Official Publication of the Texas Lathing & Plastering Contractors Association

TLPCA 1615 W. Abram

Suite 101 Arlington, TX 76013 V: 817-461-0676 F: 817-461-0686

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TLPCA OFFICERS PRESIDENT

BILL BRYAN COOPER PLASTERING

TYLER

VICE-PRESIDENT

RANDY NEWMAN SILVER STAR

PLASTERING

GARLAND

SECRETARY-TREASURER

TIM ROGAN HOUSTON LATH

& PLASTER

HOUSTON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PHIL AMODEO, CAE

Matt Williams. (picture on left)

s for fishing were presented to

the following anglers:

1st Place—Blake Meador

(pictured below); 2nd Place–

Kenny LaDuke; 3rd Place -

Ronnie Rhodes; 4th Place—Jeff

Shuck; 5th Place—Charlie

Meador. Big Bass Category:

1st Place—Jeff Shuck; 2nd

Place—Blake Meador.

Congratulations to all winners!

Rayburn Country Resort—on

Lake Rayburn—in East Texas was

the site for the 2007 TLPCA Fall

Weekend. For the first time in

several years, both golf and fish-

ing tournaments were held to-

gether during the 2-day event.

Co-chairmen Carter Lyon

(Specified Products) and Jeff

Shuck (Southwest Lath & Plaster)

organized a complete package of

fun, food and camaraderie for the

participants. The championship

golf course offered 27 challenging

holes in a rolling setting of tall

pine trees and lush foliage. Lake

Rayburn is the largest man-made

lake in Texas featuring several

boat ramps and unsurpassed bass

fishing.

Nearly 50 TLPCA members par-

ticipated in the various activities.

Fierce, but jovial, competition

prevailed during the 2-day event.

1st Place—Mike Perrone, Tony

Territo, Matt Williams, Dave

Koceja. Closest to the Pin–

Mike Perrone. Longest Drive-

TLPCA President Bill Bryan has

selected board members for the

coming year.

CONTRACTOR MEMBERS:

George H. Brueggeman, Jr.—Tobin

& Rooney, Houston; Chad Dupree

- Diversified Plastering, Houston;

Michael Vickery-Triangle Plaster-

ing LTD, Mesquite; Bob Burle-

son—F.L. Crane & sons, Hutto;

Eddie McCormick-Marek Broth-

ers Systems, Inc, Coppell; Kevin

Whitfield-Drury South, Inc, San

Antonio.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:

Scott Creeger-CALPLY, San An-

tonio; Carter Lyon-Specified

Products, Dallas; Ed Hiller-

ParexLahabra, Dallas.

Directors serve until the June,

2007 TLPCA Convention.

Golf Winners

TLPCA Fall Weekend - October 13-14

I N TH I S I SSUE

TLPCA Fall

Weekend 1

Bryan Appoints

New Board 1

TLPCA Appren-

ticeship Program

In Final Planning

2

Industry News 2

Fall Weekend

Sponsors 3

Fall Weekend

Scenes

Calendar

4

4

2006-07 TLPCA BOARD MEMBERS SELECTED

The Listening Post S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R 2 0 0 6

PRESIDENT

BILL BRYAN COOPER PLASTERING

TYLER

VICE-PRESIDENT

RANDY NEWMAN SILVER STAR

PLASTERING GARLAND

SECRETARY-TREASURER

TIM ROGAN HOUSTON LATH

& PLASTER HOUSTON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PHIL AMODEO, CAE

TLPCA 1615 W. Abram

Suite 101 Arlington, TX 76013 V: 817-461-0676 F: 817-461-0686 Toll-Free 866-96-

TLPCA

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Rayburn Country Resort

To see more pictures from the

event, go to Page 4.

Fishing Winners

AWCI will conduct a comprehensive

EIFS certification program December 11-

12 at the Omni Dallas Hotel-Park West.

The three-tiered program is targeted to

applicators, industry professionals.

The instruction covers the essential knowledge and techniques for correct EIFS installations. The EIFS Inspector category also includes assessment of installations. The content is based on industry accepted standards and best practices. Any discussion of recent trends or the latest products is secondary to the purpose of the education. The focus and basis of the instruction is the class PB system, barrier and drain-age, with an overview of class PI sys-tems, direct applied finish systems (DEFS) and acrylic finish over portland cement plaster (stucco).

Call 703-538-1608 or go to their site (www.awci.org/eifsmart) for complete registration and hotel information.

TLPCA member Triangle Plastering won the 2005 Eagle Award from the Associated Builders & Contractors

TLPCA Launching Apprenticeship Program

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In response to an overwhelming

shortage of skilled workers, TLPCA

will be initiating a comprehensive

apprenticeship training program in

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio by

the end of the year.

Final details are being worked out,

but current plans call for a 3 year

U.S. Department of Labor – regis-

tered program that will address four

disciplines: lathing, plastering dry-

wall, and acoustical ceilings. Appren-

tices will register through TLPCA

members and follow a structured study

curriculum that will include on-the-job

and classroom instruction.

Contractors will register their appren-

tices with the TLPCA office in Arling-

ton and the U.S. Department of Labor,

but the related classroom training will

take place locally in Houston, Dallas-

Fort Worth, or San Antonio.

The 3-year programs will be compre-

hensive in nature and will qualify

AWCI Sponsoring “EIFSDOING IT RIGHT” Dallas - December 11-12

participating contractors to be eligible

for reduced wage scales on Davis-

Bacon prevailing wage jobs, such as

schools, local, state and federal build-

ings, and other public works projects.

Instructors and facilities are needed for

the program. Contact Phil Amodeo at

the TLPCA office for more informa-

tion.

Watch your email and mail for updates

on the program

for its work on the Firewheel Town

Center in Garland. This Excellence

in Construction award was for the

Exterior Finish category, and it

marks the 5th time Triangle has won

this award. TLPCA Board member

Michael Vickery accepted the award

at the ABC Convention in Las Ve-

gas earlier this year. This project

also earned Triangle EIMA’s Excel-

lence in Construction award in the

large commercial category.

We were all saddened to learn\of the

passing of Shelly Williams, wife of

TLPCA member and former Board

Ricky Williams (MTCS, Inc –

Seagoville).

Shelley was a long-time educator and had been principal of Smithfield Elementary School in North Rich-land Hills at the time of her death.

Our sincerest condo-lences to Ricky and the family.

The TLPCA Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, November 29 at the Marriott Springhill Suites at the airport in San Antonio.

Contact the TLPCA office for de-tails or hotel reservation informa-tion.

Future meeting dates can be found on the Upcoming Events section on Page 4 of this newsletter, or by go-ing to www.tlpca.org

Send your company news, appoint-

ments, awards, etc. to Yvonne Winn

at info@tlpca.org or fax them to

817-461-0686.

Triangle Plastering Wins ABC Eagle Award

In Memoriam

TLPCA Board to Meet in San Antonio November 29

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This year’s Annual Fall Weekend was a terrific event for those in attendance. Aside from the fun and competition for the golfers

and fishers, we want to extend our sincere appreciation to the many manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and contractors for

their generous financial support as sponsors

PLATINUM

CALPLY STARRFOAM MANUFACTURING STO CORP

GOLD ADAMS SUPPLY BAYOU CITY WALL SYSTEMS BEST MASONRY & TOOL SUPPLY

DRYVIT SYSTEMS, INC. NILES BUILDING PRODUCTS BASF WALL SYSTEMS-SENERGY

SPECIFIED PRODUCTS TRIANGLE PLASTERING CO. TXI TYVEK WEATHERIZATION SYSTEMS

SILVER DON’S BUILDING SUPPLY LYNWOOD BUILDING MATERIALS MTCS, INC.

MAREK BROTHERS SYSTEMS, INC. SILVER STAR PLASTERING TEXAS EIFS

BRONZE ANCHOR FINISH SYSTEMS BLACKBURN PLASTERING BOYD CONSULTING GROUP

COOPER PLASTERING DAVIS WIRE CORP. DIVERSIFIED PLASTERING DMG PLASTER & STUCCO

ELDORADO STONE FRY-REGLET CORP. HORTON BUILDING SUPPLY

KEYSTONE SOUTHWEST INSURANCE LAHABRA PRODUCTS, INC. MAGNA WALL, INC.

POWERFOAM INSULATION R.R. CAUBLE LATH & PLASTER RYDAR, INC. SAFWAY STEEL PROD-

UCTS

SKIPWORTH CONSTRUCTION SOUTHWEST LATH & PLASTER STUCCO, INC.

DOOR PRIZES AMICO CEMEX DRURY SOUTH, INC. F.L. CRANE & SONS, INC. JO/VAL LATH & PLASTER

10th Annual Fall Weekend TLPCA Convention Sponsors

‘06 FALL WEEKEND SCENES

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UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER

29 TLPCA Board of Directors

(San Antonio)

DECEMBER

11-12 AWCI EIFS Certification

(Dallas)

JANUARY

29 TLPCA Board of Directors

(DFW)

MARCH

14 TLPCA Board of Directors

(Convention Hotel-TBD)

APRIL

1-5 AWCI CONVENTION/EXPO

(Orlando)

APRIL

20 TLPCA Board of Directors &

Supplier luncheon

(DFW)

JUNE

TBD TLPCA CONVENTION

(TBD)