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Acme Brick Names New VP and CEO, Receives Spirit of Enterprise Award
Paul Morgan, an 18-year vet�eran with Acme Brick Co, has been promoted to vice president and chief financial officer to replace the recently retired Judy Hunter.
Paul Morgan
Morgan will be re�sponsible for the finance, tax, account�ing, credit, payroll, payables, planning/ budgeting, and the administrative services functions for the Fort Worth (Texas) general office. After earning his
C.P.A. from Abilene Christian Univer�sity in 1980, Morgan joined Acme in 1997 as controller.
In related news, The Fort Worth (Texas) Chamber of Commerce hon�ored Acme Brick Co. with the Chair�man's Spirit ofEnterprise Award at its annual meeting in June. The award, the Chamber's highest honor, is given annually to a local organization that has demonstrated true commitmentto local business growth and community development.
Acme Brick has grown to become the nation's largest company producing brick and masonry�related products. Nationwide, it now has more than 60 sales locations and
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25 brick plants in the central and He completed his Building Science southeastern U.S. Program at the University ofToronto For the full historyofAcme Brick Co., and has most recently attained the visit their website at www.brick.com. Building Science Specialist ofOntario designation. His experience includes
W. R. MEADOWS' Russ building envelope, concrete restoration
Snow Elected President of and products used in the treatment of Air Barrier Association of concrete. America Snow is a member of the ASTM
W. R. MEADOWS is proud to E06, ASTM D08 and American Con�announce that its Building Science crete Institute committees. He has Specialist, Russ Snow, LEED AP, has also been involved with Construction been elected president ofthe Air Barrier Specifications Canada and is involved Association ofAmerica (ABAA). nationally with the CSC Educational
In his role at W. R. MEADOWS, Maintenance Task Team, including Snow develops specs and provides being the Chairofthe Technical Repre�technical support on building enclosure sentative Course Committee. and related products. He has 20 years of ABAA is the national voice of the experience in the construction industry. air barrier industry in America, and is
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Statesville Brick Hosts NCMCA Chapters
The North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) president Bob Gates (left) was on hand to present Leland Eckard (second from right) with an NCMA 2015 Concrete Masonry Design Award of Excellence Award of Merit -Commercial Division for Master Masonry's work on the new chapel at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. Also pictured: Ray Love (second from left), representing the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and Adams, an Oldcastle company; and Sonny Rankin (right) of Statesville Brick Co., which hosted the June meetings of the NCMCA Metrolina and Western Carolina Chapters at their Lake Norman conference center. Statesville Brick provided the brick for the Lenoir-Rhyne chapel project, which also won a "Brick in Architecture Gold Award" from the Brick Industry Association (BIA). Adams, an Oldcastle company, provided the concrete masonry units. IMAS
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