<p>John J. Smith Masonry Co. is one of the first masonry contractors in the nation to gain certification from the Mason Contractors Association's newly created Masonry Certificate program.</p>
<p>According to the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA), quality of work and end-user satisfaction are the founding of the certificate program. "We developed the Masonry Certificate program to provide customers with a tool to select mason contractors, who are committed to quality and have backed it up with a commitment to continually educate themselves and their key employees," said Jeff Buczkiewicz, executive director of the MCAA. The certificate is good for three years, but a company can renew it by demonstrating that it continues to meet certificate requirements.</p>
<p>John Smith, Jr., president of Smith Masonry, said he went through the certificate process in order to raise his company above the industry standard.</p>
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