2024 Watkins Hardscape/Mason Seminar
Mark your calendar, invite your colleagues, & get ready for the 2024 Watkins Hardscape/Mason Seminar!
Tuesday, March 12
8am – 3pm
8am – 3pm
Event Features:
Breakout Sessions on Industry Specific Topics
All Day Trade Show w/ Local & National Vendors
Outdoor Hands-on Demonstration Tent
Provided Lunch
Prize Drawings
Keynote Speaker
Frank Bourque
Going from Good to Great
Your Business Growth Plan (in a Changing Economy)
The aim of this keynote is to outline simple key performance indicators that companies of all sizes can start capturing today by using systems, processes and technology that digitizes this information and collects it in a central area. At each stage of business, the analysis of this data will help improve processes, systems and lead to better performance, automation and project delivery. The economy is shifting. Is your business ready?
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Agenda
8:00 – 9:00
Check-In & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:40
Going from Good to Great – Your Business Growth Plan (in a Changing Economy)
Keynote Speaker: Frank Bourque
9:50 – 10:40
Dapper Ballroom 1:County Materials Hardscape Installation & Sales Techniques | Mitch Walker
Dapper Ballroom 2:Mirage Products, Opportunities, and Install Methods | Ryan Toscano
Dapper Ballroom 3:Five Ways to Future-Proof Your Business | Frank Bourque
Gatsby Room:Echelon Masonry Overview with emphasis on Insultech | Jack Sykes
10:50 0 11:40
Dapper Ballroom 1:National Safety Council: The Most Dangerous Thing You Will Do Today | Susan Booth
Dapper Ballroom 2:Belgard Presents: Consumer Decision Making Process for Hardscapes | Steve Jones
Dapper Ballroom 3:Profitable Outdoor Living Products – What’s Hot in 2024 | Ken Love
Gatsby Room:Español: Manufactured Stone Veneer Warranty & Code Compliance Review | David Rosales
Demonstration Tent:Weber Compaction Demonstration
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch BreakDOT Q&A: Rules & Regulations for the Road | Matt Ramsey
12:40 – 1:30
Dapper Ballroom 1:Tremco CPG – Commercial and Residential Solutions | Aj Brown
Dapper Ballroom 2:Is Your Business Digitally Efficient? Come learn more about: All Things Google | Ben Steelman
Dapper Ballroom 3:The Benefits of the New Highland 2.0 B2B Free Standing Wall | Kevin Earley
Gatsby Room:Effects of Water on Masonry Architecture | Mike Dickey
Demonstration Tent:Tandem Demonstration
1:40 – 2:30
Dapper Ballroom 1:Discover Belgard’s New Hardscape Hero Competition and Rewards Program | Kelly Borcherding
Dapper Ballroom 2:County Materials Premier Ultra Burnished Block | Mitch Walker
Dapper Ballroom 3:Tru-Scapes: How to Elevate your Night-Scape | Zach Kalvin
Gatsby Room:Know What’s Below. Safe Digging and the One Call Process | Jill Geyer
Demonstration Tent:Highland B2B Demonstration
2:40 – 3:30
Dapper Ballroom 1:Manufactured Stone Veneer Warranty & Code Compliance Review | Ken Crawford
Dapper Ballroom 2:Techniseal: The Business of Maintaining Hardscape Surfaces | Craig Vardy
Dapper Ballroom 3:Compaction – What is it? Why we need to do it and how we achieve it | Simon Burdick
Gatsby Room:Intro to Concrete Masonry Checkoff | John LaRandeau
Demonstration Tent:Landscape All Demonstration
3:35 – 4:00
Prize Drawing
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