Roles

A Changing Industry

"WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, we've seen a change in the last 20 years from a majority of union work to a majority of non-union work being done," says Adelizzi. "That obviously changes the complexity of the industry. It creates trai

MEMBERSHIP
MCAA has not only relied on passive marketing opportuni: MASONRY ties, but has actively sought out clients and shown through actions how and why masonry should be a part of their next project.

"Marketing initiatives including Fa

Technical

SIMILARLY, MCAA has also been very proactive on technical issues that affect mason contractors and their businesses.

"There are changes to the masonry codes that are being proposed that, if passed, will make building with mas

MEMBERSHIP
The ability to influence masonry design codes, standards and regulations to become more 'constructible' is invaluable to contractors.

Johnson says that MCAA has also made strides with the highly political American Socie

thetically this product is different. It is a thin-set adhesive, and you do not see a mortar joint. Second, mortar is a great leveling agent, and because Mason Bond is thin, it does not have the ability to level the wall. We have solutions to both of the

MASONRY

Software Showcase for Mason Contractors

The most radically changing tool for mason contractors are not the trowel, saws or materials, but the hardware and software in their offices. While the construction tools remain relativel

LEGAL
Quicken WillMaker Plus 2005
by Nolo

Ideal for:
Small businesses.

System requirements:
Pentium 133: Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP: 32MB RAM and 18MB hard disk space.

Description:
Consistently rated the No

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SHOWCASE

OTHER

# Acrobat 7 Professional
by Adobe Systems Incorporated

Ideal for: Any size business

System requirements: Intel® Pentium® processor; Microsoft Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 with Serv

SAFETY
Job Hazard Analysis Management Software
by ESS

Jab Hazard
Ideal for:
ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Any size business
System requirements:
Win98 or higher, NT, 2000 or XP: Pentium II, 500 MHz minimum processor:<

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SHOWCASE

SUITES
VirtualBoss Construction Scheduling Software
by VirtualBoss Software

Ideal for:
Small to medium businesses.

System requirements:
VirtualBoss will run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT

Legal Issues
The Benefits of Risk
Management

Tammy L. Tomblin, Esq.
Associate, Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Consider this: you arrive at your company office one morning, and an otherwise friendly stranger is there waiting for