Masonry Magazine July 2011 Page. 42

Words: Jim Buckley, Bob Rucker
Masonry Magazine July 2011 Page. 42

Masonry Magazine July 2011 Page. 42
INDUSTRY NEWS
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MCAA
New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MCAA would like to take this opportunity to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a stronger masonry industry. MCAAs members look forward to a long affiliation with their firms.

Derr Koi Conservatory

MVMA Announces Winners of Design Awards
The Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association (MVMA) announced the winners of the second-annual MVMA Design Awards, a program created to recognize the work of industry professionals who are setting trends by featuring manufactured stone veneer in their projects.

In June, three judges from the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD), including Executive Director Steve Mickey, served as the judges for the 2011 MVMA Design Awards Contest. The judging took place at the Clarion Anaheim Resort Hotel in Anaheim, Calif., during the MVMA's annual meeting. The judges selected 27 winners (gold, silver and bronze) out of the total of 57 entries.

The gold winners for each category are as follows:

Hardscape - Residential
Toscana Palazzo Grande - Veneerstone

Hardscape - Nonresidential
Colonial Heritage-Environmental StoneWorks

Remodel - Residential - Interior
Central Park West - Veneerstone

Remodel - Residential - Exterior
Tambone Residence - Veneerstone

Remodel - Nonresidential - Interior
Christ the King Church - Environmental StoneWorks

Remodel - Nonresidential - Exterior
Universal luxury apartments - Veneerstone

New Construction - Residential - Interior
The Berman Residence - Quality Stone Veneer

New Construction - Residential - Exterior
HGTV Green Home 2011-Coronado Stone Products
Derr Koi Conservatory - Quality Stone Veneer

New Construction - Nonresidential - Interior
Staybridge- Veneerstone

New Construction - Nonresidential - Exterior
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church - Quality Stone Veneer

To see all of the entries, visit www.masonryveneerdesignawards.com.

Featherlite Building Products
508 McNeil Road
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 255-2573
Regional Associate

C.D. Smith Construction
889 E. Johnson Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
(920) 924-2900
Class A

Don Theobald Masonry
P.O. Box 175
Black Creek, WI 54106
(920) 984-3345
Class B

J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
300 S. Bedford Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 257-5321
Class A

Miron Construction Company, Inc.
1471 McMahon Drive
Neenah, WI 54956
(920) 969-7674
Class A

Airplaco Equipment Company
4141 Airport Road
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 321-4511
National Associate

If your company is interested in becoming a member of t Mason Contractors Association of America as a contracte supplier or instructor, please contact MCAA at (800) 536-222 or complete an application at www.masoncontractors.org.

Klimer Platforms Acquires Valco Scaffold
Klimer Platforms Inc. has acquired Valco Scaffold, which now will operate under the name of Klimer Platforms Inc., with its Ohio and North Carolina locations continuing to operate at full capacity. Key management and staff will remain the


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