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MBS’ Bill Fotta and David Pryor honored by Friendswood Development MBS-Houston Friendswood Development recently honored two MBS foremen for their exemplary work on the 6 Greenspoint Plaza building. Field Supervi-

sor, Bill Fotta and Finishing Foreman, David Pryor were both given commemorative plaques by Woody Hotmann of Friendswood. Also in attendance were

MBS/Houston’s Bill Fotta accepts his special award from Friendswood Devel opment's Woody Hotmann. Also pictured are Fred Rubis, Project Manager, and Jimmy Wolf, Sr., Project Superintendent and Doug Burford, all from Me Carthy General Contractors.

project people from McCar thy, the general contractor on the 14-story office building. Fred Rubis is the McCarthy Project Manager and Jimmy Wolf, Sr. their Superintendent. Bud Hudson, MBS Con tract Sales Manager, was on hand as well. He was the MBS Project Manager on 6 Greenspoint Plaza. “It’s quite unusual for the owners of a building to recognize a sub contractor, so you know that what our guys did was pretty special to get such attention. We’ve got a great working relationship with both Friendswood and McCarthy and a lot of that is due to David and Bill. They’re a couple of our top hands. Peo ple like that make my sales tasks easier." Bill Fotta, a three-year MBS veteran, is currently working on the 10-story Southwest Memorial Professional Build ing. He gives a lot of credit for the recognition to his crew. “Carlos Saenz was my righthand man and he was great. Carlos is someone you can really trust. David Pryor made everything fall into place, too. Everybody just worked hard and made the job go smoothly."

Because the finish is what shows, it's ultra important; it’s what people judge the whole job's quality from. David Pryor's beautiful work on difficult surfaces caught Friendswood’s meticulous eye. Lawrence Cieslewicz, Sr. (L.C.), one of MBS’ Finishing Superintendents, has worked with David about eight years. "Everyone enjoys working with David. Not only is his work high quality, but he com municates so well. He finds out what people want and then he gives it to them," said L.C. David was one of the five MBS finishers who were sent to Washington to work on a project for McCarthy. He also recently worked on the 14-story Thornwood II building. David is an avid fisherman and musician.

Face Lift This is a new look for our established com pany magazine. We hope you enjoy it in the months to come.

inside . . . HIGH PROFILES on featured employees. page 2

The new. 12-story patient tower for Methodist Hospital in Houston's Medical Center will look like this when completed in 1988. See page six inside for the details on MBS’ largest current project.

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MBC News from all over

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MBC —Houston Dale Mingus, Production Manager for single-family at MBC in Plouston is this issue's selected office employee. Dale is a 17-year Marek veteran who was formerly a finish foremen. His current claim to fame is the exclusive MBC frame walk. Although Dales experience and exper tise make spotting errors in framed houses easy, it must not be that easy for other contractors because it’s a service they don’t offer. Before starting any drywall installation in a house, Dale and his trusty six-foot level and spray can, will walk com pletely through checking for crooked furrdowns, walls out of plumb, light boxes without wire, pipes not connected and other mistakes. Anything that isn’t perfectly ready to accept drywall is sprayed red to alert the project's superintendent that changes are in order. Errors are quicker and cheaper to catch before the rock is hung, and the area superin tendents appreciate that fact. Like anyone, they would hate to lose time and pay backcharges to correct a problem later. Helping every one avoid bigger headaches has won Dale Mingus and MBC the respect of superin tendents from Clear Lake to Sugar Land. Many superin tendents like those at Village Builders, Perry Homes and Pulte don't want to work with anyone else. That keeps Dale busy, he frame walks four to six houses a day in addition to other duties. Last year Dale personally frame walked over 550 houses. That little inex pensive can of red paint and the relatively small amount of

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time Dale spends on a house can prevent costly errors and save down time, making the bottom line better for everyone. Dale’s specialization gains him special treatment from subdivision superintendents. If he’s delayed, many start to worry and try to track him down. These folks want the best job they can get and to

FDS-Fort Lauderdale Chuck Zito, Construction Manager for Florida Drywall Systems (FDS) is this issue's featured field employee. Chuck has worked for FDS since its inception three years ago and worked in the Fort Lauderdale drywall industry for eight years prior. “Chuck’s great. He’s a pusher. He gets it done, ” said

HIGH PROFILES them that means Dale and MBC. “The quality work we're able to perform on schedule gives me the rare opportunity to treat customers as friends," said Dale. Division President Pat Trojanowsky thinks highly of Dale’s communication talents. “Dale has really shown his ability to communicate on a professional level to every one. He’s been demonstrat ing a renewed interest in relating to both his office and field contacts.” Pat also ap plauds Dale's dedication, “His pride in a job well done is a driving force. He’s got the in itiative, the enthusiasm and the innovation-for instance his frame walk. Dale helps MBC keep our builders in this tough market; the su perintendents know him and they appreciate his work." A typical day for Dale ac tually starts the night before when he'll call workers and other subs to confirm the coming day's schedule. In the morning he’ll take-off prints or make plans while waiting for his people to get on the jobs. He'll spend the rest of the day checking on as many of the subdivisions in his territory from Clear Lake to Sugar Land as possible. Dale has been in his cur rent MBC position four years.

President Division FDS George Clineman. Chuck seems to have the ability to get the job done and maintain friendly relations with his crews. “We've got good peo ple, the cream of the crop. For me to be successful, I have to keep them happy. I try to keep them working everyday,” said Chuck. Florida’s economy dipped a couple of years ago, but Chuck thinks it’s getting bet ter all the time. “Take the

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Glades Road office building we just finished in Boca Raton, space runs about $22 a sq. ft. and they're filling it up." In addition to the construc tion in the elite areas surrounding Fort Lauderdale, old Miami is currently tearing down many structures and replacing them with new, modern highrises. “We've got hotels going up all over, new office buildings and, as al ways, more and more hous ing. People just like Florida and that’s why we've got plenty of backlog to carry us through 1987,” said Chuck. "The companies we’ve done work.for usually come back to us for other projects. Plaving a good rapport with the contractor like we do with Lennar, makes my job so much easier,” said Chuck. And Chuck’s expertise makes George Clineman’s job easier. "We've got a whole crew of especially talented people. Chuck’s longterm familiarity with this area is a real advantage for FDS," said George. Well something’s working for FDS because Chuck's daily project routes carry him from Miami Beach to Char lotte County, north of Fort Lauderdale, to the site of Texas Rangers spring stadium. “We’re doing apart ments, condos and hotels all over, both remodel and new — like the Dadeland Mar riott. Basically there’s con struction everywhere." That’s good for both Chuck and FDS.

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TIC In Big D stays busy with projects for GTE and Steak n Ale ^

TIC-Dallas “We’ve been fortunate, we stay busy,” said Division Presi dent Mike Grogan about his Carrolton-based crew. “Our backlog has been heavily weighted with office buildings but now we’re bidding a lot of institutional projects.” One office building that TIC is currently doing is the GTE Telops for general contractors Avery Mays. The three floors and basement area are 40% complete for TIC Project Manager, Alan Smith, and Field Supervisor, David Sparacino. Because the building will house GTE's operations, access flooring covers 80% of the floor area. Other features include an entry atrium, special cafeteria and extensive interior glass. Another office building un derway is the Steak ’n Ale cor porate headquarters in the Park Central Complex. TIC Project manager over this or nate buildout is Alan Smith while the Field Supervisor is Roger Purvis. The plans call

for window walls throughout this high finish project, which will wrap in August for Austin Commercial. In three months the Interfirst II project, which is the remodel of the Renaissance Tower, will be complete for contractor Bellows. This mir rored building is the memorable shot shown at the start of

each DALLAS television show. TIC Project Manager is Hal Waldrop while Field Supervisor is Donald Terrel. Sunbelt Savings with its extensive ceiling work is 90% complete currently. Just finished is the Texas Commerce Bank Garland building. This five-story project involved drywall,

acoustical and plaster. A big job coming up this summer is the City Place Cafeteria for H. C. Beck (H.C.B). H.C.B.’s Project Ad ministrator is Robert Higgins. This H.C.B. job con sists of only one floor but in volves a great deal of high finish work, so TIC is gearing up.

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TIC/Dallas is nearly complete on the Sunbelt Savings corporate headquarters.

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Malls, office buildings and condos

Marek Interiors Systems rides high on Atlanta’s growth MISI —Atlanta Frank Scuillo, Division President, and the other Marek Interior Systems peo ple have more to do than watch the Braves and eat peaches. They are currently working on a remodel for Belks department store in Gaines ville, Georgia. Greg Stein is the Project Manager for this joP which includes nine separate phases. Fred Lay is the Superintendent over this project to add more space to the store. The scope includes demo lition, inside partitions to keep construction away from shoppers and rebuilding with heavy gauge framing- G. bert Shelton is the Field Superv isor for this project which will wrap in August. Marek Interiors is also

working on a six-story con dominium structure for General Contractor BlackBarges-Wagoner. This un usual building called Huntcliff Summit is being developed by Laing Properties in Roswell-an Atlanta suburb comprised mainly of professionals. The stucco and brick ex terior features a 620 ft. semi circle layout of radial walls. The roof is also unusual, call ing for heavy gauge and metal-face siding. Marek Project Manager is Wayne Lueckemeyer, while the superintendent is Fred Lay. Bill Shafer is the Field Supervisor on Huntcliff Sum mit which is scheduled for completion in September. Also completed is the 17-story Ravinia II building for Gerald D. Hines Interests.

The Fountains office build ing in Atlanta’s Smyrna area has also been finished for Turner Development. Now MISI is gearing up for the big Morris Brown dorm renovation for general con tractor Hubor. They will be gutting and refurbishing two 10-story dorms.

MISI Field Supervisor, Bill Shafer, glances at some plans on the site of Huntcliff Summit.

Huntcliff Summit’s circular construction creates a unique setting for con dominiums in Roswell—one of Atlanta s nicer suburbs.

Work Increases in San Antonio Strategies TIC —San Antonio While many Texas cities struggle with oil-devastated economies, San Antonio has maintained status quo and even looks forward to a bright future. The military bases pump money into the econ omy both directly and in directly. While the dormitory

At the U.E.P.H. dormitory site Ul I Lackland Airforce Base, Browning Superintendent, Bill Johnson and TIC/S.A. Supervisor, David Smith, share a laugh.

TIC is currently doing at Lackland has a direct in fluence, the tourism the bases bring plus the large number of retired brass also keep the city's economic out look bright. “We have definite advantages," says Luis Soliz, one of TIC’s superin tendents, “I think a lot of cornpames will move to San Antonio.” Although Luis’ statement could sound like just local bragging, it’s not. Luis worked in the drywall indus try over 15 years in Houston for a Marek company. “Marek family experience motivates people to get up early and go to bed late. That’s how we get ahead." Luis attributes.much of the TIC success in San Antonio to that attitude. “Our cus-

tomers know that we’re second to none in either ser vice, quality or our ability to meet incredible deadlines. It’s because our people keep their desire and drive.” Well something’s working for Division President Dewitt Churchwell and crew be cause their office was just awarded one of the largest drywall contracts in San Antonio’s history. Work wiH begin soon on the United Services Automobile Associ ation (USAA) contract for Turner. Since it "ain’t broke” TIC won’t be "fixin”’ anything be fore starting the project ex cept adding more good peo ple to their choice staff. “The key to keeping production on schedule and within budget is good super vision,” says Luis. He feels that effect trickles down from superintendents into the job as a whole. “The simple fact is that TIC has the best drywall supervi sion experts in San Antonio. That’s why we’re number one.” Like Will Rodgers said, “If it's the truth, it ain’t braggin’.”

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TIC/S.A. is on the job at the Spaw-Glass Marriott on Broadway. Pictured are Fred Raley, Operations Manager, Steve Benner, Superintendent, both of Spaw-Glass and John Hickey, TIC Supervisor.

Pictured at the Colonial Hills Hospital in San Antonio are TIC/S.A. crew members Albert Garcia, Gus Moreno, Eddie Estrada, Martin Silva, Isabel! Cesar. Tony Revera, Angel Puentes, George Munoz, Mike Fontenot.

The crew here is staying busy with all sorts of projects all over San Antonio. Recently work began on the Lincoln Heights retail center for general contrac tors Tribble & Stephens. Tribble & Stephens Superin tendent, Donald O’Haver, pointed out that the finished center will include a feature grocery, cinema and a restaurant in addition to the retail space. TIC Field Supervisor, Gary Schultze, is pleased with his crew's progress. The exterior is quite intricate. The heavy gauge metal forms triple arches, hips and valleys and manzard-type roofs, so it took knowledgeable and versatile carpenters like Gary and Hier!uerto Villarreal to han dle the job. "No matter how n^any guys Gary is supervisw?hhteS|tlllfindstimet0 work with tools and that ■ itoo I. —- contrib utes to production. Plus, Her-

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bierto is a super carpenter, he’s so versatile and mechan ically talented. He works everywhere with Gary. They make a great team," said Superintendent Luis Soliz. Other crewmembers re cently included Reynaldo Villarreal, Daniel Roscoe and Ramon Estrada. Reid Gallion is the Project Manager for Lincoln Heights which completes this month. Also, work started on the Laurel Ridge Psychiatric Hospital for McDevitt/Street. Scope includes drywall, paint and ceilings in 11 separate buildings. All buildings are currently progressing under Field Supervisor, Mike Cole. His schedule is tight with completion slated for June. This month, TIC will finish two separate Marriot projects, with Mark Keith as % Project Manager for both and Grady Atnip as Su perintendent. Jordan —Nobles is the General Contractor on the Marriot Courtyard on Fredricksburg road and the TIC Field Supervisor is Bobby Winder. “Bobby's schedule is tight but he's do ing great," said Superinten dent Grady. The schedule may be even tighter on the Broadway Mar riot Courtyard for SpawGlass. And Grady is just as pleased with Field Supervi sor John Hickey and hs crew. TIC has just finished the buildout on a new building for Colonial Hills Hospital and has started remodel on the previously existing structure. B-F-W Construction is the general contractor and Lee Keen is their Superintendent $ Mike Cole supervised the new buildout while George Dreves, is handling the remodel. Division President, Dewit1 Churchwell, said “Although this is our first project for

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e^lEMCO B-F-W, they feel good about us and we feel great about them. The schedule is tight but the work is going great.” Another project finishing this month is the Unmarried Enlisted Personnel Housing (U.E.P.H.) project on Lackland Airforce Base for Brown ing Construction. Browning’s Superintendent is Bill John son and he works closely with TIC Field Supervisor David Smith. David and his crew are beating the sched ule on this project of three, three-story structures. Crew recently included William Gould, Jose Rodri guez, Jose Manzanales, Ruben Rodriguez, Roland Cooper, Payton Davis and Bob Bochat. And more work is on the horizon for Division Presi^ dent, Dewitt Churchwell fP and staff because they’ve just landed three more large contracts. The United Services Auto mobile Association (USAA) chose Zachary to build their 300,000 sq.ft, office complex off 1-10. Work begins in June. Also in June, work will start on another USAA project called the Towers at Fort Sam Houston. The 23-story highrise condo will house re tired military personnel and a health care center. The general contractor for this highrise is Turner. The newest TIC contract covers a 38-story Marriot to be built in downtown San An tonio. Work begins on the Marriot Rivercenter in July.

Expertise pays off for Austin branch Strategies TIC-Austin Rebounds and remodels are the name of the game for TIC in this city. Many of the jobs in the TIC backlog here

originally had gone to other contractors who encoun tered completion or bondina problems. So when general contrac tors have trouble, they go back to time-tested TIC. “Our expertise helps us in this tough market. There’s still work out there but it’s not as cut, dried, and clean as it used to be," said Estimator, Joe Gilligan. Much of the work in Austin is the add-on type, particularly for schools and hospitals. “These general contractors and owners know TIC's here to stay. They’ve had difficul ties recently by half-finished jobs and unpaid suppliers fil ing leins. When they get tired of that, they come to us," said the Division Vice President, Carl Witherspoon. He’s still looking for more competitors to drop out of the Austin mar ket, but feels good about TIC's production and cost. “In a feast market anybody can make money but when the market’s tough, only the guy that’s good will succeed.” Paint Manager, Dave Coburn, is positive as well. “We’re going to have a great 1987; we’re in the middle of backlog. I’m working on backlog for 1988 now.” In a tight market, Carl Witherspoon attributes TICs success to one thing: “We’re out there hammering every day.”

Klein is the Faulkner Project Manager on this three-story building whose scope in cludes heavy gauge, drywall and acoustical. Robert Pardo is the Field Supervisor. The original leases in the Stratum complex are in the punch stage but TIC has picked up other leases so work continues. Phil Nevlud is the Project Manager over drywall while Pat Mathews is Project Manager over paint. The remodel on the South Austin Hospital is nearly com plete. The work is being done for Bentex and is called the Dietary Ancillary. The Continium building for H.A. Lott is in the punch stage. Joe Gilligan is the Project Manager over drywall and Pat Mathews is the Project Manager over paint. General contractor Gilbane

works toward the installation of drywall for the Cody Library addition on the campus of Southwestern University at Georgetown.

Donnie Lindstrom, Bentex Project Manager, talks to TIC/Austin Super intendent, Fioyd Zahn about the Dietary Ancillary for the South Austin Hospital.

Inside Continium, the TIC/Austin crew included Danny Shelton, Field Su pervisor, and Randy Ellis, Rodger Shelton, Tommy Walker and Paul Kelley.

Projects The warm spring weather has helped all the TIC projects move smoothly and quickly toward completion. Work recently started on Leander Elementary for general contractor Ever green. Nick Sukup is the Project Manager on this building for Leander I.S.LX northwest of Aust'n ^ Painter is the TIC Field Supervisor on this project which will complete in AUDrywall is 98% complete on the Texas School Services Building for Faulkner. Curtis

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Other projects continue

MBS starts huge projects for Methodist Hospital MBS —Houston Division President, Mike Holland and his team are keeping their Houston pride

James Risinger snaps off excess sheetrock while working at the Monarch Paper project.

working all over town. MBS recently started a project for general contractor Brookstone involving an addi tion to the Child Guidance Center downtown. The MBS Field Supervisor, Eddie Sams, works closely with Brookstone Superintendent, Jim Collins, on the project which will last through Sep tember. "The work has been going fine,” said Eddie, "the toughest part of mine and Jim's job has been working around these historic trees." Two trees at the site are thought to be the oldest trees in Houston and are insured for one million each. Project Manager for this job is Mark Mueller while Steve Smith is Superintendent. Re “Tli !

On the Child Guidance project, MBS Field Supervisor Eddie Sams speaks with Brookstone Superintendent. Jim Smith, and Israel Grinberg of the Archi tectural firm of Ziegler Cooper.

cent crewmen included framers Jim Thompson and Sterling Ransom. Another project underway is the HL&P Phase Three for Hubor. This three-story office building and pay station is un der construction on AlmedaGenoa road under Hubor Su perintendent “Perk” Perkins. MBS Field Supervisor is Paul Hering who said, “The meat of this job is the heavy gauge and plywood backup to the glass weld exterior.” Recent crew included Mike Sireno, Donald Kimbrough, J. D. Nunez, Mike Hastings and Mike Wolbrecht. Saied Alavi is the Project Manager and Alan Peters is the Superintendent over this job which will wrap in late July. “We’re runnin’ and gunnin,'” said Field Supervisor Ken Lane about the Monarch Paper project for E. E. Reed. “We've been here two weeks and we're ready for ceilings.” Mike Holland is the Project Manager and Jay Richards is the Superintendent on the project which finishes in July. Recent crew included Hank White, James Risinger, Steve Saenz, Kerry Giblin, Joey Watson, Jaro Nevlud, Mike Martinez, Nick Nunez, Tom DeVaney, Don Wil liams II and Sherman Wardsworth. Mark Kinsella, Tenant and Remodel Manager, is busy with the recently-begun reno vation of the third level of Mar shall Fields in the Galleria. Sales/Project Manager for this job is Pat Still who has been working closely with Roy Garland of Marshall Fields Chicago office. MBS Field Supervisor, Cliff Barnes, works closely with Store Manager, John Columbo and Operations Manager, Bob Gilgun. MBS Paint Project Manager is Joe Jernigan. Visqueen tunnels will separate the shoppers from the remodel area. One un usual task the MBS crew will tackle is the removal of a gold leaf ceiling. Scaffolding will be erected 60 feet in the air to ac-

complish this. The project will finish in October. The biggest project under way is the new construction and remodel of the Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center. Robert E. McKee is the general contractor on this 635,000 sq. ft. project which will last until December of 1988. Scott Nichols is the Project Manager. The bulk of the work for MBS Field Supervisor, Paul Hering, and his crew will occur in the new 12-floor tower currently under con struction. Scope includes all sheetrock construction, 20gauge sheet metal at controlled-substances rooms, installation of lead-lined sheetrock, sound installation, tape and float, installation of

.. ME light and door frames, sup plementary blocking and trash haul. Another large project be ginning in July, 1987 is the 500,000 sq. ft. Smith Tower which is the Methodist Profes sional Building. Turner is the general contractor on this core buildout which will last six months. Congratulations to Don and Terrie Heidemann on their new arrival, Mara Meagan, born March 27.

Steve Saenz and Kerry G'blm keep the Monarch Paper proje schedule.

The forecast for Florida Drywall Systems is all sunshine FDS- Fort Lauderdale Tourism is big business and Florida has got some of the best weather and attractions in America to help bolster her economy. And that keeps FDS Division President George Clineman and his crew sit ting pretty with condos, hotels and office building projects. FDS currently works on several projects for the large Florida-based Lennar Homes, Inc. As both de veloper and builder, Lennar covers the wide spectrum of housing from single-family homes through villas and condos. One large project being completed in phases is the Las Verdes Condominium

MCO project. Project Manager over the nearly-finished 72-unit project is Neil Franklin. Construction Manager, Bill Houchins oversees this and all other Lennar projects. Another project is planned within the same edition. Another Lennar project completing in phases is the Water’s Edge Condominium project inside the Lakes of Del Rey edition at the popular Del Rey Beach area. One build-

ing is completed with two others nearly finished. Build ings have 42 units and the Lennar Supervisor, Jay Galoci, reports that six to seven units are finished a week. “Water's Edge is a model job. Production is on sched ule with no accidents and no scrap. This is a quality job. There’s little punch work and that’s because everybody as a team works together to make it," said Jay. FDS crews will finish with Water’s Edge in May. Another FDS project for Lennar is the Boca Chase condos and single-family homes. FDS Field Supervisor over this continually growing project is Tim Lego. FDS Field Supervisor Steve Campbell handles the Boynton Lakes villa and single-family project also for Lennar. Bill Houchins credits Neil Franklin of FDS for the suc cess of the numerous Lennar jobs. “Neil runs a quiet, clean operation. He has a good rapport and gives the people what they want.” It must be working because they keep coming back. Another contractor FDS does a lot of work with is Houston-based Harold Farb. Currently they are doing the Coral Springs Apartments near Ft. Lauderdale.

Also underway is the 280-unit Lemon Tree Apart ments for Dinerstein. FDS Field Supervisor is Ralph Muhlich; RickEliason is the Project Manager for FDS. Underway now is the large Marriott Dadeland for general contractor McCarthy. FDS’ John Hildewein is the Field Supervisor over this 25-story, 200-room hotel near Miami. Just finished is the Glades Road office building in Boca Raton. The 4-story structure included several special fea tures such as curved stair ways, intricate elevator work and an atrium which required a solid scaffold to be built in order to rock the ceiling.

FDS Construction Manager Bill Houchins talks with Lennar Super intendent George Linskens and Lennar Project Manager, Greg An drews in front of the just-finished condo complex in the Las Verdes Subdivision.

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.. MEMCO continued MBC does first single-family out-of-state The people of MBC are applying proven strategies to new areas both in Houston and other states. Although all the structures MBC works are wood-based, the com pany has two divisions: single-family and multi-family housing-both supervised by Division President, Pat Trojanowsky. Housing Sales Manager, Randy Blalock is currently busy with MBC's first single family houses outside Texas. Pulte Homes has MBC work ing in two subdivisions in Vir ginia. Pulte Area Manager, Craig Dudley, formerly a Pulte Houston Manager, had worked with MBC previously on successful Pulte projects, in Texas. Houston-based MBC crews will soon be complet ing 40 units a month in the Leesburg, Virginia area southwest of Washington, D.C. MBC Project Superin tendent, Steve Kinnaird and his crewleaders, Miguel Rodriguez, Chico Castel lano and Paul Valadez will rotate to Leesburg through out 1987. The custom-housing por tion of single-family is also expanding its territory by in stalling drywall in several churches in the Houston

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area. Utilizing the custom housing expertise, customtype institutional structures are a logical stepping-stone for Ray Groll, Housing Production Manager, and his seasoned crews. They are currently finishing Lakewood Methodist for Paisan Con tractors and Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints for Brookstone Contractors. David Trojanowsky, MultiFamily Estimator and Ron nie Marek, Multi-Family Field Coordinator are busy with both in-town and out-of-state projects. The Parque del Oro and the Alvin Memorial Gardens projects are being done in the Houston area for Con struction Supervisors, Inc. Multi-family is also working on two projects for the Atlanta firm of Pinkerton and Laws, Inc.--one located in Winston Salem, North Carolina and the other in Ponte Verde, Florida. Also in the backlog are two jobs for Embrey Con struction of San Antonio for projects in Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Caro lina. Most recently, MBC signed contracts with Houston builder/developer, Woodsage Construction for two multi-family projects in St. Louis.

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It looks like Operations Manager, Ray Campbell and his crew have their work cut out for them. Multi-family crewleaders include George Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez, John Duarte, Javier Torres, Sal Vela, Roy Rash and Raphael Andavarde.

MBC’s John Duarte shows the trophy he received from the Spring Volunteer Fire Depart ment (VFD) as the Outstanding Firefighter of 1986. The award given for outstanding service, effectiveness and dedication was a surprise to John who was in his first year with the Spring VFD.

New Insurance Options Effective February 1,1987, Group Health Plans include a continuation provision which enables employees and their covered dependents to continue participating after they would other wise lose coverage due to termination or reduced hours. This continuation right is also available to covered dependents in event of the employee’s death, legal separation, divorce, or when a child loses coverage be cause of reaching the limiting age, their marriage, or some other event causing them to no longer meet the definition of an eligible dependent. This continuation provision was explained in detail in the guide issued you with your recent paycheck, but if you have any questions, please contact the insurance depart ment at your office.

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Pictured below are Craig Dudley, Pulte Area Manager, Steve Kinnaird, MBC Field Supervisor and Mark Burns, Pulte Construction Manager for Foxridge subdivision in Virginia.