Masonry Magazine May 1967 Page. 35
People & Events
Winner of the Phoenix Area Apprenticeship Contest was Bennie Riggs.
Arthur Culver, President of Port Costa Clay Products Co. has announced that Bruce T. Johnston has been named Sales Manager of that organization. Port Costa Clay Products Co. is one of California's oldest and largest manufacturers of clay brick as well as lightweight aggregate.
Omark Industries, Inc. recorded increases of 42 percent in earnings and 15 percent in sales in the third quarter of its fiscal year over last year's third qurater, John D. Gray, President, has announced. The best way to lose your shirt is to do business on the cuff.
New SCPI Regional Office
The association is composed of eight brick manufacturers and distributors. Members of the association are: Acme Brick Company; Endicott Clay Products Company; Humboldt Brick & Tile Company; Kansas Brick & Tile Company; Lusco Brick & Stone Company; Midland Brick & Tile Company; Oklahoma Brick Corporation, and Sapulpa Brick & Tile Corporation.
New Safety Requirements
Safety Requirements for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings, and Toe Boards has been approved as a USA Standard by the USA Standards Institute. This standard provides for safety in all places where there is danger of persons or materials falling through floor or wall openings, or from stairways or runways. It also applies to temporary or emergency conditions as well as to permanent ones. It defines the hazards and provides the specifications for the safety devices required.
The standard presents the minimum requirements for use by employers and building owners. Its adoption and enforcement by administrative authorities is recommended.
USA Standard Requirements for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings, and Toe Boards, A12.1-1967, is a revision of A12-1932.
Copies of the standard are available from the USA Standards Institute, 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. The price is $2.50 per copy. Discounts are obtainable on orders of 10 or more copies.
MASONRY
May, 1967
BENEATH THE BEAUTY... IS STRENGTH!
Visitors to the Westland Center, Nankin Township, Michigan, are struck immediately by the fascinating exterior beauty of Hudson's. Beneath this exterior beauty stand enduring masonry walls strengthened by DUO-WIRE. the wall reinforcement dedicated to permanent, strong masonry walls.
HUDSON'S WESTLAND STORE:
Architect:
Louis S. Redstone Architects, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
General Contractor:
Darin and Armstrong, Detroit, Michigan
Mason Contractor:
Kanfer Construction Co., Oak Park, Michigan
DUO-WIRE is available at your masonry products manufacturer.
Duo-Wire
LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE CORPORATION
27611 SCHOOLCRAFT/LIVONIA, MICHIGAN-48150
TELEPHONE. 313/421-6565/533-3379
AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE CONCRETE IMPROVEMENT BOARD CONCRETE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF
MICHIGAN CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE, DETROIT CHAPTER EXPANDED CLAT AND SHALE ASSOCIATION
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