2015 Masonry Madness Day Coming in February
MASONRY MADNESS Day will happen during the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas on Feb. 4. It’s a collection of the most exciting masonry competitions in the world and it all takes place on one day, at one location. There’s nothing like it on the planet! One event after another, you’ll see the best bricklayers, blocklayers, mason apprentices and tenders battle in four unique masonry contests to prove who is the world’s best. You don’t want to miss seeing these highly skilled craftsmen compete for the largest value of cash and prizes awarded for any construction industry trade event held in the world – it’s pure MASONRY MADNESS!
Ranked as the top attraction during the World of Concrete tradeshow, this trowel and mortar party takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Gold Lot. Spectators and webcast viewers will witness an amazing display of human skill and endurance as more than 90 masonry warriors fight for the champion title in their respective competitions.
Throughout the day the crowd is given several chances to participate in sponsor demonstrations and games to win prizes and discover the latest product innovations impacting the efficiency and cost savings available to contractors. The action in the Gold Lot is as real as it gets. Anything can happen in Las Vegas, especially during MASONRY MADNESS Day, but it only happens once a year, so don’t miss out!
New this year, SPEC MIX Inc. and the sponsors of the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 as well as partners of MASONRY MADNESS Day are proud to support the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (CFPF). Now that SPEC MIX Inc. is the official masonry industry promotional collaborator of CFPF, the SPEC MIX organization is fully integrating the Foundation into the excitement and fun of MASONRY MADNESS Day.
This worthy U.S. military support foundation is laser focused on providing full tuition for the post-secondary education of children whose mother or father gave her or his life in military service to the United States of America. The foundation’s goal is to raise awareness of their campaign to identify the children of fallen patriots and provide a fully funded post-secondary education to these young adults. This is one of the best ways we can honor those who died defending our country. We are proud to join in the support of the Foundation’s mission as part of our competition program. For more information about the Foundation and to make a personal contribution, go to www.fallenpatriots.org or be a part of our live fundraiser taking place during MASONRY MADNESS Day in Las Vegas.
SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship – 12:15 p.m. PST
Twenty-four of the top bricklayers in the world go all out for 60 minutes in this test of speed, skill and stamina to take home the gold! This is the main event – the journeymen bricklayers and their trusty tenders from all over the United States, Canada and Australia fiercely compete for the title of World’s Best Bricklayer and a purse of more than $100,000 in cash and prizes, which includes a 2015 FORD F-250 4×4 Super Duty XLT truck. This is a crowd favorite as spectators are frequently called from the bleachers to participate in games and demonstrations to win prizes.
MCAA Fastest Trowel on the Block – 11:30 a.m. PST
See this top blocklayer smackdown as they push their skills and endurance to the limit for 20 grueling minutes of pure excitement with a purse of over $12,000 in cash and prizes.
SPEC MIX TOUGHEST TENDER – 10:45 a.m. PST
The world’s top mason tenders compete for the fastest time setting up their mason’s SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 workstation. Watch as they haul tons of brick, block, equipment and materials to beat their peers and take home $2,500 in cash and prizes.
MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge – 9 a.m. PST
Witness the top bricklayer apprentices, in their first, second and third year of training, showcase their skills as they prove they have the RIGHT STUFF and step-up their game in this three-hour bricklaying competition. The exciting competition spotlights our industry’s finest young masons and focuses attention on careers in the masonry industry.
Masonry Madness Event Sponsors
SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 and SPEC MIX TOUGHEST TENDER Sponsors
The generous sponsors who support the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 and the SPEC MIX TOUGHEST TENDER are the major product and service suppliers in the industry. Partnering with national masonry associations, together we work to support the trade and build its future. The event provides masonry contractors a look at that future with demonstrations of the latest developments in the industry. It’s knowledge that makes the masonry industry as efficient and profitable as possible in a competitive environment. During the day live sponsor demonstrations are not a product-on-a-pedestal booth experience, but a real, gritty display of equipment and services in action, just as they would be on a jobsite. These are the sponsors that support our trade:
Platinum Level
SPEC MIX
Ford Trucks
Masonry Construction Online
Hydro Mobile
QUIKRETE
Multiquip
Belden Brick
Stabila
Gold Level
MCAA
STIHL Inc.
Marshalltown Company
iQ Power Tools
Prism Pigments
Beta Max Hoists
National Masonry Cement Association
Mortar Net Solutions
Blaklader
Contributor Level
GATORBACK Mortarboards
Xtreme
AZ Best Block
Safway Scaffold
Jackson Tools
MCAA Fastest Trowel on the Block Sponsors
SPEC MIX
AZ Best Block
National Masonry Cement Association
MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge Sponsors
SPEC MIX
BAC
IMI
Simply put, MASONRY MADNESS Day and its four competitive events in one day has everything you’d expect in Vegas – excitement, entertainment, and action! You’re talking $120,000 in cash and prizes on the line, including the grand prize, a loaded 2015 Ford F-250 4×4 XLT truck! It’s what you’d expect from the biggest masonry competition in the world. See the skill of the best masonry apprentices, brick and block masons in the world, each of whom earned a place in the arena. In one day, in one location you can see the skill, pride and drama of competition, region vs. region, young bull going against old bull, and you have the dynamic of family as some teams are made up of brother and brother, father and daughter, and father and son.
It’s a gathering of all the key players in the industry and a special day to celebrate the trade of Masonry and everyone in it. That’s the beauty of MASONRY MADNESS Day and the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 – they attract and unite all walks of the construction industry, especially masonry enthusiasts, to celebrate one of the oldest and most respected trades ever.
For more information, visit www.specmixbricklayer500.com, www.fastesttrowel.com, www.masoncontractors.org/convention/competitions.php, www.worldofconcrete.com.