Masonry Magazine August 1984 Page. 26
MCAA's National Associate Membership
Program Gets Added Emphasis
MCAA is pleased to announce the reactivation of its National Associate Membership classification which was inaugurated in 1980. Those leading firms that are already participating in the program are:
* AA Wire Products Company
* Brick Institute of America
* Dur-O-Wal, Inc.
* E & R Manufacturing Company, Inc.
* GIBCO Industries
* Henderson Clay Products, Inc.
* Lull Engineering Company, Inc.
* Mayco Pump Corporation
* Morgen Manufacturing Company
* Muller Machinery Company
* National Concrete Masonry Association
* Sellick Equipment Limited
* Target Products Division-Federal-Mogul Corporation
These firms are now qualified to use the Association's Associate Membership emblem to identify their participation in MCAA activities. Other firms wishing to receive particulars about this program are invited to contact the MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL. 60181, (312) 620-6767.
North Carolina Brick
Sales Rise Again
For the second year in a row, the sale of brick in North Carolina has increased over the previous year. According to the Brick Association of North Carolina, brick shipments for the first four months of 1984 have risen by 26% over the same 1983 period.
"This is a healthy increase indeed," said BANC general manager Marion R. Cochran. "But what is really incredible is that if you compare this year's shipments with those of 1982, you will see an increase of a whopping 60%. That's quite a comeback."
Construction Contracts
At Near Record Level
Continuing strength in housing and a surge of public works projects sustained February's construction contracting rate at January's near-record level, despite a setback in commercial and industrial building.
According to McGraw-Hill's F. W. Dodge Division, newly started construction of all kinds in February totaled $14.2 billion. "There's still plenty of life in the building market's recovery," said George A. Christie, chief economist for Dodge.
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