that breaks down into manageable sizes for two people to lift and carry,” Gilio-Tenan says. “It’s meant for more decking applications, where you want to create a large planter space but don’t have the ability to make a singular planter that large. It’s like a makeshift retaining wall to add planting in elevated areas. It gets waterproofed on the inside, and it can take on any configuration.”

Norco, CA, September 5, 2024- QCP is thrilled to announce that we’re donating to not one, but two important community-based projects: Lafayette Park in Los Angeles and Taco Plaza in Sacramento. We were so impressed by all of the pro bono project submissions this year, but these two stood out for several reasons.

Below, learn a bit more about these deserving projects:

As a leader in the precast concrete industry, we’re proud to have quite a few feathers in our cap. QCP has become well known for creating innovative precast amenities of exceptional design and build quality, as well as for our hands-on, whatever-it-takes approach to customer service.

Norco, CA, June 18, 2024 - QCP plans to donate up to $75,000 worth of product to an upcoming project — and we need your help. As part of QCP’s ongoing effort to give back to the communities we work with, we’re looking for a new pro-bono project in 2024 that we can be a part of and donate products to.

Norco, CA, June 14, 2024- In collaboration with Max Beach at Linespace, QCP is unveiling our newest concept: the Ronin Table & Seating Ensemble. Designed for the outdoors, the Ronin is a kit of parts with variations to suit any particular space.

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Earlier this year, QCP lost our inimitable founder and former CEO Fred Crook. Until his retirement in 2016, he had a consistent routine. He woke up and performed an elaborate calisthenics session, drank his first of many Tejavas, and headed out to Norco around 6 a.m. for another day at his home away from home, QCP.

Fred’s experience with precast concrete dates back to 1958, when he was 19 and took on a job learning the ins and outs of running a concrete manufacturing plant. A true people person and known for his silver tongue, he was particularly skilled in sales and customer service. He was a problem solver, smart, and scrappy, with a strong intuition that guided his business decisions.

Open space can be hard to come by in Orange County.  As we creep past the Santa Ana River on the 57 freeway we rarely stop to think about what an important environmental resource the river is.

Norco, CA, February 15, 2024 - Lisa Chestnut is a landscape architecture professional and artist who has collaborated with QCP on products, including the UFO fire feature and Slab bench. Chestnut’s latest contribution to QCP’s portfolio offers a playful energy through color. The Wilson is a versatile new concrete bench that’s available in two sizes. Our four standard precast concrete colors make up the exterior, and the void in the center is accented by one of 12 different colors available.

Norco, CA, February 15, 2024 - Lisa Chestnut is a landscape architecture professional and artist who has collaborated with QCP on products, including the UFO fire feature and Slab bench. Chestnut’s latest contribution to QCP’s portfolio offers a playful energy through color. The Wilson is a versatile new concrete bench that’s available in two sizes. Our four standard precast concrete colors make up the exterior, and the void in the center is accented by one of 12 different colors available.

Norco, CA, December 29, 2023 - As 2023 comes to a close, this period is characterized by significant changes that empower us to deliver more value than ever to landscape architects. We take a moment to reflect on the milestones that have defined the past year as one of the most transformative chapters in our company's history, focusing on additions to our standard product line.

Charleston, SC, November 8, 2023 - QCP collaborated with award-winning landscape artist Walter Hood and the team at Hood Design Studio to create two art installations at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.

NORCO, CA, October 26, 2023 - The latest innovation from QCP is the Merge Mono, which combines three different materials to create a new-and-improved waste container design. After hearing from QCP clients that there was a need for a lighter-appearing waste container, the design team created the company’s first multi-material option.

NORCO, CA, September 13, 2023- QCP is unveiling the latest seating system, the Unity. Comprising three basic shapes with a ball and socket-style linking system, this partnership with designer John Cook is the most innovative one yet.

NORCO, CA, August 30, 2023- Since QCP’s founding in 1976, we have been committed to finding sustainable alternatives to our process. In an effort to minimize our carbon footprint, QCP is reducing cement usage by 20 percent with VCAS, a pozzolan. This is another step toward our environmentally conscious future as a company with durable, sustainable products.

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Norco, CA, August 2, 2023- In partnership with renowned industrial designer John Cook, QCP has unveiled the new and improved Y2 bench. Made from Jatoba hardwood and QCP’s standard reinforced concrete (SRC), this bench is elevating the original Yellowstone bench by making it more sleek and sophisticated.

Norco, CA, May 4, 2023 - QCP is innovating an already popular product to improve flexibility for our clients. The new lineup of Levus lightweight planters is made with glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), and there are a whopping 54 different sizing options in both square and rectangular forms.

Norco, CA, April 5, 2023 - Fire features have become a wildly popular item, found everywhere from commercial spaces like office rooftops to backyards. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Architect Magazine has reported an increased demand in fire features. Bringing people outside and in a comfortable environment is an excellent way to gather in a more open space. And while these beautiful pieces are known to light up any outdoor space, there is a lot to consider when choosing the best one for your site project.

Phoenix, AZ, February 8, 2023 - Connecting Communities with Concrete Solutions. This is the core value of QCP and led us to work with the Arizona School for the Arts on one of our most fulfilling projects to date. Using innovative designs created by Dig Studio, we offered our concrete outdoor furniture to rejuvenate the school’s outdoor spaces over Fall Break of 2022. The collaborative project turned unused exterior spaces into creative hubs where students can gather for learning, rehearsing, eating lunch, or simply hanging out.

NORCO, CA, January 28, 2023 - QCP has acquired Canterbury Designs line of site furnishings. Founded by visionary Larry Snyder in 1962, the site furnishings company has a wide-ranging line of benches, waste receptacles, tree grates, bollards and more.