Masonry Magazine March 1972 Page. 15
NADD Report
By: Jeffrey L. Brock
NADD, as a cohesive group of distributors and dealers, well-organized and representing a stabilizing influence within the structural clay products industry, will embark within the near future on Phase II of the Association's growth and progress.
In this effort to increase our membership, but recognizing the limitations of both budget and staff, it will be necessary to utilize the services of co-operating associations and talents of the individual members of NADD.
This program of regional product type seminars is a minimum program that will provide maximum coverage of our membership and important marketing centers, while educating our own salesmen in product, systems and code knowledge to effectively sell load-bearing construction.
The NADD Executive Committee and Board of Directors will be holding their meetings, June 21-25, at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pa. The selection of this year's meeting was decided upon at the convention, and "Chocolate Town, U.S.A." promises to be a most congenial host!
January and February were busy months for NADD-especially in the area of travel and new members. First of all, we'd like to announce our two new most recent members: United Clay Products, Nutley, New Jersey-official representative, Anthony M. Baldino, and The Botzum Brothers Co., Akron, Ohio official representative, William A. Hilkert.
These two new members are only the beginning in NADD's climb up the ladder of increased membership. NADD members have taken it upon themselves to introduce their business associates to NADD and making them aware of all the possibilities open to a company belonging to the Association. The results have been overwhelming and this year's growth estimates for NADD are most promising.
From the John E. Cooper Company, home of our Past President, George S. Hays, we recently learned of three newly acquired associates. They are: Ted Barkwill, Howard Williams and Edward Dorr. All three were formerly with the Cleveland Builders Supply Company and will continue to represent the Cleveland area for the Cooper Company.
As NADD strives to create the best atmosphere for its members, NADD plans to be co-sponsor, along with the (Continued on page 29)
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