The International Masonry Institute (IMI) recently launched
the New Contractor Start Up Program to help develop motivated union
craftworkers into the professional contractors that today’s marketplace
demands. Classes in estimating, project management, quality assurance and
marketing give them the right tools to get started.
“Competition
among professional contractors serves the union masonry industry well by
raising the bar,” said IMI Co-Chair James Boland, president of the
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. As a labor-management alliance of BAC and its
contractors, IMI promotes quality masonry construction through craft training
and technical assistance to the design and building communities.
IMI
continues to support contractors through Contractor College courses that offer
the latest technical information and business management strategies, ranging
from new products and technologies to quality assurance.
IMI also
helps contractors compete in the green marketplace through the Sustainable
Masonry Certification Program, which educates them on sustainability practices
and their role in the LEED certification process.
For more
about IMI programs, go to www.imiweb.org .
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