September 2012 Table of Contents

Words: Dan KamysTable of Contents

September 2012 Volume 51, Number 9

FEATURES

Masonry Anchors and Ties by the Code A look at code-compliant anchors for both masonry walls and for brick veneers.

Consistent Masonry Mix on Demand Keeping crews busy at all times via a gravity-fed silo system and a conventional mortar mixer.

Business Management Three mason contractors get real about keeping their businesses thriving and surviving.

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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS For The Record President’s Message Government Affairs New Products Business Building Full Contact PM Classified Advertising News New Members MCAA Upcoming Education

Why "The Software Can't Track That" Is Finally Going Away
August 2026

For as long as specialty contractors have used field software, most of them have kept a workaround somewhere: a spreadsheet on a foreman's laptop, a whiteboard in the trailer, or a text thread where crew leads send block counts at the end of the day becau

Erin Koets
Build Smart
MAP Partner
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Monadnock Building
August 2026

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Britt Stokes, Acme Brick’s Director of Marketing, Retires.
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Industry News
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The First Paycheck
August 2026

Several years ago, Huntley Brothers hired a young apprentice. It was his first real job, and he had never had a paycheck before. Friday rolled around, and he got paid just like everyone else. Later that day, one of the guys told me something I have never

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Chairman’s Message
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