Masonry Magazine February 1989 Page. 43
PEOPLE & EVENTS
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A year-old engineering and manufacturing company has changed its name to McNally, Inc.... Harry A. Pryde, past president of NAHB, Robert C. Gibson, president-elect of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and William Connolly, III, AIA, past president of the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards have been elected to the board of directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS).
"You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."
Lawrence J. Peter
Larsen Products Corp. has moved to new, larger, more modern facilities at 6000 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852. 301/770-5200. Larsen originated and has been producing high performance chemical concrete and plaster bonding agents for more than 35 years.... A. Epstein and Sons (New York) has moved its offices to 1515 Broadway, Suite 3600, New York, NY 20036. New phone number is 212/398-6420. A. Epstein, established in 1969, is a full service architectural/engineering firm.
"A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies."
Oscar Wilde
William J. Hayes, a vice president and principal member of TMP Associates, Inc., architects and engineers, retired on Sept. 30th after 29 years of service with the firm.... New officers of the National Construction Industry Arbitration Committee (NCIAC) are: Robert Lathisen, chairman and J. Robert Mann, chairman of the subcommittee on Rules & Procedures... Minnesota's only brick manufacturer, Ochs Brick & Tile Co., has broken ground on its new yard, showroom and warehouse located in North St. Paul.... Michael L. Corrigan has been named deputy commissioner, Office of Telecommunications Services, at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
"There's no traffic jam on the extra mile."
Georgia Marble Company's newest distributor is Joseph Cohn & Son, Inc., New Haven, CT.... The Rinker Materials Corp., West Palm Beach, FL. has been sold outright to CSR (Colonial Sugar Refining) Ltd. of Australia.... Jim Slayton has joined the southern California firm of Bavarian Masonry as vice president.... Wendy A. Kouba has been appointed public relations manager for Park Ridge-based Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC).
"The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when they fill out a job application."
Stanley J. Randall
ORCO BLOCK EXPANDS
ORCO Block Co., Inc. recently expanded its operations further into the Inland Empire and desert area with the purchase of block-manufacturer Fref-Lite Co. of Banning, CA, announced Rick Muth, president of the Stanton, CA-based producer of concrete masonry products.
ORCO Block Co., Inc. is one of the top 12 concrete masonry producers in the United States. An industry leader, the company operates out of manufacturing facilities in Stanton, Riverside, Oceanside and, now, Banning. will build new plants in Perris and Victorville in 1989.