b"April/May, 1989 PREZ SEZ .TOM KNIGHT SELECTED TO SERVE MRCA What IsTo The HappeningThe MRCA Boardof Directors is Professional Roofingpleasedtoannouncethe hiring of Contractor?James T. (Tom) Knight, who will asAre we on the road to extinction?um sethepositionof Executive Director upon theof resignationBarInofmybaraMyersonNovember 1,1989. allconversations with roof Tom will serve as Assistant Director ing contractors across the Midwest,beginning May 1. one theme rings loud and clear; it'sAs President hard to make money in the roofingof Knight Enterprises, business. It appearstheLtd., Tom has managed the National thatcontrac FrameBuildersAssociation,Inc. focalhassince1983andwillcontinueto torpointshifted from profit to survival. Staffs have been pared,managethat Associationtogether budgets have been tightened and allwithMRCA. nonessentialexpenses havebeenTom Knight will bring to MRCA a eliminated. Still, it's not enough.Ifstaffin accounting, com;he ink is black on the bottom line,with experts7bmK:night '' certainly isn'tlot ofputers,meeting planning,graphic thereait.artspublications. MRCA will also Roofing contractors are intelligentandsashas considerable expertise in have the useof afullyautomatedand enough to figure out what's happen officewiththelatest incomputerOSHA,codeenforcement,theEPA ing.(Forallyounonroofingtechnology and equipment. By shar and variousstandard writing orcontractors reading this, the answerganizations suchASTM and ing offices, equipment and staffasANSI. isare not making money). ButwithHis longinconstruc. weanother construction industry tradeinvolvementthe we don't know WHY!Wethink weassociation,MRCA willhavethetionindustrywillbemost know the reason or reasons. Each ofbenefit of state-of-the-art equipmentadvantageous to MRCA and MRCA'.s lengthand a larger support staff at a very us has a list an armlong. ButTechnical and Research Committee. not.affordable cost.veryadd do we really understand? I thinkWe arepleased toTom and For this reason the MRCA Board ofAlthough nothisstaff toMRCA'smanagement Directorsauthorized a roofing in a practicing attorney,team. hasTom is licensedpracticein dustryhave retainedtolawKan-assessment. We Braxton Associates,adivisionofMRCAOnMove IsThe developprogram. Touche-Ross, tothe The first portion ofmarket as MRCA will move May 20 to thenew sessmentsurvey. Thehasoffices locatedLenexa, Kansas, is asurveyin just beencompletedand it willbea suburb ofCity, located KansasINSIDE . mailed to all members shortly I am20 minutes from downtown. The urging all members to take the timenewoffices,whichwillhouse andrespondasaccurately aspos MRCA and the National FrameDirect from a Director. . . . . . 2 sible.Weareasking for financialBuilders Association, will provideDOT Regulations . . 3 information for several years. Itbothassociationsmuchneeded will CERTA. . . 3 take time to answer all of the ques space.Training tions,but theanswerswillhelpEffective May 20 our new ad MRCA Convention Plans 3Braxtonidentifythetrendsanddress andnumbers are:Newrs . . . . . 3 telephoneMembeof ourthe8725 Rosehill Roade .problemsindustry. Forsur Saf ty . . . . . 4 vey to be meaningful, we need yourSuite 210Scholarship Applications. ~ elp. Help us and become partthe.4 ofLenexa, Kansas 66215-4611TestingLabs . . solution,not partof theproblem.the.4 Office number913/599-6600 Thanks.-David KielpinskiFAX number - 913/599-6500 Pagel"