Masonry Magazine April 2007 Page. 8
President's Message
Isn't It Time You Joined With Us?
Frank Campitelli, President
Mason Contractors Association of America
Well isn't it? I know that many of you believe that, simply because you receive this magazine or you're a member of a local group, that you are a member of the national Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA). The fact is: Only 1,000 of you are members, while the other 19,000 mason contractors receiving this magazine are not members. You may think that you are already a member because you pay dues to a local group, but that doesn't make you a national member. Isn't it time that you join with the other 1,000 mason contractors who have banded together to build a better industry?
You're a contractor and I don't have to tell you how difficult it is out there trying to make a living, let alone make a profit. Wouldn't it be so much better if all 20,000 of us joined together under one banner to build a better, more profitable future? It can happen if you joined right now... today!
Also, by only being a member of other national contractor groups, like the Associated General Contractors, the America Building Contractors or the American Subcontractors Association, does little to help your future as a mason contractor. The MCAA is the only national association that's working to help the mason contractor nationally.
Being a member of a local mason contractor group is good, but our problems as an industry are national in scope and that demands the need for a strong national association. If we don't come together as a true national team behind the banner of a strong national association, we all will suffer the fate of a weakened industry with dwindling market share - something that will eventually find its way into the most successful of our chapters.
A membership in the MCAA is a great investment for your company's future.
The MCAA has demonstrated a strong track record of accomplishment for fighting to protect you as a mason contractor. Whether it is in the code arena, government regulations, legislative action, workforce development, education, safety and, most recently, industry promotion, the MCAA has fought for you. Isn't it time that you step up to help us? Your dues contribution provides us the ability to do so much more.
You know, I often have wondered why so many of our fellow mason contractors have joined groups such as the Associated General Contractors and then scratch our heads as to why we seem to always fight them. I also wonder just how successful we could be in solving so many of our industry's problems if that same number of mason contractors joined the MCAA. The possibilities would be endless.
A membership in the MCAA is a great investment for your company's future, and it's the one investment where you can have the peace of mind knowing that we will dedicate ourselves to building the future of the mason contractor- and only the mason contractor.
With 20,000 mason contractors standing behind one national association, there is no limit to what we can achieve together.
I urge you all to join us today. Call (800) 536-2225, visit www.masoncontractors.org, or fax in the membership application available in this month's magazine.
MCAA New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MCAA would like to take this opportunity to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a strong masonry industry. MCAA's members look forward to a long affiliation with their firms.
Hirsch Brick and Stone
3510 Washington Street
Park City, Illinois
Volume Classification: B
Kingdom Masonry
P.O. Box 0793
Muskegon, Michigan
Volume Classification: A
Roossien Masonry
3388 Busch Drive
Grandville, Michigan
Volume Classification: C
BBA MCI
1616 Old Potters Lane
Clarksville, Indiana
Volume Classification: B
Madison and Morgan Masonry
Contractors, Inc.
530 Belle Plains Road
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Volume Classification: B
Pinnacle Masonry
8325 63rd Street
Riverside, California
Volume Classification: A
Flach Brothers Masonry
110 Oak Street
Ludlow, Kentucky
Volume Classification: A
Livoli Estimating Services
24 Jupiter Road
Upton, Massachusetts
Chapter Associate
Hohmann & Barnard
30 Rasons Court
Hauppauge, New York
National Associate
Masonry Tec Products
14340 Elsworth Street
Moreno Valley, California
National Associate
If your company is interested in becoming a member of the Contractors Association of America as a contractor, supplier, or instructor, please contact MCAA's Director of Membership, Melissa Polivka, at (800) 536-2225, or complete an application at www.masoncontractors.org