During the recent International Council of Shopping Centers RECON show in Las Vegas (see May 28, 2014
E-NEWS), Tom Tietz with the California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) worked the booth with NRMCA vice presidents, national resources, Amy Miller and Jon Hansen. Prior to the show, Tietz contacted a number of ready mix producers in Las Vegas asking them to invite selected concrete contractors to an informational meeting on how partnerships with contractors can work to advance the concrete parking lot paving market. Two of the meetings, each held at producers' offices, had 4 - 6 concrete contractors who heard from Hansen and Tietz about the NRMCA
Design Assistance Program (DAP), Parking Lot Boot Camp selling and concrete overlays as ways to expand the local concrete market. To date, three contractors have expressed an interest in utilizing NRMCA offerings that will be coordinated by Tietz and the CNCA staff.