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Are YOU Florida’s Fastest Trowel?

Words: Deborah BarberFastest Trowel is around the corner! This challenge is a testament of both the speed and skill of the industry’s workforce. Only those journeymen masons who have the skill, confidence, and courage to face-off with the industry’s best are invited to compete. This competition proves how important teamwork is in accomplishing a final product.

Journeyman masons, accompanied by their favorite tender, compete against one another in a show of both speed and craftsmanship. Contestants must have a high degree of workmanship using normal masonry practices and hand tools.

Do you think you have what it takes to compete?
download the application today and register! Registration is $200/team of one mason and one tender.
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Using Respirators for Silica Exposure
July 2025

Some in the masonry industry have expressed interest in respirator use as protection from harmful exposure to silica. This topic is of paramount importance due to its impact on our workers and the serious health effects of silica exposure. For those new t

Zach Everett
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From Bikes to Buildings: The Importance of Embracing Rainscreen Wall Designs and the New Building Codes.
July 2025

Have you ever been asked to do a project over the course of your lifetime? For example, when my kids were little, my wife asked me to assemble their bicycles. So, I opened the box, dumped out the contents, and cast aside whatever I thought was unnecessary

Keith Lolley
MAP Partner
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Laying the Foundation for Growth: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Unveils Five-Year Vision for Industry
July 2025

The Concrete Masonry Checkoff (CMC) put the finishing touches on an ambitious five-year vision for the industry, targeting a 20% increase in market share, driven by increased demand for concrete masonry products. “This is about building exquisite, enduri

Industry News
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Five of the Seven Chimneys Have Been Saved: Project Chimney Update
July 2025

In the wake of the devastating January wildfires that swept through Los Angeles's Pacific Palisades, a remarkable preservation effort is underway, spearheaded by Project Chimney, an initiative led by Evan Hall, founding director of the non-profit House Mu

Justin Stengel
Industry News
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