| What
can we say? The conference went better than we ever expected
and despite the horribly weather and icy conditions in Dallas that
weekend, many people still showed up and participated. This conference
was an eye opener that really highlighted the needs of decorative
concrete contractors, their expectations from manufacturers and
what they'd like to see in the future.
This
meeting was about contractor networking and meeting their peers
and most of the talks centered about troubleshooting and job handling.
For
two days we did nothing but talk about decorative concrete. We had
contractors and speakers from The Concrete Network, Solomon Color,
Engrave a Crete and Decosup do presentations addressing a wide range
of subjects such as: business strategies to expand your company,
choosing the best advertising medium, how to use concrete dyes to
enhance your work and solve problems, an in depth look at sealers
used in decorative concrete, stamped concrete techniques, concrete
overlays and Q&A sessions.
In
addition; we had round table discussions with people participating
answering questions and sharing their experiences, one on one networking;
where everyone got a chance to meet and talk with each other and
share tips, strategies and knowledge. We also had a wonderful dinner
and awards ceremony were we gave prizes to the best project of the
year, best trainee of the year and best contractor of the year.
In short; according to all the attending contractors they were very
glad to have come, each walked away very happy and most said they
will definitely come back next year.
Red River Concrete, Project of the Year award
Boulder Crete, Contractor of the Year award
Details Decorative Concrete, Trainee of the Year Award
I
think it was a fantastic and very fulfilling experience. We feel
that everyone that came went home happy to have been here and felt
they learned something. The whole event had a very positive attitude
and we will definitely repeat it next year (though we may need a
much bigger place by them). I look forward the next conference and
I can assure you all that it will be even better.
To
all of those who couldn't come because of the weather or were not
sure what it was about, I just want to say that even though you
missed a good chance to learn more about the business and network
with other contractors, we will repeat this event next year and
we hope to see you all then.
Art
Pinto
Decosup Inc. |