Masonry Magazine October 1970 Page. 14

Words: Eston Hathaway, Richard Bennett, Rex Becker, Max Urbahn, Robert Hastings, George White, Blackie Lang, Samuel Burks, Claude Lightfoot, Robert Nash, Preston Bolton, Lee Hauser, Stanley Mason, William Hegarty, David Wightman, Rohn Anderson
Masonry Magazine October 1970 Page. 14

Masonry Magazine October 1970 Page. 14
MORGEN


Morgen Scaffolding Increases Masons' Production 25%-30% for Crown Construction Co.


Morgen Scaffolding has long promised a 20% increase in masons' production, but like most contractors, Eston Hathaway, co-owner of Crown Construction Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind., had to see it to believe it.


His first job using Morgen Scaffolding instead of tubular frame scaffolding was the J. C. Penney Co. store shown above. When asked about production, he became all smiles. He says he is realizing not 20%, but between 25% and 30% increase in masons' production.


Morgen elevates the masons, laborers and material as the wall progresses. One of the masons reported that by working constantly at waist height, he is able to lay approximately 200 more brick per day, and feel less tired at the end of the day than he did on conventional scaffolding.


Morgen offered Crown Construction additional profit by cutting scaffolding set-up and moving costs. Blackie Lang, mason superintendent, said one Saturday he had four laborers and his lift operator move 180 lineal feet of scaffolding 38% feet tall to another wall to be started Monday. They moved the scaffolding intact in pairs of towers and stocked the new wall in six hours.


In these days of rising labor costs, few contractors can afford to keep masons on tubular scaffolding. If you're interested in more profit per job and more jobs per year, write for complete information today!


MORGEN MANUFACTURING CO. Box 160 Yankton, S. Dak. 57078



People & Events...


(Continued from page 11)


in the general practice of law at the Tulsa office. Samuel D. Burks, western sales supervisor for Rock Processing Chemicals, W. R. Grace & Co., has been elected president of the American Concrete Institute at the organization's 66th annual convention held recently in New York City. Claude C. Lightfoot has been named vice president and general manager of Interblock Inc., a Dallas-based building materials manufacturer. Robert F. Hastings, FAIA, of Detroit, has been elected President of the American Institute of Architects. Other officers elected are: Max O. Urbahn, FAIA, First Vice President; Richard Bennett, FAIA, Robert J. Nash, AIA, and George White, AIA, all Vice Presidents. Preston M. Bolton, FAIA, was re-elected Secretary and Rex Becker, FAIA, will continue as Treasurer.


A little smile adds a lot to your face value.


Three personnel appointments have been announced by Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Lee P. Hauser is the new manager of production planning; Stanley B. Mason has been named sales representative for the Los Angeles territory, and William E. Hegarty has been appointed a full-line sales representative for the Seattle-Portland and Alaska Territory... Richard E. Gill has been promoted to vice president/operations and Harry A. Zeliff to vice president/manufacturing of the Huron Cement Division of National Gypsum Co.... William T. Limbrecht has been named credit manager at PCM Division of Kochring.... David L. Wightman has been elevated to sales manager, Rock Processing Chemicals, Construction Products Division of W. R. Grace & Co. Rohn J. Anderson and


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