Major Olgivie Discusses the CMU Check-off

"This may be our last chance to break ahead of other building systems, that have unlimited promotion budgets. Creating a Check Off Program will reposition our industry and deliver the resources needed to promote against competitive systems."

-Dana Morse, A. Jandris and Sons, Inc., Gardner, MA
“I’m 57 years old and have seen my market share diminish dramatically. We need to try this sooner than later for the good of the industry as well as my family business!”

-William Koziara, John’s Building Supply, Pittsfield, MA
“This program is a real help to all businesses, small and large, to further concrete masonry as the wall system of choice.”

Stephen Stange, TXI Expanded Shale and Clay, Houston, TX
“The Check-off program will enable our fragmented voices and resources to unite and educate the public on the incredible benefits of this building material.”

-Peter Browning, Salina Concrete Products, General Manager
"The check-off program will allow our industry to be heard and I am confident this will make the markets we serve a better place to live."

-Terry Spriggs, General Manager, Capitol Concrete Products, Topeka, KS
"We feel the Check Off Program will give Masonry a huge boost as it has in other industries, and we look forward to it's inception."

-Jim Browning, Manager, Monarch Masonry Group, KS
"It is with great anticipation that we await the implementation of the proposed Concrete Masonry Check-off program. This will allow the our industry to get our message out to the general public in order to educate about the recent advances made in the industry, as well as the multiple advantages of using concrete masonry. I strongly urge all producers to support the check-off program, thereby supporting our industry as a whole."

-Bill Meade, President, Meade Concrete Products, Inc.
"Our management group believes the Check-off program will enable our industry to develop those programs that are crucial to communicating the real value of our products. Lifecycle costs, sustainability, and inhabitant safety are important advantages found in concrete masonry construction."

-Ed Watson, Sr. Vice President  Acme Brick Company  Featherlite Building Products  Fort Worth, Texas
"The National Weather Center notes that it has been five years since a major hurricane has struck Florida (Wilma, 2005). The proven record of concrete masonry in withstanding hurricane force winds is well known and well documented, yet there is a likelihood that less durable materials could be used in future construction in our state."

-Barry Zimmerman, President  Cement Products & Supply Co., Inc.  Lakeland, FL
"Concrete masonry units consistently offer long term lifecycle cost advantages. Units are sustainable, locally produced, environmentally sound and resistant to mold. Our products easily meet the most stringent of codes. Structures built using concrete masonry benefit everyone by reducing property damage and minimize injuries or deaths traditionally caused by storms and fire. In essence, they provide long lasting durability and safety for our homes, schools and workplaces."

-Tim Sonnentag, President,  County Materials Corp,  Marathon, WI
"Our company is behind the check-off program 100%. The feeling throughout our company is that the check-off process will enable our industry to develop programs that are crucial to educating and communicating the real value of our products

-Mark Wilhelms, CSI/CD,  Vice President Architectural Sales,  Kirchner Block & Brick,  Bridgeton, MO
"Education on the remarkable qualities of the concrete masonry unit, that has so much to offer, is a difficult task given the small business characteristics of our industry."

-Don Lampus,  R.I. Lampus Company,  Pittsburgh, PA
"The concrete masonry industry has grown and changed with the specific needs of each passing generation, and with the future technological and environmental demands coming for our industry, we believe the check-off program will be critical to fund the necessary research, education and promotional requirements for our industry to remain competitive." NCMA member New Holland concrete and Eastern Industries, Inc. are  wholly-owned divisions of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc

-Paul I. Detwiler, III , Executive Vice President,  New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Co., Inc.,  New Enterprise, PA  
"I was born and raised in the masonry business. I believe there is no other building system that has withstood the test of time better than masonry. Masonry structures that date back hundreds of years are still utilized throughout modern civilization. What better examples of sustainable building are there than masonry structures."

-Michael R. Finch, President,  RCP Building Products, Lemon Grove, CA
"We have an extraordinary product line that consistently offers long term lifecycle cost advantages. Our products easily meet the most stringent codes."

-Bill Moore, Vice President/General Manager,  Sherman Industries LLC,  Birmingham, AL
"In regards to the concrete masonry check-off program, it is inevitable that if we don’t unite as an industry to connect together in the Check off Program our market shares will experience reductions without the assistance of economic downturn. Please support us in our unified effort."

-Mike Homan,  Wayne Builders Supply,  Greenville, OH
"Concrete Masonry is a high quality, flexible, fire resistant, sustainable, attractive, and economical building alternative."

-Robert P. Steinkamp, VP Masonry & Lintel Divisions, York Building Products Company, Inc..  York, PA

Major Olgivie Discusses the CMU Check-off

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