Masonry Magazine April 1974 Page. 23

Words: William Rogers, Jerry Pope, Robert Joyce, John Wacker, Chester Siess, Jacques Ramsey, Rich Baldwin, Howard Goldman, H.S. Trimmer, Cal Wenzel, James Herndon, W. Wright
Masonry Magazine April 1974 Page. 23

Masonry Magazine April 1974 Page. 23
People & Events

Chester P. Siess, head of the civil engineering department at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, has been elected president of the American Concrete Institute.

Oury Engineering Co., Marion, Ohio, has announced the appointment of Jacques Ramsey as western district manager with headquarters in Dallas. Rich Baldwin has been named northeastern regional sales manager for Badger Dynamics, Inc., Port Washington, Wis. His headquarters are in Cleveland. Howard Goldman has been elected executive vice president & general manager, truck & equipment rental division of The Hertz Corp., New York City. H.S. (Ted) Trimmer, who has held several top administrative positions with the agency, has been elevated to general counsel of the U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

All of us are going to do better tomorrow and we would, too, if we started today.

Cal Wenzel, formerly a consultant for engineering and business systems, has joined Badger Dynamics, Inc., Port Washington, Wis., as sales administrator. A new firm, Badger manufactures heavy-duty forklifts. John A. Wacker and James E. Herndon have been elected chairman and president, respectively, of J.W. Bateson, Inc., Dallas, Texas, a subsidiary of Centex Corp., also of Dallas. William D. Rogers has been named manager for the aggregate shale operation now under development by Oklahoma Brick Corp., Oklahoma City. W. Reed Wright, Jr., who has been manufacturing manager of expanding plants for the Construction Products Division of W.R. Grace & Co., Cambridge, Mass., has been given the additional responsibility for the firm's polystyrene manufacturing operations. Grace operates 27 vermiculite processing plants in the United States and produces expanded polystyrene at nine locations. The Massachusetts Masonry Institute has opened new offices at 550 Medford St., Charlestown, Mass. 02129, phone (617) 242-4405. Robert J. Joyce is the executive director.


Masonry Cost Manual Developed for CMCA

A new working tool has been developed for Colorado Mason Contractors Association members by Jerry Pope of the Hensel Phelps Co. It is a masonry cost manual designed especially for mason contractors and not to be confused with the "cost comparison" booklet published by the Colorado Masonry Institute.

The CMCA cost manual breaks down the costs of labor and material, giving a total square foot cost estimate for more than 130 types of masonry walls. The information has been updated to include the latest projected increases in labor and material.

The publication will be available to CMCA members shortly. Non-members wishing copies may contact the CMCA office, 3003 E. 3rd Ave., Suite 304, Denver, Colo. 80206, for information about the selling price.

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