Last week I was lucky enough to escape the Chicago winter for balmy Naples, Florida, and the Metal Construction Association's 2010 Annual Meeting. It was my first MCA meeting, but I was nonetheless impressed by the turnout of industry "heavy-hitters" in the wake of a difficult 2009.
The attendees came together to work in specific committees tackling topics like wall panels, roofing, sustainability, and of course, METALCON. Each meeting included spirited and insightful discussion, as the MCA members worked together toward the betterment of the metal construction indsurty as a whole.
But the one group that stood out for me was the Market Development meeting, where Randy Giggard from FMI, a management consulting and investment banking firm, discussed the Consolidated Construction Industry Statistical Program -- a research project from the MCA-FMI partnership.
While the results presented were preliminary and the project is not yet completed, the statistical information regarding the metal construction industry was extremely interesting. Of course, this information is "classified" until the MCA releases it to the public, but let's just say that while business was down last year, the numbers reflect a healthy industry that has weathered the storm much better than some of the reports of doom and gloom.
I hope to share these statistics with the readers of Metal Construction News in an upcoming issue very soon, so keep reading the magazine and website to stay up to date.
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