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36 th Annual MBCEA Conference in Las Vegas MBCEA held their 36 th annual conference in Las Vegas on September 16-18, 2004. The MBCEA conference hosted close to 200 attendees and 27 exhibitors. The exhibits represented all areas of the metal building industry including safety equipment, door companies, power tools, roofing materials, insulation, and fasteners, to name a few.Keynote speaker, George Hedley, spoke about “Maximizing your Business in a Tough Economy.” Mr. Hedley had a clear understanding of the metal building industry and gave those in attendance knowledge and encouragement to face the economic problems we are facing today. Additional workshops were held on: Field Management, Safety, Modular Erection, and the Contractor and Erector Roundtable. At the conference, Mary Farrar completed her two year term as MBCEA President. Mary will still serve on the MBCEA board as Past-President. Thank you for all your service and dedication, Mary!!! Mary passed the gavel to the new MBCEA President, Ray Barbieri, RJB Contracting, Inc., Torrington, CT. Ray was sworn in at the conference’s Awards Banquet. Ray Randolph, long-time board member, was recognized for his many years of service and dedication to MBCEA. He has served as an MBCEA Director, Officer, and President. Thank you, Ray, for all  the years of commitment to MBCEA and MBI.The MBCEA Membership voted and elected Ron Dawson, Parkline, Inc., Winfield, WV, as the newest MBCEA/MBI Board Member. Ron was sworn in at the conference’s Awards Banquet. Welcome Ron! Please join us for next year’s conference in Baltimore, Maryland on September 15-17, 2005.
Award Winners Recognized Receiving recognition as inductees into the MBCEA Pioneer’s Club were: (The Pioneer’s Club Award was created to give recognition to metal building contractors and erectors who have been in the metal building industry for at least 25 years.)  Charles T. FramptonFrampton & Associates, Inc., Ladson, SC. George A. Hobbs Universal Erectors, Inc., Tampa, FL. Bruce Hoskisson Sure Steel, Inc., Sandy, UT. Joseph Huber A.L. Huber Const, Inc., Overland Park, KS.  John R. “Jack” Laws Laws Construction Co., Jackson, MS. Receiving the Robert & Beverly Ketenbrink Service Award was: (Formerly the MBCEA Oil Can Award) Firoz ‘King’ Husein Span Const & Engineering, Inc., Madera, CA. (Award accepted by Keith Harris, Span Construction & Engineering, Inc.)  Receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award was:Mike Reynolds, Systems Contractors, Inc., Denver, CO. (Mike is recognized for his numerous contributions of time and service to the successful completion of the Quality & Craftsmanship DVD Training Series.) Receiving the Outstanding Service Award was: Ray Randolph, Randolph & Son Builders Inc., Charlotte, NC. (Ray is recognized for his numerous contributions of time and service to the association, as an MBCEA Board Member, and to the entire metal building industry.)
Winners of the 2004 Building of the Year Awards were as follows: Systems Contractors Inc., Denver, CO. Systems Contractors Inc. received the top recognition by receiving the most overall votes for their project: Thunder Mountain Harley Davidson in Loveland, Colorado.  Blaine Construction Corporation, Knoxville, TN.Building Erection Services Co Inc., Olathe, KS. Built Wright Construction Co Inc., Lexington, SC. Cannon Building Systems Inc., Lenexa, KS. Central Illinois Building Systems Inc., Decatur, IL. Crossland Construction Co Inc., Columbus, KS.  Evans Building Company Inc., Wichita, KS. Frampton & Associates Inc., Ladson, SC. KBI Construction Company, Pataskala, OH. Maverick Construction, Kalamazoo, MI. Modern Steel Structures, Ceres, CA.  Northeast Structural Systems Inc., Mount Eaton, OH. Precision Erection Company, Russell Springs, KY. Randolph & Son Builders Inc., Charlotte, NC. Roland Construction Inc., Stockton, CA. Runnebohm Construction Company, Shelbyville, IN.  Smith Construction Company Inc., Wichita, KS. Span Construction, Madera, CA. Sure Steel Inc., Sandy, UT. Zartman Construction Inc., Northumberland, PA.
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