Official 2015 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® regional schedule released

Words: Jeff FarmakesThe official 2015 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Regional calendar has been released. It’s that time of year again, time for masons to take up their trowels and decide who is going to compete for the title of “The World’s Best Mason.”

The bricklaying competition consists of competing masonry teams, each with a mason and mason tender building a 26 foot double wythe brick wall. The most bricks laid and counted under the quality rules wins the event. The winning Regional teams will go to Las Vegas on February 3, 2016 to attend the World of Concrete/World of Masonry held in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, they will compete in the 2016 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 National Event. This event has the world’s largest masonry competition cash and prize list, valued at over $100,000.

Masons interested in competing or getting more information can do so by calling their local SPEC MIX representative, call 888-SPECMIX or visit the www.specmixbricklayer500.com website to download a registration form and get more information.

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Ohio

Date: Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Location: St. Mary’s Cement Terminal — 250 Jefferson Ave. S. — Cleveland, OH 44113
Contact: Patrick O’Toole (216) 513-9502, Brian Tillett (513) 615-4986 or Blaine Thiel (513) 615-4980
Time: 10:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — East Tennessee

Date: Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Location: General Shale — 909 Mountain View Drive, Piney Flats, TN 37686
Contact: Ryan Coyne (404) 702-5944 or Marty Schiraldi (305) 812-0687
Time: 10:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Utah

Date: Friday, August 21st, 2015
Location: Interstate Brick — 9780 South 5200 West — West Jordan, UT 84081
Contact: Patrick McCarthy (801) 809-9506 or Riley Allen (303) 819-7459
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Alabama

Date: Friday, September 18h, 2015
Location: Construction Materials Inc.- 2801 Messer Airport Hwy — Birmingham, AL 35203
Contact: Ryan Coyne (404) 702-5944 or John Almond (205) 215-9759
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Illinois

Date: Friday, September 18th, 2014
Location: District Council Training Center IL - 2140 W Corporate Dr, Addison, IL 60101
Contact: Mike Rolf (414) 640-1373 or Shawn O’Malley (708) 476-3486 or Matt Pfotenhauer (630) 707-8200
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Colorado

Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Location: Procoat Systems — 4343 Holly St — Denver, CO 80216
Contact: Riley Allen (303) 819-7459
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Pennsylvania

Date: Thursday, September 24th , 2015
Location: Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products — 1776 Chester Pike — Crum Lynne, PA 19022
Contact: John Paci (610) 656-1608 or Ed Owens (804) 291-8417
Time: 2:30 PM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Wisconsin

Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2015
Location: IMI Training Center - 17125 W Cleveland Ave, New Berlin, WI 53151
Contact: Mike Rolf (414) 640-1373
Time: 3:00 PM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Washington

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Location: Intern Western Washington Masonry Trades Training Center — Washington — 6737 Corson Ave S — Seattle, WA
Contact: Don Dodroe (206) 718-2632
Time: 12:00 Noon
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — South Carolina

Date: Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Location: Tucker Kirby Co. — 2701 Shop Rd. — Columbia, SC 29209
Contact: Ryan Coyne (404) 702-5944 or Marty Schiraldi (305) 812-0687
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Oklahoma

Date: Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Location: Tulsa Technology Center — 3420 South Memorial Drive — Tulsa, OK 74147
Contact: Carson Wann (918) 230-6124 or Trey Harris (214) 728-4592
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Ontario

Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Location: Conestoga College — 108 University Avenue East — Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W2
Contact: Dean Garbutt (519) 240-7265
Time: 5:00 PM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Nashville

Date: Friday, October 9th, 2015
Location: LoJac Materials— 204 Cowan Rd. — Dickson, TN 37055
Contact: Will Scott (615) 319-0793 or Brian Tillett (513) 615-4986
Time: 1:00 PM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — California

Date: Saturday, October 10th, 2015
Location: QUIKRETE Sacramento — 7705 Wilbur Way — Sacramento, CA 95828
Contact: Rob Dyer (510) 861-8067
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — New England

Date: Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Location: Jolley Concrete Inc. — 42 Junior Ave. — Danielson, CT 06239
Contact: Bob Smith (860) 966-6164 or Dan Scott (201) 415-7748
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — British Columbia

Date: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Location: Kwantlen Polytech University — S5500 180th St., Surry, BC V3S 6R1
Contact: Carlos Zamora (604) 368-6402
Time: 3:00 PM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Texas

Date: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Location: ACME / Featherlite — 3815 Singleton Blvd. — Dallas, TX 75212
Contact: Trey Harris (214) 728-4592
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — N. Carolina

Date: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Location: Tucker-Kirby Co. — 3825 Wilkinson Blvd — Charlotte, NC 28208
Contact: Ryan Coyne (404) 702-5944 or Marty Schiraldi (305) 812-0687
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Alberta

Date: Friday, November 6th, 2015
Location: So. Alberta Inst of Tech — Thomas Riley Building, 1301-16Ave NW — Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
Contact: Tom Bartley (403) 651-0650
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional — Arizona

Date: Saturday, November 7th, 2014
Location: Phoenix Brick — 1800 West Maricopa Freeway — Phoenix, AZ 85007
Contact: Dennis Berger (623) 764-8369, Riley Allen (303) 819-7459
Time: 11:00 AM
SPEC MIX Manager: Nick Blohowiak (920) 737-3856

For more details about this event go to www.specmixbricklayer500.com.
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