Masonry Magazine January 1983 Page. 12

Words: Mario Catani, Dick Kacena, Don Young, Jerry Kirkman, Frank Ferryman, Jan Kacena, J.A. Allan, H.C. Amundsen, Mike Borck, Larry Erbach, Ryan McKendrick, James McCabe, Michael McSweeney
Masonry Magazine January 1983 Page. 12

Masonry Magazine January 1983 Page. 12
'83 Show Directory
It's good old-fashioned business sense to spend your dollars with firms that have an interest in your mutual welfare. The policy of the established Mason Contractor who patronizes manufacturers that support MCAA programs follows the line of sound business management and is a credit to the industry.


A
Featuring: A complete line of mason scaffolding including Mason-Jax, the self-elevating type. Material hoists manufactured by Bil-Jax also are on display, as well as a new line of all-weather enclosures now made by Bil-Jax.

Space: 2
AA WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY
6100 S. New England Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
Represented by: J.A. Allan, H.C. Amundsen

Featuring: "Again" AA Wire introduces a new product-the AA 575 and AA 675 Adjustable Econo Cavity Lok is a continuous reinforcing with adjustable ties for cavity walls. Both products (Ladder and Trus design) offer a positive connection between wythes. The system is simple and easy to install, providing reinforcing for the backup, ties for the veneer, anchors to hold rigid insulation in place, transfer of loads from face to backup as well as tension and compression restraint.

Space: 6
AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY
5100 Suffield Court, Skokie, IL 60077
Represented by: Mike Borck, Larry Erbach, Ryan McKendrick

Featuring: "Easy Spred, the miracle in mortar." One 7 lb. bag of Easy Spred replaces a 50 lb. bag of lime in mortar and stucco. Easy Spred means less efflorescence and no lime burns. It will produce a smooth mix and increase workability, allowing for more block per batch.

Space: 35,36
ANCHOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
2922 W. 26th St., Chicago, IL 60623
Represented by: Dick Kacena, Jan Kacena

Featuring: Mortar mixes for the masonry industry. The 12 cu. ft. capacity Anchor "Hy-Dump" is specially designed to provide a low charging height and a high discharge height coupled with a power dump. A fast mixing machine capable of dumping into wheelbarrow, concrete buggy or mortar pump.

Space: 66,67
AUTOMATIC DEVICES, INC.
2440 Adie Rd., Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Represented by: James C. McCabe

Featuring: Ryd-Up masonry scaffolding.


B
Space: 29
BIL-JAX, INC.
595 E. Lugbill Rd., Archbold, OH 43502
Represented by: Wilbur M. Wyse, Abe Jacobs

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C
Space: 68
CHAMPION HOIST COMPANY
Division of EMMPCO
12131 Dorsett Rd., St. Louis, MO 63043
Represented by: Jerry Kirkman, Don Young

Featuring: Champion Personnel Material Hoists are designed to provide vertical transportation of workmen and materials safely to heights up to 1,200 ft. Designed for construction use on commercial highrise-slipform structures, chimneys, silos, power generating plants, refineries, chemical plants, shipyards, tunnels, shafts and sewers.


D
Space: 57, 58
DIGITAL SYSTEMS, INC.
44 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104
Represented by: Michael McSweeney

Featuring: Digital Equipment Corporation hardware and software for the construction industry. Job costing, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, general ledger, estimating, purchase orders, equipment costing, word processing, and other programs available with training and support.

Space: 74
DODGE/SCAN DIVISION
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Featuring: Dodge SCAN is the modern way to takeoff and estimate jobs without leaving your office. Dodge SCAN delivers the complete bidding documents to you on 35mm film. You simply project them to full size and original scale on a specially designed worktable/viewer provided to you at no additional cost.

Space: 76
DUR-O-WAL, INC.
601 North Point Rd., Baltimore, MD 21237
Represented by: Mario Catani, Frank F. Ferryman

Featuring: Dur-O-wal Truss Type joint reinforcement; Ladur Type joint reinforcement; continuous rectangular tie reinforcement; rapid control joint: rapid poly joint: Dur-O-wal adjustable wall ties; Dur-O-Eye adjustable assemblies; masonry accessories.


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