but ours is mainly based upon that merit
shop philosophy. What we do, based on
that foundation of merit shop, is help our
members win work, develop people, and do
a lot of training. We help themdeliver work
safely. We help them deliver work ethically,
helping everybody understand what their
roles are and helping them comply with the
rules. We help them be more profitable by
helping them with productivity and
providing a lot of good discount programs
for our members. We do a lot of work with
the community as well, because in the
construction industry, we employ people in
our communities thatweworkwithin.
BUSINESS WORLD:
Now, you
mentioned, as far as your membership goes,
a significant amount of your base is
contractors as members. Is there a typical
member profile – what does the most often
occurrence look like? What sort of entity is
mo s t o f t en r ep r e s ent e d i n y our
membership?
BELLAMAN:
When you take a look at
our trade breakdown, we represent all of the
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