Masonry Magazine October 1987 Page. 32
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Thin Stone
continued from page 19
In Conclusion
Why not think of combining this portion of the natural stone market with your masonry bid and doing both. You can set stone using one of the above mentioned systems on days that are too wet or cold to lay brick and block. MCAA has sponsored seminars on the stone panel marketplace and during its forthcoming Conference in Nashville, the Stone Panel II Seminar will be held. This session will supplement information that was presented last year and will be directed more to the practical application and jobsite practices of stone panel setting.
About The Author
Turner Smith, consultant from Houston, Texas, is a bricklayer by trade and was a mason contractor in the southeastern section of the United States for over 28 years. His firm built over 1,000 structures with 40 being multi-story panel projects. He is president of Masonry & Concrete Consultants, Inc. Mr. Smith was active in association on a local, state and national level.
In Addition
In an article appearing in the May/June 1984 issue of MASONRY magazine entitled STONE PANELS: Profits or Purgatory, Eugene George, president, G & A Masonry, Kitchener, Ontario and MCAA Past President wrote: In summary, let me say the building stone industry and the mason contractor can benefit from ongoing and extensive liaison at the national, regional, local and individual level. I think that is a basic objective which should be marked by an aggressive marketing strategy that would profile the materials and their installer as a team. I am absolutely convinced any joint marketing effort should center on a communications package that will, apart from soliciting business, ensure a steady exchange of technical and operational information between natural material suppliers, the professional community, and mason contractors.
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