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Join us on October 20th for the Masonry Skills Challenge. The Fastest Trowel on the Block competition has been postponed until 2019.  See the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year apprentices! Meet the talent coming out of our high schools!  Click here for details and registration.  Deadline for registration is September 21, 2018 ...

The Big Picture In the months leading up to the 2018 legislative session, the focus of policymakers was on one hugely ambitious goal — the first major rewrite of the state’s water law in 30 years. At the heart of this battle was a turf fight between the Department of Water Resources, which is under the Governor’s ...

The Big Picture In the months leading up to the 2018 legislative session, the focus of policymakers was on one hugely ambitious goal — the first major rewrite of the state’s water law in 30 years. At the heart of this battle was a turf fight between the Department of Water Resources, which is under ...

Advocating for the Issues that are Important to the Arizona Masonry Industry In May, over 30 members of the masonry industry from across the United States participated in the annual Masonry Legislative Conference in Washington DC. The Masonry Legislative Conference provides our industry with the opportunity to directly engage with our elected officials and advocate ...

Recap of Results from the ICC Group A Committee Action Hearings For many years the Arizona Masonry Guild and Arizona Masonry Contractors Association have been actively involved in supporting and defending the masonry industry’s position in the International Code Council (ICC) Code Hearings. AMG & AMCA sponsor two of our industry members, Ed Freyermuth and ...

The 5 Best Ideas for Health Care Insurance Please plan on attending our June meeting to hear from an old friend –  Chris Durkin with FBC Insurance, Benefits & Consulting.  Chris will share his 38 years of knowledge working in the employee benefits field including work with businesses such as Sutter Masonry and Quality Block.  ...

Thank you to the fine companies who sponsored a successful Arizona Masonry Industry evening at Topgolf!   ...

Congratulations to the Winners of the  2018 SkillsUSA Arizona Masonry Competition Twenty-four high schools students from across the state of Arizona along with twelve AMCA 2nd and 3rd year apprentices competed in the 2018 SkillsUSA AZ Masonry Competition on April 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.  Listed below are the winners of the Secondary ...

BIM-M is considering a proposal from 3DiQ to develop a Revit plugin for mason contractors that would provide accurate quantities that could be exported from the model to Excel  and used to develop an estimate.  BIM-M is only interested in participating in this endeavor if it wold be beneficial to the contractors. Please answer the ...

You’re invited to AZ Masonry Industry Night at Topgolf- Scottsdale 9500 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale 85256 Thursday, April 26th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Join us for an evening of great food, drinks and competitive fun at the AZ Masonry Industry Night at Topgolf-Scottsdale. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with ...