Cement Industry Lead the Way for 2011 Auction

The 2011 Concrete Industry Management auction at the World of Concrete is shaping up as possibly the biggest and best ever. A major reason for the optimism has been the overwhelming show of support from the cement industry. Virtually every cement producer has stepped up and donated either product or other bid worthy items to this year’s auction. In spite of the challenging economic environment facing the concrete construction industry; cement producers were the first to respond to the request for donations. With this strong show of support from the cement industry as a foundation Peter Brewin’s Auction Committee has steadily built on it with donations from all aspects of the industry. Suppliers and producers alike have stepped forward with donations that vary from the signature Mack Truck equipped with a McNeillus Company concrete mixer to concrete construction equipment and supplies, the latest project modeling software, fabulous sports packages to some of the country’s most fabled venues such as the Masters, Indy 500, Rose Bowl, and the Kentucky Derby. There are many great vacation, sport and leisure packages, including trips to alluring locations such as; Boston to see the Celtics, Ponte Vedra Beach to play golf on the famous TPC Sawgrass course, San Antonio to see the Spurs, Tampa to see the Buccaneers, Pheasant hunting in Mississippi, Nashville to see live The Grand old Opry and many more. Many of the leading suppliers to both the concrete production and concrete construction broad concrete industry have joined in by donating their products that are used daily throughout the industry. The energy the auction committee has is astounding and it is clear that the momentum that was generated by the cement industry stepping up has provided the fuel. Of the many important initiatives facing the construction supply and concrete construction industries, arguably the Concrete Industry Management Program may be at the top of the list. The annual CIM Auction held by the National Steering Committee is developing into the primary source of funding for the program so thanks to the support of many and the early and continuing leadership of our cement industry we will have additional resources to continue the growth and development of this important program. To all who have contributed items or plan on bidding either at the auction or on line thank you and a special thanks to the cement industry for all that you do to assist in “advancing the concrete industry by degrees”.