Masonry Magazine June 1985 Page. 30
THE SITE MANAGER
The Gradall Material Handler is engineered to provide efficient movement of materials on and around the job site. A four-wheel drive, rough terrain machine with a 6,000 lb. or 8,000 lb. capacity and 36 ft. lift, it's highly maneuverable with a turning radius that's less than the length of the machine. Unload and position materials quickly and easily, even in deep mud. Write, today, for our free "Site Manager" brochure. The Gradall Company, 406 Mill Avenue SW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663. Or phone (216) 339-2211. GRADALL
St. Louis AIA Presents Craftsmanship Award
Leo H. Sanders, Jr. (center) admires the 1984 Craftsmanship Award presented to him by the St. Louis Chapter, AIA. With him are (from left) Clyde F. Martini, business manager, BAC Local No. 1 of Missouri: Ann Florsek, co-chairman of the AIA Awards Committee; Edward E. Oldani, secretary, Bricklayers' Local No. 1, and Edward E. Bach, Sr., president of Edward E. Bach & Sons Contractors, the mason contractor for St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Des Peres where Sanders' work as mason foreman and stone mason won him the award.
USG Promotes Executives
USG Corp., Chicago, III., has announced the election of a new vice chairman and three executive vice presidents. The promotions include: Harry M. Stover, to vice chairman: Eugene Miller, to executive vice president and chief financial officer: Ralph C. Joynes, to executive vice president, who will also serve as chairman and chief executive officer of United States Gypsum Co., a wholly owned subsidiary, and William J. White, to executive vice president. White will serve as president and chief executive officer of another USG subsidiary, USG Industries, Inc.
These management changes follow the announcement that USG directors intend to elect Robert J. Day, currently president and CEO, to the post of chairman and CEO to be effective June 1, 1985.
National Preservation Group Honors RESTORE
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has presented an Honor Award to RESTORE of New York, N.Y., the first national program created for the purpose of educating masonry craftsmen in state-of-the-art architectural restoration and preservation technology.
Founded in 1976, RESTORE offers a nine-month course in New York City and a series of workshops throughout the U.S. designed to upgrade the knowledge of building crafts among contractors, architects and engineers.
Directory of U.S. Mason Contractors Published
The new edition of the Masonry Contractors Directory is available for purchase from American Business Directories, Inc.
The directory is compiled from the telephone Yellow Pages of more than 4,800 current phone books covering every city and town in the nation. The listings include business names, addresses and telphone numbers organized alphabetically by state and city.
The one-time purchase price is $79 per copy or $67 on a subscription basis. For more information contact: Karen L. Achor, American Business Directories, Inc., P.O. Box 27347, Omaha, NE 68127, (402) 331-7169.
New AED "Green Book"
The Associated Equipment Distributors has published the 36th edition of its Nationally Averaged Rental Rates for Construction Equipment.
Popularly called the "Green Book," the reference lists the 1984 nationally averaged monthly, weekly and daily rental rates for 1,175 products and sizes of construction equipment.
Price for the new edition is $25. Copies may be ordered from AED, Dept. R, 615 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60521.
Credit Joan Rivers with: My mother never told me the facts of life. When I asked her where I came from she gave me a phony address in Cleveland.
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