2004 International Masonry Skills Challenge
The stage was set in Las Vegas at the Masonry Showcase on March 23rd for the fifth annual International Masonry Skills Challenge to be an exciting day of competition and apprentice excellence, and it delivered!Nineteen contestants in their first, second, and third years of apprenticeship began the contest at 10am, and built their projects from the ground up in three hours. The biggest challenge for these young men was building a project that they had never practiced or prepared for, and building it under the precise criteria of the judges. These men met that challenge, and nine of them prevailed as the winners. MCAA congratulates:
Pioneer Masonry
Glendale, AZ
Masonry Arts
Pensacola, FL
Foti Construction
Cleveland, OH
FB&S Masonry, Inc.
Stow, OH
L.F. Jennings
Falls Church, VA
Masonry Specialist
Chattanooga, TN
Masonry Unlimited
Cherryville, NC
Rentfrow Masonry
Miami, OK
JB McGalliard
North Hollywood, CA
The help of volunteers and donations from many industry supporters made this Skills Challenge a great success. MCAA sincerely thanks:
Co-Sponsors: Lafarge North America, Marshalltown Trowel, Non-Stop Scaffolding, E-Z Grout Corporation, ACME Brick Company, Quikcrete
Contest Judges: Doug Nichols- Contest Chairman, Merritt Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, Milton Young, Scott Hitchens, Curtis Hoover, Alonza Lewis, Adam Slattery, Eugene Johnson
Materials and Manpower: SPEC MIX, Inc.; Steven Fechino of WASCO, Inc.; ACME Brick Company; Rinker Materials Corporation; Marshalltown Trowel; Kraft Tool Company
