Masonry Magazine January 1977 Page.30
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Cold Weather Masonry
Book in 6th Printing
The Masonry Industry All-Weather Council has finished reprinting the sixth edition of its technical booklet, Recommended Practices & Guide for Cold Weather Masonry Construction. The 24-page guide has been widely received by all in the construction industry and should be a part of every mason contractor's permanent reference file.
recommended
practices
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specifications
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construction
cold
weather
Copies are available to MCAA Chapter members free of charge. Additional copies may be obtained for 50 each from the MCAA Executive Office.
ADP Publishes Booklet
For Construction Field
Automatic Data Processing, Clifton, N.J., has published Computing for the Construction Industry, a booklet which presents an overview of the various computing services the firm offers to the construction field.
The publication highlights and provides detail on the company's payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger applications-valuable services in the highly complex, fast-moving and decentralized world of construction management.
Copies of the booklet are available at all ADP sales offices.
GP Reports High Net
General Portland, Inc., the nation's second largest cement manufacturer, reported that the third quarter ended September 30 represented the best net income and earnings per share period in the company's history. The Dallas-based firm declared a cash dividend of $.10 per share, the first cash dividend declared by the company since the first quarter of 1975.
NCMA Begins Operation
of New Paving Division
The National Concrete Masonry Association has begun operation of a new Paving Division as an expansion of its activities. Arnold Caputo, who recently joined the NCMA staff, will head the unit in addition to handling national accounts and government liaison activities.
The new division was formed in recognition of the "significant market potential of paving block and the ability of the concrete masonry industry to meet this potential to its fullest extent," the NCMA said. The division affords the opportunity for NCMA membership by companies producing paving units only.
Big Turnout for Masonry
Loadbearing Seminar
More than 110 engineers attended "Loadbearing Masonry for All Reasons," an engineering seminar conducted on October 4 by the Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council. The Council is a coalition of mason contractors, bricklayers' unions, brick manufacturers and distributors, concrete block manufacturers, and others sharing masonry interests.
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