Masonry Magazine May 2005 Page. 42
News
LS&R News continued from page 39 and officers. A directory of North Carolina masonry vocational instruction is also included.
The directory will be printed on high-quality stock for the best reproduction of photos and graphics, especially full-color advertisements.
Advertising order forms were mailed in March. For details call the NCMCA office at (828) 324-1564. The deadline for advertising copy and listing updates is May 23, 2005.
There is no better way for providers of masonry-related products and services to get their message to the Carolinas' masonry industry.
The North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association's best masonry apprentices will gather for the Annual NCMCA Apprentice Skills Contest at Pine Hall Brick in Greensboro on Saturday, May 21.
Contestants will compete for cash and tool prizes and the "David R. Sigmon" award for top score.
Last year, Brodie Contractors took the top prize as Jaime Salas finished first, winning $500, the Sigmon award and a wheelbarrow full of tools. Salas went on to win the 2004 N.C. Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Contest in October and competed in the MCAA International Skills Contest in Chicago last month.
Everyone who competes wins prizes. Registration forms and letters requesting tool and cash donations for prizes were mailed in April. These forms can also be obtained by calling NCMCA at (828) 324-1564.
Contestants must be sponsored by a contractor member of NCMCA, supply their own tools, have proper safety equipment, and not have completed more than 6,000 hours of training before the competition. Complete rules are included with the registration forms. Also, a $50 entry fee is required per contestant.
Contest Chairman Wayne Starr of Griffin Contractors expressed the Association's appreciation to Pine Hall Brick for hosting this year's event and extends an invitation for everyone to come enjoy the contest and fellowship.
For more information on the NCMCA, please visit www.ncmca.com.
Industry News
FOUNDATION for Windows" wins Most Innovative Product Award
Foundation Software, a national developer of construction accounting systems, recently received the World of Concrete's Most Innovative Product (MIP) award for its FOUNDATION for Windows construction accounting and job costing software. As an MIP winner, FOUNDATION for Windows has been identified as helping to improve the concrete and masonry industry, making it more efficient and technologically advanced.
The Most Innovative Products contest has 16 overall categories, dealing Industry News continued on page 42