06/11/2026
We were delighted to have Juan Carlos Calderoli Fanego - founder of COCO Concrete Company in Paraguay - join us for the U.S. State Department’s Leaders of the Americas Initiative - YLAI Program. Over the past month, Juan spent time with our team learning about our design, fabrication, and business operations approach.
Juan shared, “It was a very enriching and fortunate experience that the YLAI Program connected us. I was able to meet all the staff at Concreteworks, learn about their work culture, their management, and also their approach to design. Special thanks to Mark and Joe for all the great time we shared. In addition to all the knowledge I'm taking back to my country, I'm taking with me the warm welcome from everyone at Concreteworks, a family passionate about what they do and about doing things well. I hope we can collaborate on projects with COCO soon.”
This fellowship provided our team with insight into Juan’s process, the struggles of concrete fabrication in a small country like Paraguay, and the ingenious ways to procure materials and create proprietary mix designs that perform. We are grateful to have hosted him, look forward to seeing his business grow, and hope to work together again soon.
