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Masonry:
What are the benefits of belonging to a trade association?
Johnson:
The benefits are the educational opportunities and the networking and relationship building opportunities that come about. There is a huge benefit to mason contractors in understanding the valuable tool of both educational opportunities and networking and relationship building.
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Masonry:
What would you do to change that misconception?
Johnson:
Support your trade associations on a more active basis and participate in their activities in communicating and promoting masonry education to architects and engineers.
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Masonry:
What are your three biggest concerns in keeping your company successful?
Johnson:
I believe that our success is not so much determined by outside forces as it is internally. With that in mind: A) handling sustained growth while finding and placing the right people in the right positions that need to be filled as the company grows; B) being aware and not becoming complacent in our industry; and C) building, educating and maintaining a satisfied workforce.
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Masonry:
What do you feel is the industry's biggest challenge in the near future?
Johnson:
Here is where I hope all concerned parties listen. The biggest challenge is for everyone involved in, or affected by, our trade union contractors vs. non-union contractors, brick manufacturers vs. block manufacturers, masonry associations vs. concrete associations, mason contractors vs. other mason contractors to work together. Everybody needs to put aside their own self interests, and instead work on pooling all of our efforts into promoting masonry in a united front. There will always be other trades, contractors and various other trade associations doing what they should be doing- promoting their businesses. We should be pooling our limited, valued resources in a united front and getting the biggest bang for our buck. This includes a personal investment in time, as well as giving your dues back to the industry that is looking out for you!
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Masonry:
Where do you think the masonry industry is going to be 10 years from now?
Johnson:
If our industry pulls together, then I believe we will be a vibrant, strong industry. If we stay fractured, as I believe we are, then newer and well-marketed industries will begin taking larger shares of the opportunities that are out there.
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Masonry:
What do you think will be the masonry industry's biggest competitor in 10 years?
Johnson:
I believe the concrete industry is significantly more unified and
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