Masonry Magazine January 2012 Page. 17
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Continuing education can improve job performance and, ultimately, profitability, impacting your bottom line. Customers will notice that you have spent the time and effort to better your company.
Strengthen your employees
Offering employees continuing education opportunities has many benefits for companies. Employees will be better trained, better educated, and in a superior position to make quick, important decisions that affect a project and can help a company become more successful. An employee with greater skills, knowledge and abilities can be more productive and profitable.
Strengthen the industry
Education can increase the quality of your company. When the quality of work increases, the entire industry benefits. More customers are likely to see the beauty and benefits of building with masonry. "We have a responsibility within the industry to become more educated," says Rob Barnes, president and COO of Dee Brown Inc. in Garland, Texas, and one of the first mason contractors in the country to become certified through the MCAA. "By becoming more educated, we will strengthen the industry and the level of competition. Competition is positive, if it is competent competition."
Masonry Certification
THE MCAA HAS DEVELOPED the national Masonry Certification program. Becoming a certified mason contractor demonstrates a company's commitment to quality, reliability and the highest professional standards. "Genco Masonry Inc. has been a leader in the masonry industry in the Washington/Baltimore areas for over 80 years, so when the idea of contractor certification came up it was a 'no-brainer' to be the first in our area to become certified," says Steve Sullivan, president of Genco Masonry Inc. in Bethesda, Md.
Nothing can hurt our industry more than unqualified mason contractors being awarded bids, simply because they submitted the lowest cost. These projects often can result in poorly constructed buildings, unhappy customers, and negative marks against the masonry industry. Michael Radosa, VP of Edgar Boettcher Masonry in Bay City, Mich, believes "quality is too often disregarded in favor of the low price. It has always been assumed that quality is equal among all bidders, and only after it is too late is it realized that quality should be the most important element on selecting a contractor."
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