Allan Block Contractor Certification Training Seminar

ORCO Block & Hardscape would like to invite you and your staff to begin the path to becoming a certified Allan Block contractor.  This day-long class and hands-on training will not just introduce the various Allan Block segmental retaining walls available through ORCO, but will focus on educating attendees on industry accepted best practices for proper segmental retaining wall installation. Whether you install small retaining walls for backyard landscapes or large commercial walls, this training will make you a better installer and provide you with the knowledge to properly estimate and anticipate issues.

May 10 – ORCO Stanton Plant

Sign up and payment is easy, just call or email:
Vanessa Evans
714-527-2239
vanessa.evans@orco.com

As a bonus, those of you who are ICPI contractors will receive 7 continuing education credits.

If you would like more information about what the certification offers, please go to the following link: https://www.allanblock.com/training/contractor-certification.aspx or email ray.romero@orco.com.

Fastest Trowel on The Block 2019

What is the Fastest Trowel?

The Fastest Trowel on the Block Competition is a showcase of industry craftsmanship and a testament of both the speed and skill of our industry’s workforce. Only those journeymen masons who have the skill, confidence and courage to face-off with the industry’s best are invited to compete. This is a contest that also proves how important teamwork is in accomplishing a final product.

The competition will pit journeyman masons, accompanied by their two favorite tenders, against one another in a show of both speed and craftsmanship. Each contestant’s goal is to complete as much of a 24-foot long wall as possible, using 8″x8″x16″ CMU and the provided mortar in a twenty-minute heat. Contestants must have a high degree of workmanship using normal masonry practices and hand tools.

The contest promotes quality training and pride in workmanship among journeymen and contractors, as well as promoting the craftsmanship, speed and versatility of masonry systems and the masonry workforce. This contest also rewards and highlights the country’s best mason journeymen for their hard work and dedication to the trade.

More information below!

Location

ORCO BLOCK & HARDSCAPE- RIVERSIDE
4510 RUTILE ST. RIVERSIDE, CA 92509

Prizes

1st Place: $2,500*

2nd Place: $1,500

3rd Place: $1,000

*1st Place also wins entry and 1 night accommodations at the upcoming National Competition in Las Vegas, NV. 

Other Competitions

  • High Schools Most Accurate Trowel Competition
  • MITA Apprentice Masons Skills Challenge Competition

Event Forms

For more information, please contact Vannesa.Gonzalez@ORCO.com or call (714) 889-1284

Customer Appreciation and Live Product Installations!

We are hosting an event dedicated to our customers! This is a special invitation to come visit one of our three locations for lunch and live product installation demonstrations.

Learn the Best Practices for Installing:

  • VARIEGATED CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CMU)
  • COMPLEMENTARY MORTAR COLORS & BLENDS
  • LARGE FORMAT CONCRETE PAVER SLABS
  • MORTARLESS RETAINING WALLS (SRW)
  • NATURAL STONE & ITALIAN PORCELAIN PAVING
  • PROTECTIVE LANDSCAPE FURNITURE

Please join us for lunch, plant tours, raffles & new product displays! Demonstrations start at 10:00am and lunch will be served from 11:00am to 1:00pm. For your convenience, the event will take place at each location. Details when you click below. We look forward to seeing you there!

ORANGE COUNTY / LOS ANGELES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST 
10:00am – 1:00pm
ORCO Stanton – 11100 Beach Blvd, Stanton
TO RSVP CLICK HERE

For more information, please contact Ryan.Hills@orco.com (714) 889-1290