BC Concrete Association Announces 2010 Board Leadership
Vancouver, BC (News Release) — The BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (BCRMCA) today announced the results of its annual board elections at the Association’s 48th Annual General Meeting at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. Frank Antonio (President, F & F Concrete Ltd. in Richmond, BC) has been elected to serve as President and Tony Martens (Production Manager, Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd., Victoria, BC) will serve as Vice-President. Irv Lenz (Sales Manager, BURNCO Rock Products, Burnaby, BC) was elected Secretary-Treasurer and Doug Blender (Energy Manager, Lehigh Hanson Canada Region) will serve as Past-President.
"I'm pleased to be selected as the association president by my industry peers," said Frank Antonio. "I look forward to the opportunity to work with my colleagues to remind all British Columbians and government leaders that concrete is BC's most popular building material because its local, economical, safe, durable and very sustainable, especially over the full life of a structure."
Other members who have been re-elected to the Board of Directors include:
Ron Busch (Vice President, OK Builders Supplies Ltd in Kelowna, BC), Ken Day (Vice-President, Interoute Construction Ltd., Surrey, BC), Bob Fast (President, Cardinal Concrete Ltd., Squamish, BC), John Grabow (District Manager, Western Canada, Grace Canada, Inc., Edmonton, Alberta), Patrick Heale (VP, Concrete BC & Materials Washington, Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited, Vancouver, BC), Tim Higginson (Area Manager, GVA Ready Mix Operations, Lafarge Canada Inc., Abbotsford, BC), Kelly Hines (Area Manager, Western Canada, BASF Construction Chemicals, Edmonton, AB), Larry Koop (CFO, Magnum Concrete Ltd., Aldergrove, BC), Allan Norgaard (President, Norgaard Ready-Mix Ltd., Kamloops, BC), Gizella Toth (Owner, Yard-At-A-Time Concrete (1988) Ltd., Delta, BC) and Blair Wharran (General Manager, Salvador Ready-Mix Concrete LP, Cranbrook, BC)
"The BCRMCA is delighted to welcome our newly elected Board and Executive Committee," says Carolyn Campbell, BCRMCA’s Executive Director. "We are fortunate to have excellent representation from throughout the province, and we see these capable individuals as leaders who will work together to help the concrete industry to meet the needs of BC’s design and construction community, the public policy objectives of government, and the business goals of industry.”
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The BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to advancing the use sustainable concrete construction in BC through education, advocacy, standards, and promotion. With a membership of 132 companies, it is recognized as the authoritative voice of the ready-mixed concrete industry in British Columbia. Concrete is truly a made-in-BC product; member companies operate 120 plants throughout BC, employ over 9,300 skilled workers and managers, and generate an annual economic impact over $1.4 billion.
Carolyn Campbell, Executive Director
BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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