Masonry Magazine April 2005 Page. 8
President's Message
G. Alan Griffin
President, Mason Contractors Association
of America
"Village" Competition Will
Spotlight Our Industry at
Construct America TM
What structure, commonly found in a village, can you build with 732 bricks, 30 concrete masonry units, glass blocks and stone? Take these materials, add a little imagination and a team of architects and mason contractors, and you have the "Masonry: It Makes A Village design-build competition to be held during Masonry Showcase at Construct America™ this April 19-22 in Chicago. This exciting two-day competition challenges mason contractors and architects from across the country to highlight masonry, its many uses, its flexibility and its creative potential to thousands of architects and specifiers who will attend this year's show.
This contest isn't only a new and exciting event for attendees to watch, but it will be an important event to the overall promotion and future growth of the masonry industry. Over 5,000 specifier and architect attendees will view the "Masonry: It Makes A Village" competition during two days of the Showcase. On the last day, those same specifier and architect attendees will have the opportunity to judge the "Best of Show" award.
I believe that the "Village" competition will spotlight our industry like few promotional efforts can. What will the impact be to our industry if those 5,000 architect and specifier attendees go home and think about designing their next project with masonry? What will the impact be to our industry if those 5,000 specifier and architect attendees ask the question "Why haven't we designed more of our projects with masonry?"
The "Village" competition is an opportunity for our customers to reconnect with masonry and its many features. It's our industry's opportunity to promote the many benefits of masonry. During a time when construction is not as robust as it has been, I for one am excited about the possibilities of showcasing the products and capabilities that masonry has to offer directly to our customers. This is a great opportunity to gain the attention of our customers during a three-day show - something that no other trade show offers. Masonry Showcase will offer our industry's contractors the opportunity to learn what's new in masonry, and now it is an opportunity for our customers to revisit what's great about masonry.
This year, up to seven teams will compete in the "Masonry: It Makes A Village" contest held on the exhibit floor at McCormick Place. I urge you to come to Masonry Showcase and, as always, view the exhibits and attend the educational seminars. I also want you to cheer on those contractors who are participating in the "Village" competition and thank those architects who have teamed up with the mason contractors for their commitment to building with masonry.
MCAA
New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MCAA would like to take this opportunity to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a stronger masonry industry. MCAA's members look forward to a long association with their firms.
Contractor Member
Art Anderson, Inc.
251 E. Sherman Ave.
Vineland, New Jersey
Volume Cauification A
Bracaliello Masonry Inc.
Trenton Ave.
Vineland, New Jersey
Volume Camification A
Building Barriers, Inc.
PO Box 360
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Volume Classification A
CMC Concrete Masonry
Corp.
601 Hamburg Turne
Wyne, New Jersey
Volume Clasification A
CMU Construction
Co., Inc.
211 W. Bizabeth Ave
Linden, New Jersey
Volume Classification A
Falcon Construction Co.
of Matawan
4 Cliffwood Ave.
Cliffwood New Jersey
Volume Classification A
Force Concrete & Masonry
436 Mount Airy Road
Basking Ridge New Jersey
Volume Clasification A
Lester Bailey & Assoc., Inc.
5918 Main S
Mays Landing, New Jersey
Volume Classification A
Morgantown Masonry,
428 California Road
Morgantown. Penns
Volume Classification
NED/TECC Corp.
18 Grafton Sc
Worcester Massachu
Clasification National Asso
P&C Construction
95 Industrial Road
Berkley Heights New Jersey
Volume Classification: A
R.H. Summers, Corp.
РО. Вок 557
Brielle, New Jersey
Volume Classification A
Tamburro Bros.
Const. Co., Inc.
3108 Orange Sc
Millville, New Jersey
Volume Classification A
Todd Construction
PO Box 61
Quarryville, Pennsyan
Volume Classification: A
William Kerfoot
Masonry Inc.
4948 SA 7
Borghill Ohio
Volume Classification
If your company is interested in becoming a member of the Mason Contractors Association of America as a Contractor, Supplier or Instructor, please contact MCAA's Director of Membership, Melissa Polivka at 800-536-2225, or complete an application at www.masoncontractors.org.
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