Masonry Magazine August 1993 Page. 24
CHANGES GROWTH
Spear Newman, West Haven, Connecticut, and Spaulding Tile, Sommerville, Massachusetts, have been appointed distributors by PermaGrain Products for its line of cast marble floor tiles. Newman will cover Connecticut and Spaulding Tile will cover the rest of New England.
The U.S. brick operations of the parent Redland Company, headquartered in the United Kingdom, are being consolidated into one operation under the name Redland Brick. Included in the consolidation are Steetly Brick of Pittsburgh and its subsidiary companies Cushwa Brick of Williamsport, Maryland, Harmar Brick, of Pittsburgh, and KF Brick of Hartford, Connecticut. Each of the three manufacturing plants will continue to produce and market its own brand names under the Redland Brick banner.
Celia R. Meadow has been appointed managing director of Laticrete. She is also a regional manager for international sales and marketing for the parent company Laticrete International. Prior to her new appointment, Meadow assisted in launching Laticrete, SRI in Italy, a wholly owned subsidiary.
James A. Kolinski, formerly president of Simon Aerials, has been named president of Grove Manlift Operations-Worldwide. Donald Zorn, who previously served as president of Grove North America, has been named president of Grove Crane.
Walter A. Laska, staff architect for the Masonry Advisory Council since 1985, has formed a consulting firm, Masonry Technologies, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Services offered by the firm will include construction document review, jobsite inspection, masonry construction observation, expert witness and legal testimony.
Ann Marie Kriszt has been named office manager of the Masonry Institute of Michigan. Formerly staff secretary, Kriszt joined the institute early in 1992.
Connie Focht, a customer service representative since 1989, has been appointed customer service supervisor by PermaGrain Products. Sarah Wandtke has joined the company as a customer service representative, and Terry Gaffney has joined the company to handle all functions related to accounts receivable, as well as providing additional customer support.
Donald J. Sladek has joined the Portland Cement Association as director of education and training, a post that includes responsibility for PCA's courses, seminars and training videos covering concrete and masonry construction, precast concrete, cement manufacturing, ready-mix concrete and related engineering topics.
Acme Brick Company, Fort Worth, Texas, a major manufacturer of brick and a distributor of tile and glass block, has expanded its operations to serve as a sales representative for Ludowici-Celadon, a leading manufacturer of premium clay roof tiles.
Elan Software Corporation has relocated their offices to 17383 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 101, Pacific Palisades, California. Phone 310/454-6800, Fax 310/454-4848.
on-St SCAFFOLDING
Increase Production 20%-35%
When the wall is waist high to the bricklayer, he will produce more. Government studies, the experience of our customers, and our own experience have proven that point most convincingly. Actually, it's basic human nature. When the bending, reaching, and stooping are eliminated, a man will fall into a fast, comfortable side-to-side rhythm when laying brick and block. He'll put in more units and be less tired at the end of the day. How much more production depends on the type of work. Production increase of 20% are common, while 35% is typical for blank walls like warehouses. Our users have reported production increases as high as 47% on 12 blocks.
When you calculate the labor savings from this feature alone, you will see that Non-Stop can easily pay for itself in the first 10 to 20 weeks. Some masonry contractors say that their scaffolding paid for itself on the first job.
Never Run Scaffold-High Again
Building a wall from the ground to scaffold-high and then moving your men is another unnecessary expense to eliminate from your operation. It tends to scatter your men, creates extra work for the laborers, and it wastes ten to fifteen minutes of production time getting the crew started again.
Using Non-Stop, you will set your scaffolding in place first, before any work begins. Stock it with materials and your masons start the wall right off the scaffold. Once they have reached a comfortable working height, their walk-boards can be dropped in place in about 30 seconds and they continue working uninterrupted until the wall is topped out. Non Stop gives you the ability to put your masons' walk-boards as low as 4' off the ground.
Another standard feature Non-Stop provides is the ability to add an extra walkboard for the masons. In many situations, like brick veneer with block back-up, you must run the block up first. Using Non-Stop, you can run the block with 3 planks for the masons, let the scaffold down and then run the brick with 2 planks, without moving or replusting the scaffolding.
The Fast Cand
24 MASONRY-JULY/AUGUST, 1993