Masonry Magazine June 2008 Page. 50
Industry News
The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regionals are qualifying competitions held throughout the United States and Canada. Remaining SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regionals include: Ohio, Aug. 9; Chicago, Aug, 15; Iowa/Central Illinois, Aug, 22; Colorado, Sept. 6; Mid Atlantic, Sept. 13; Nebraska/South Dakota, Sept. 13; Minnesota/North Dakota, Sept. 20; Wisconsin, UP Michigan, Sept. 26; Northern California, Sept. 27; Utah, Oct. 3; North and South Carolinas, Oct. 3; and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more information, contact Jeff Farmakes at jfarmakes@specmix.com.
Multiquip's Euliss announced intentions to retire from Multiquip at the end of 2008. The new MQ organization will be headed by Mike Howlett, who will become president of the MQ General Construction Equipment Group and will report to Tom Yasuda, chairman and CEO. The balance of the core management organization will remain largely unchanged with Mike Ferguson, VP MQ GCE sales; Poonam Kapila, director of marketing, and Torsten Erbel, director of product management reporting to Mike Howlett.
The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have renewed their alliance to further the safety and health of construction workers in the sawing and drilling industry. The alliance will focus on issues such as electrical safety, hearing protection, ladder and scaffold safety.
Acme Brick Co. recently gave employees a clear view of the company's 117th birthday on April 17. Each of Acme's 2,800 employees received a "birthday present" of four clear tumbler glasses, each bearing a different photographic image of an event in Acme's history. IMAS
Index to Advertisers
36 ADVANTAGE LUMBER
337.948.3056
33 AIRPLACO EQUIPMENT
888.340.2050
www.airplaco.com
28 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT
800.882.5543
www.alliedtube.com
5 BALTIMORE TOOL WORKS
800.752.3833
www.hamtag.com
27 BRICK CONSTRUCTOR
888.332.3215
www.brickconstructor.com
3 C.S. OSBORNE & Co.
973.483.3232
www.csosborne.com
33 CEE-JAY TOOL COMPANY, INC.
800.350.3313
www.ceejaytool.com
35 CONSTRUCTION TIE PRODUCTS
319.819.1427
www.ctpanchors.com
38 CRANK UP SCAFFOLDING
800.306.3404
www.crankupscaffolding.com
29 DIAMOND VANTAGE
866.322.4018
www.diamondvantage.com
23 DIEDRICH TECHNOLOGIES
800.282.5828
www.diedrichtechnologies.com
26 DITEQ DIAMOND TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
800.688.3332
www.diteq.com
13 EXAKTIME
888.788.8463
www.jobclock.com
45. EZ GROUT/GROUT HOG
800.411.3272
www.ezgrout.com
15 EZ SCAFFOLD CORPORATION
800.521.6333
www.ezscaffold.com
43 FOUNDATION SOFTWARE
800.246.0800
www.foundationsoft.com/H22/masonry.htm
37 FRACO PRODUCTS, LTD.
888.372.2648
www.fraco.com
42 GLASS BLOCKS UNLIMITED
800.902.3838
www.glassblocksunlimited.com
30. ROHMANN AND BARNARD, INC.
800.645.0616
www.r-b.com
4 HUSQVARNA CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
800.288.5040
www.husqvarnacp.com
3 RYDER
800.888.5047
www.ryder.com
10 HYDRO MOBILE
888.484.9335
www.hydro-mobile.com
36 INDEPENDENT STAMPING, INC.
540.539.5639
www.joint-tie.com
22 KENNISON FOREST PRODUCTS
888.536.2325
www.kennisonforest.com
2. MCAA
800.536.2325
www.masoncontractors.org
28 MCCALSEY LUMBER
800.645.3863
www.mccalsey lumber.com
27 MK DIAMOND PRODUCTS, INC.
800.645.3729
www.mkdiamond.com
7 MORTAR NET USA
800.664.6638
www.mortarnet.com
11 NON-STOP SCAFFOLDING
800.845.0845
www.nonstopscaffolding.com
37 PROSOCO
800.255.4255
www.prosoco.com
38 QUIKPOINT, INC.
800.227.5508
www.quikpoint.com
IBC THE QUINRETE COMPANIES
800.282.5828
www.quinte.com
28. SANDELL MANUFACTURING
800.325.3079
www.sandellmfg.com
1 SPEC MIX, INC.
858.773.3648
www.specmix.com
29 SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
903.452.0188
www.sunshineintl.com
25 TRADESMEN'S SOFTWARE
800.493.4922
www.tradesmens.com
12 VALCO EQUIPMENT COMPANY
800.245.3528
www.valcoequipment.com