2025 Watkins Hardscape/Masonry Seminar

Mark your calendar, invite your colleagues, & get ready for the 2025 Watkins Hardscape/Masonry Seminar!

Tuesday, March 11
8am – 4pm
Embassy Suites
12520 Westport Pkwy | La Vista, NE 68128

Event Features:


Breakout Sessions on Industry Specific Topics

All Day Trade Show w/ Local & National Vendors

Outdoor Hands-on Demonstration Tent

Lunch Included

Prize Drawings

Keynote Speaker

Bill Busch

Navigating Life’s Turnovers

In the fast-paced world of football, where change happens in an instant, Bill Busch has mastered the art of navigating life’s changes, both personally and professionally. Bill will provide a message that resonates with audiences of all backgrounds, whether or not they are sports enthusiasts. It’s a message about embracing opportunities to pivot, the power of preparation, and the potential of true teamwork.

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Early bird registration price ends on March 4th.

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Registration fees are non-refundable.

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00

Check-In & Breakfast

9:00 – 9:40

Navigating Life’s Turnovers
Keynote Speaker: Bill Busch

9:50 – 10:40

Dapper Ballroom 1:Innovations in Segmental Retaining Walls (No-Fines Concrete) | Don Armstrong

Dapper Ballroom 2:Mental health Challenges in the Workplace | Susan Booth

Dapper Ballroom 3:How to Sell, Design, and Not be Onsite | Mark McGough

Fedora Room:Echelon Masonry Overview with emphasis on Insultech | Jack Sykes

10:50 – 11:40

Dapper Ballroom 1:Permeable Interlocking Concrete Paver (PICP) System Design and Construction | Chris Ebbesen

Dapper Ballroom 2:Precision in Porcelain: Installing Mirage Porcelain with Confidence | Jose Carillo

Dapper Ballroom 3:You, Us, the Project: Delivering Quality Cleaning & Protective Treatments for your Masonry & Hardscape Projects | Mike Dickey

Fedora Room:Elevate Your Build: Energy, Strength, & Savings with Omni Block | Mitch Walker

11:30 – 12:30

Lunch Break

Windsor Ballroom:An Overview of Omaha’s Growth & Development | Jeff Beals

12:40 – 1:30

Dapper Ballroom 1:Maximize Your Online Presence with Google | Ben Steelman

Dapper Ballroom 2:Rosetta Stone: Features, Advantages, and Benefits of Rosseta Stone’s Large Format Retaining Walls | Mike Moore

Dapper Ballroom 3:Outdoor Living Products by Alert Distributing | Nick Winegar

Fedora Room:Manufactured Stone Veneer Warranty & Code Compliance Review | Ken Crawford

1:40 – 2:30

Dapper Ballroom 1:Innovating Hardscapes: New Colors & Products from Belgard | Sam Schmidt

Dapper Ballroom 2:Alternative Backfill Options – Using Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Retaining Walls | Don Armstrong

Dapper Ballroom 3:Herramientas del oficio de Techniseal (Techniseal’s Tools of the Trade – Espanol) | Bernado Acosta

Fedora Room:Mortar 101 | Jerry Hurt

2:40 – 3:30

Dapper Ballroom 1:Tru-Scapes: Product and Installation Training | Zach Kalvin

Dapper Ballroom 2:Nebraska’s Construction Workforce: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities | Josie Schafer

Dapper Ballroom 3:Profit Driven Growth: Financial Strategies for Hardscape Companies | Joe & Carlo Policastro

Fedora Room:CMU Checkoff – 2024 Region 3 Recap | John LaRandeau

3:30 – 4:00

Prize Drawing

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