Just Mason Around

Pat Dubbert, former CEO of Midwest Block and Brick and Scott Weber former President of Basalite talk about the great times and adventures they have had in the industry. And they reveal the challenges and opportunities that they have faced in being the Chair of the Board for National Concrete Masonry Association.

Tom Young, long time Executive Director at Northwest Concrete Masonry Association is retiring fall of 2021. In this episode Tom will share his knowledge of the masonry construction industry with over 40 years of experience. Tom is interviewed by Adam Hutchinson Executive Director at Northwest Concrete Masonry Association and member of NCMA Young Professionals Group.

The third and final part of our family business/small buisness discussion with Mike and Tom Finch of RCP Block and Brick, Rocky Fizzano of Fizzano Brothers, and Rich Solomon of Solomon Colors.

Episode 2, you will hear more from Mike Finch of RCP Block and Brick, Rocky Fizzano of Fizzano Brothers, and Rich Solomon of Solomon Colors.

Larry Hilldore, CEO of Pathfinder Company, is interviewed by his son, Travis. They discuss Larry’s impressive career, including founding of Pathfinder through a partnership with Tiger Machinery in 1998.

Learn about the benefits, history and evolution of Manufactured Stone Veneer.

Another technical topic discussion with Nick Lang, NCMA VP of Business Development. This time he and the Blockheads discuss testing of concrete masonry units, including information that producers can use to ask the right questions for labs when results are not what is expected.

Kevin Curtis has been the CEO of the Besser Company since 2004. He has learned many lessons in his navigation of this company. On this episode Kevin is interviewed by Chandramouli Nagarajan, also with of Besser, and he shares his thoughts and observations on his long-time career within our masonry industry.

Nick Lang, Vice President of Business Development at NCMA discusses with the BlockHeads Energy Efficiency and Energy Code Compliance. This is one of the top frequently asked technical questions by architects and designers.

Kendall Andregg CEO of Mutual Materials talks about career in the manufactured conceret industry, being part of a family owed business and a women in the industry. She is being interviewed by Chairwomen of the Conceret Women Connect, Amy Pierce of LANXESS.