Masonry Magazine February 1971 Page. 18

Words: Thomas Murphy, James Holman, Duane Barber, John Shirley, Bernard Arquilla
Masonry Magazine February 1971 Page. 18

Masonry Magazine February 1971 Page. 18
Erect, Plank and Stock 5220 Sq. Feet of MORGEN Scaffolding in 16 Man Hours

1. Trailer arrives with 24 assembled towers.
2. Fork lift bracket holds two towers while men attach braces and secure cable. Fork lift removes four towers at a time.
3. Fork lift swings upright a free-standing pair of towers and moves them to the new wall.
4. Stringer braces tie the pairs of towers together. Material is stocked on plank platforms.
5. Laborers winch the carriages up the towers as work progresses.
6. Fork lift moves a pair of towers to another wall. When the job is completed, carriages are lowered.
7. Fork lift tilts the scaffolding down and holds it while men remove bracing.
8. Fork lift places four towers at a time on the trailer. Trailer will be ready to head for the next job.

Duane Barber of Barber & McDonnell, Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas, was amazed at how much time the Morgen scaffolding handling system saves him. By using the Morgen trailer and the fork lift bracket accessory, he is now erecting and stocking 180 feet of scaffolding 29 feet high in four hours, using three men and a fork lift operator. He has also seen a 30% increase in masons' production over conventional scaffolding.

Write for complete information- MORGEN MANUFACTURING CO. Box 160-H11 Yankton, S. Dak. 57078


NADD Report
By: Jeffrey L. Brock

Washington, D.C.-Selected to speak at the NADD Sales Seminar which is set for March 12th, 1971 at the Chicago Marriott is America's Sales Psychologist John Shirley, President of Communications Institute of America, Inc.

Mr. Shirley is also Chairman of the Board of Psychometrics, Inc., and is an Industrial Psychologist and probably the nation's most outstanding authority on Human Motivation in Business Management.

The 5th class of the Advanced Sales Engineering Training Course will be conducted March 22-26, 1971.

All courses will be taught at the SCPI Building headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Enrollment is limited and early registration is suggested.

The Board of Directors of the Northern Illinois Ready Mix and Materials Association announced the election of Mr. Bernard Arquilla, President of Best Bricks, Inc., a NADD member company, as Second Vice President and Mr. James R. Holman, President of Holman Brick Company in Des Plaines, Illinois, as Secretary of the Association. Mr. Holman is the immediate Past President of NADD.

Mr. Thomas F. Murphy, President of BM & PIU presented the goals and objectives of the International Masonry Institute at NADD's Annual Members meeting in October at The Boca Raton and as a result NADD members have expressed an interest to participate in the I.M.I. program. More detailed discussions will certainly be on the agenda for future Board meetings.


IH Launches New Rent-a-Rig System

International Harvester Company industrial equipment dealers now offer the International Rent-a-Rig System- a program that provides on a rental or lease basis the productive machines and services the user needs to make a profit.

Participating industrial equipment dealers in the Rent-a-Rig System program stock the most productive machines in their power classes, including the only under 70-hp crawler line with 34, 1 and 14-yd, loaders that offer big rig features; loaders and backhoes to 93 hp; the swiftest and safest 30 bhp skid-steer loader; three standout 4,000 to 6,000-lb fork lifts; and the industry's most complete line of grounds maintenance machines.

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