Masonry Magazine December 1969 Page. 30

Words: L. Wade, Robert Spolum, Clifford Melroe, Roger Melroe, E. Taylor, David Langner, H. Kroeger
Masonry Magazine January 1969 Page.30

Masonry Magazine January 1969 Page.30
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GPC Agrees to Buy Firm

General Portland Cement Co., President L. James Wade, Jr. announced that an agreement in principle has been reached with the principal shareholders of Pacific Western Industries, Inc. whereby General Portland would purchase the privately-owned West Coast cement producer.

General Portland, headquartered in Dallas, operates eight cement plants, distribution terminals and sales facilities serving markets in 15 states in the South, Southwest and Midwest sections of the country. Sales volume in 1968 was $83,000,000.

Pacific Western, organized in 1965 with headquarters in Los Angeles, operates one cement plant in Los Robles, Calif. It has an annual rated capacity in excess of 3,000,000 barrels.


Melroe Realigns Personnel

A realignment of management personnel has been announced by Clifford E. Melroe, president and general manager of the Melroe Division, Clark Equipment Co., Gwinner, N. D.

He said the realignment is in keeping with expanding sales and new product development in the division. It does not include the addition of any new personnel at the management level, Melroe said.

Roger T. Melroe remains executive vice president of marketing, and Robert Spolum continues as divisional executive vice president.

Melroe produces the internationally marketed Melroe Bobcat Loader and a line of farm machinery. The North Dakota firm merged with Clark Equipment Co., Buchanan, Mich., in August of this year.


Insurance Seminar

An Insurance Seminar for the construction industry was held October 26 at Stouffer's Inn, Cincinnati. Sponsors of the event were the Construction Advancement Program of Greater Cincinnati administered by Allied Construction Industries.

"Gray Areas of Workmen's Compensation" was discussed by E. L. Taylor, field representative for Gates, McDonald & Co., Columbus, Ohio. David Langner, of Crain, Langner & Co., Cleveland, spoke on "Contingent Liability." H. W. Kroeger of H. W. Kroeger Erection Co., Inc., discussed "Work Interruption Insurance."

A representative of a major insurance firm addressed the seminar on "General Insurance Requirements for Contractors."
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