Masonry Magazine July 2004 Page. 15
CRANKUP
SCAFFOLDING
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL!
EZ
SCAFFOLD
* Heaviest Construction
* 5 Board Laborer Platform
* 7000 lb. Capacity
I think it's **important** that our **customers** see that we are trying to be more **innovative** and **trying** to do some things that are different in an effort to **improve** our **company** and our **industry**.
Masonry: One of the responsibilities of your Safety and Manpower Director is to track laborers. How does this work, and is it effective when you have a labor crunch?
Davenport: He tracks all workers, and it's an ongoing list, not just laborers. By creating a list of workers, we're better known. When someone calls looking for work, it means something if they actually know that someone has recorded the data of their call, where they're from, where they want to work, what they want to do. So then you have a lot bigger base to pull from.
We also work heavily with the local union, but they know how we operate as well. We seem to do OK going to what we refer to as a remote site and being able to round up a respectable crew and go to work.
Masonry: Davenport Masonry recently took part in the Perry middle and high school's annual Career Day. Why do you think it's important to participate in events such as this?
The Voice of the Mason Contractor
Davenport: I think our industry needs the exposure. This is not a bad way to make a living, and I think a lot of people don't know it. So I think that the youth and educational professionals need to know about our industry. Perry is just a school system, but you have to start somewhere.
Masonry: Davenport offers a very interesting warranty. If the design team allows your company to review the blueprints and accepts your suggestions regarding flashing, masonry interfaces, water issues and overall integrity, you will extend warranty protection. How has this cooperative approach worked out for you?
Davenport: Fairly well. We believe that when we're given the opportunity to review the document and if we see issues that need to be addressed and they are addressed - I mean, it's a long-term product that we build. Really, if it's designed correctly and you build it correctly, the warranty is not much of an issue.
Masonry: What do you feel is the biggest misconception about the masonry industry?
Davenport: That it's a dying industry.
Masonry: What would you do to change that misconception?
Davenport: I think it needs to be done through marketing, it needs to be done through innovative approaches. We need to recruit, train and retain the best.
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