Masonry Magazine July 1973 Page. 7
Mason Contractor News...
Cement Shortage Aired
Bernard Richards, president of Alpha Portland Industries, Inc., New York City, discussed the worldwide cement shortage during a recent national news telecast. Richards blamed the U.S. cement shortage on an insufficient number of cement plants to meet production needs. He said that government price controls "make it unprofitable to build new facilities considering the enormous capital investment required." There is no foreseeable end to the cement shortage while controls exist, he said.
People & Events...
Canadian masonry contractor Robert Gravel Ltd. has moved to a new location at 326 Boul. Ste-Rose, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Que., phone 622-8110. Richard C. McPherson has been appointed director of personnel & industrial relations for Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. with headquarters in Pittsburgh. Rodney D. Newton has been appointed a special products salesman for Bay State Abrasives Division, Westboro, Mass. He will cover markets in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. An office at 2290 E. Brooks Rd., Memphis, Tenn., has been opened by Symons Corp., Des Plaines, III., supplier of forming materials for concrete construction. Robert V. Whitis is the account manager in the new office. Richard P. Kistler has been named manufacturing projects manager of Medusa Cement Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Some people are so busy learning the tricks that they never learn the trade.
ACI Catalog Available
The fall catalogue of more than 150 American Concrete Institute publications is now available. The latest listing of Standards, Special Publications, Committee Reports, Monographs, Symposium Volumes, Bibliographies, and miscellaneous publications are included.
Available free on request from American Concrete Institute, P. O. Box 19150, Detroit, Mich. 48219.
Architects Hope to Cure "Paneful" Job In Boston
There are pains and there are panes, and Boston is experiencing quite a bit of both.
A king-sized problem is centered there in the $135 million, 60-story headquarters tower of John Hancock Insurance Company. The company says it is going to replace all 10,348 of the 42-by-11-foot glass panes in the building's mirrolike surface. The cost is estimated at from $5 million to $7 million.
More than 3,500 of the insulated glass "lights" which form the reflective skin of the 790-foot structure have either been blown out by high winds or taken out because of cracking or other weaknesses. All have temporarily been replaced by plywood.
According to Hancock officials, the entire tower will be resurfaced with 12-inch-thick reflective tempered glass, which architects believe will solve the problem.
Important MCAA Convention Items!
The '74 MCAA Annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas are drawing closer. Please check the following important items in this issue so you'll be sure to keep abreast of things:
* Page 15 for Convention Program details.
* Page 16 for the list of Convention Exhibitors.
* Page 31 for the special money-saving Convention Registration Form.
Remember these dates- February 24 to 28. They signify the most important Masonry Industry exposition of the year! Mark your calendar now, and we'll see you in Las Vegas!
New England MCA Meets
David P. Heilner, New England regional director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, was featured speaker at the November 7 luncheon meeting of the New England Concrete Masonry Association in Auburn. Heilner explained how the SBA can help mason contractors in their work efforts.
Ontario Masonry Contractors Elect Board Members
The Ontario Masonry Contractors Association at its recent annual meeting in Toronto elected the following board of directors for 1973-74 (pictured from left): S. Comisso, Sudbury, A. Zanin, Mississauga, 2nd vice president; S. Rutter, Toronto; G. Kappeler, Conestogo; P. Stradiotto, Guelph; N. Fraser, executive director; E. George, Kitchener, president; A. Dick, St. Catharines; J. Deutsch, Windsor, 1st vice president; E. Reinhardt, Cambridge, and R. Zanette, Thunder Bay. Also elected but not pictured were T. Mascarin, Toronto, secretary-treasurer; B. Phoenix, Toronto; L. Sovran, Sudbury, and W. Wilson, Ottawa.