Masonry Magazine February 1989 Page. 32
Join the BEST...
MCAA
Here's Why!
For 38 years MCAA has symbolized the best in the masonry industry because it has championed the best of the ethical, responsible and reliable mason contractors in the United States and Canada. As MCAA enters its 39th year, it will continue to provide you the best leadership in the industry.
MCAA members are equal participants in the leadership of the association, whether they are large businesses or small; whether they do red brick construction or specialize; whether they sign collective bargaining agreements or not; whether they hire 500 bricklayers or 5... all help direct the course of the association and of the industry by speaking with one voice to government, the construction industry and to the general public. Join the MCAA Leadership Team today.
THE BEST LEADERSHIP FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION
MCAA monitors all governmental deliberations and members testify before congressional committees on matters affecting the masonry industry.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
* Basic Masonry Estimating. Computer Assisted Masonry Estimating, and Masonry Estimating For a Profit
* Recommended Practices & Guide Specifications for Cold Weather Masonry Construction; more than 220,000 in print
* Rough Terrain Fork-Lift Training Program, recognized as the training guide for the industry.
* Financial, Marketing and Management Courses: Masonry Management for a Profit, Risk Management in Construction, and Masonry Marketing.
* Recommended Practice and Guide Specification on Prefabricated Masonry Panels.
* MASONRY Magazine, the association's official journal.
* $5,000 AD&D coverage for one person in each member firm
* Contract Documents Book, the Contract Document Terminology Book and the Construction Industry Survival Kit booklet; at no cost to members.
INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MCAA works with other industry organizations on all matters that affect our industry, including Prompt Pay on Federal Construction, Hazard Communication Standards and Fire Safety Standards, and on programs such as the National Accounts Program to encourage national corporations to build with masonry.
MCAA is a founding member of the Council on Masonry Research (CMR) which coordinates technical research in the development of new masonry design technology.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND BUSINESS EXPOSITION
MCAA's 39th Annual Conference and Business Exposition at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, March 9-14, 1989, offers the latest masonry products dealing with systems, methods, equipment.
WORLD OF MASONRY-1990
MCAA will join with other industry organizations to present the WORLD OF MASONRY in Phoenix, AZ. It will coordinate "the masonry industry's marketing, educational and exposition activities" and will focus the industry on one major education event.
HERE'S WHAT MEMBERS SAY:
John E. Keener,
John Keener, Inc.
Mechanicsburg, PA
MCAA has helped our firm keep abreast of all aspects of the masonry industry across the United States and Canada, thereby helping us be competitive in our own central Pennsylvania area. In addition to all of this, I have enjoyed immensely the fellowship and association with other mason contractors at trade shows and membership functions.
Jerry and Dwayne Vernon, Jerry Vernon Masonry, Inc.,
Houston, TX
We have found MCAA to be a very important resource for information concerning legal matters and the newest ideas in construction techniques. Our membership in MCAA also gives us a vehicle to voice our opinion on government matters concerning our
Edgar Boettcher, III,
Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractors, Inc.,
Traverse City, MI
My MCAA dues are an investment because I believe in the saying, "Dues are the rent we pay for the space we occupy in our industry." I know that my company's membership is helping strengthen MCAA'S position of leadership.