MCAA Gateway: November 2018 cont.

Words: Bronzella Cleveland

2018 MCAA SAFETY ADVANTAGE AWARD WINNERS 

COMPANIES AWARDED FOR SAFETY AT MCAA MIDYEAR MEETING    (Algonquin, Ill.) Oct. 1, 2018 – The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards, sponsored by Federated Insurance, on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in Austin, Texas.    The MCAA Safety Advantage Awards are based on a mason contractor’s incident rate. Awards were presented to the top companies with greater than 100,000 hours worked by all employees, and the top companies with less than 100,000 hours worked by all employees.  The winners were:  GREATER THAN 100,000 HOURS  FIRST PLACE (Tie)  Gates Construction Company, Inc.  Mooresville, N.C.  FIRST PLACE (Tie)  Lang Masonry & Restoration Contractors, Inc.   Waterford, Ohio    LESS THAN 100,000 HOURS  FIRST PLACE (8-Way Tie)  Cantarella & Son, Inc.  Pittsfield, Mass.  Carolina Masonry Unlimited, Inc.   Willow Spring, N.C.  East Coast Air Barrier & Restoration, Inc.  Pittsfield, Mass.  John D. Wait Masonry   Lodi, Calif.  Molter Corporation  Tinley Park, Ill.  Pinnacle Masonry, Inc.  Cary, N.C.  Stonelake Masonry, Inc.   Elk Grove, Calif.  Troianiello Masonry, Inc.  Scranton, Penn.  The goal of the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards is to help draw attention to the need and benefits of performing safely. Visit www.masoncontractors.org/safety/awards for more information.  2018 MCAA MAC PEC Golf Tournament Results  Rizo, Trevino, Rodriguez, and Salazar Finish 11-Under Par    The MCAA’s MAC PEC Golf Tournament was held Monday, September 24, 2018 at Teravista Golf Club during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in Austin, Texas. Teravista is a Championship 18-hole golf club that captures the beauty of the Texas Hill Country with views that span for over 50 miles. The rolling terrain provided a 7,200-yard layout that challenged golfers of all abilities. The results are as follows: 

First Place Team (-11) 

Rudy Rizo, Oscar Trevino, Rudy Rodriguez, Hector Salazar 

Second Place Team (-8) 

James Hoskinson, Jon Nickolson, Lee Spino, John Storto 

Most Honest Team (-1) 

Danks Burton, Mason Hill, Shawn Nelson, Adam Slattery 

Longest Drive 

Kent Bounds Kyle Weatherly   Closest to the Pin  John Jacob Jacklyn Rudd Islas All proceeds support the MCAA’s MAC PEC. The next MCAA MAC PEC Golf Tournament will be held during the 2018 MCAA Midyear Meeting. Please visit www.masoncontractors.org/midyear for more information when available.   
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