Masonry Magazine June 1992 Page. 16

Words: Edgar Boettcher, Mike Johnston, Harold Kochan, Richard Matthews, Kenneth Thompson, Eugene George, Rennie Tejeda, John Smith, G. Griffin, Donald Grant, Al Wendt, Don Grant, Anthony Zotollo, Donald Larsen, Jerry Pope, L.C. Pardue, W. Vernon, F. Apple, Danny Marshall
Masonry Magazine June 1992 Page. 16

Masonry Magazine June 1992 Page. 16


THE LAST DAY OF THE EXPO, Walt Disney World Resort welcomed registrants for the post expo Disney tour to a reception featuring Disney characters who helped meet, greet and welcome attendees.



ing money. Exhibitors seem pretty well pleased. I think we've turned the corner. A new "r" word is replacing 'recession' it's recovery!"

Pope Conducts Estimating Seminar

The "Estimating for A Profit" seminar was held on Thursday and Friday, February 6 and 7, in two parts. Conducted by Jerry Pope, Greeley, Colorado, noted masonry consultant, the seminar was designed to assist mason contractors in standardizing their estimating methods and reduce the amount of time required to prepare a complete and well organized estimate, which can be used to help control production costs. The presentation and manual made available to registrants comprise one of the major sources of information on masonry estimating.

"Only your bricklayers produce actual pay units-putting brick in the wall," said Pope, "so keep the ratio of bricklayers to laborers within reasonable ratios. Simply put, it means the



SPONSORING EXPO OFFICIALS at the entrance to the exhibit hall ready to cut the ribbon, marking the opening of Expo '92 in Orlando, Florida, Sunday afternoon, Februray 4.



decidedly upbeat. "Convention participation," commented F. Dean Apple, president of Schuster Block Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, on the second day of the Expo, "has been very good. People are showing a renewed interest in the industry. Things look pretty upbeat to me. I think all of the exhibitors are going to see some business."

DannyMarshall, Marshall Concrete Products, Danville, Virginia, said that success of the Expo and the upbeat mood that prevailed are encouraging. "Our turnout was a little larger than last year, and the people I've talked to are optimistic. People are spend-



number of laborers to bricklayers must not be excessive."

The "Defining Quality Masonry" seminar, co-chaired by Don Grant, Grant Masonry, St. Louis, and Al Wendt, Albert Wendt Construction, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, emphasized that quality, not increased productivity, is the answer to survival in the nineties. Quality is the catch word of the nineties, and it can be described in four

MCAA Elects Officers and Directors

MCAA ELECTED officers and directors for two year terms, 1992 and 1993, at the Association's Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on February 8. Elected were:

Richard Matthews, President, KMCO, Incorporated, Miamisburg, Ohio; L. C. Pardue, Jr., Vice President, L. C. Pardue, Incorporated, Tualatin, Oregon; Donald C. Grant, Secretary, Gra Grant Bricklaying Company, St. Louis, Missouri; Donald E. Larsen, Treasurer, Thorleif Larsen and Son, Itasca, Illinois.

Elected as Regional Vice Presidents were: Anthony Zotollo, Region A; G. Alan Griffin, Region B; Edgar Boettcher, III, Region C; Harold Kochan, Region D; John J. Smith, Sr., Region E; W. T. Jerry Vernon, Region F: Kenneth Thompson, Region G; Rennie Tejeda, Region H; Mike Johnston, Region I; Eugene George, Region J.



16 MASONRY-MAY/JUNE, 1992


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