HIGH STAKES WERE WON AT METALCON
METALCON “rolled the dice” by making its return to Vegas and it paid off in dividends. With its largest attendance in recent years, attendees enjoyed a jam-packed 3 days visiting with exhibitors, learning at conference sessions and gambling with our new Innovation Station scavenger hunt on the show floor. From METALCON veterans to newcomers, the consensus is “best show in years!” Scott Cosens with Samco Machinery, commented “We have never seen this type of volume of people. If you are not coming to METALCON, you are missing out, and what’s even more amazing, I am finding this still again, all of these suppliers and providers are coming from all over the world, not just the U.S. and Canada. We have been here for well over two decades and we are already back for next year.”
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YEA BABY! 2ND ANNUAL MCA TRIUMPH AWARDS WERE GROOVY!
Triumph Award attendees were entertained all evening by the sounds and antics of
Austin Powers while they celebrated the achievements of their industry colleagues. Industry veteran, Dick Bus with ATAS International, received the award for Industry Champion of the Year while the Industry Young Movers & Shakers award went to up and comers, Shawn Haddock with S-5!, Brandon Kilpatrick with DI Roof Seamers Canada and Haley Dee Iselin with Metal Roof Specialties. Drexel Metals and ATAS International were both recognized with the Corporate Citizen of the Year Award. Special thanks once again to MCA and our industry sponsors who made this sold out evening possible.
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METALCON CONTINUES TO "GIVE BACK" TO AMERICA'S FUND
With the help of our generous attendees and exhibitors, METALCON proudly presented a $4,000 check to U.S. Marine Corps’ Corporal Hector Delgado on behalf of America’s Fund and Semper Fi. He credits America’s Fund and Semper Fi for his rehabilitation back into civilian life after being severely injured in Iraq in April 2003. “Semper Fi Fund is committed to being there for our wounded, injured and ill service members for not only their journey to recovery, but for a lifetime," said Karen Guenther, President, Semper Fi Fund. "Thanks to the generosity of METALCON, we are able to help provide families with home adaptations to ease in their transition and help them live their very fullest lives.” If you missed the opportunity to donate at the show, donate today or anytime throughout the year!
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CONTESTANTS BATTLED IT OUT IN "ACES OF LAS VEGAS" METAL ROOFING GAMES
On Wednesday and Thursday, 3 pre-registered teams with 2 contestants each competed for cash awards. Then on Friday, the two teams with the most collective points from the two days prior, returned to compete for the championship. This year ended in a battle between two teams from the same company, Thomas Phoenix International. Congratulations to Joe Allen and Paul Kulb for winning Wednesday’s challenges for a cash award of $3,250 and congratulations to Matt Cox and Justin Hopta for winning Thursdays’s challenge and the National Championship Title for a total of $5,250 in cash prizes. Thank you to all the competitors, spectators and generous sponsors who make the games possible. Look for registration to begin in February for the 2018 games.
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NEW INNOVATION STATIONS HAD BIG WINNERS
For the first time, attendees had a chance to win cash prizes by participating in the Innovation Station scavenger hunt. Contestants entered the drawings by scanning bar codes located at 10 Innovation Stations scattered throughout the show floor. Prizes of $500 each were presented by
DesignandBuildwithMetal.com to Bobby Brant of T.T. & L. Sheet Metal, Danielle Broyles of Superior Metal Products, Eric Smith of Formation Roofing & Sheet Metal and Mitchell Wieberg of Pullman Power LLC. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the exhibiting companies who participated in the Innovation Stations.
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THE DECK WAS ALL THE BUZZ - GRAND PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED
THE DECK was supercharged this year with our fundraising efforts for America’s Fund, the return of the photo booth, along with education seminars at the Learning Zone. Congratulations to long-time METALCON attendees, Mr. & Mrs. Persaud from the small Caribbean island of St. Vincent, for winning the grand prize drawing! Thank you to our friends with the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Westgate Resort for donating the grand prize valued at over $2500. And congratulations to Avanti Luis Armendariz for winning $100 in the photo booth contest. Check out the winning
photo!
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METALCON 2018 - CHARLOTTE, NC HERE WE COME!
Aptly referred to as the “international gateway to the South,” join us next year as METALCON heads to Charlotte, North Carolina, October 10-12, 2018. Known as the “Queen City,” come find out why Charlotte’s “got it going on!”
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