ICPI and NCMA Boards Approve Continued Collaboration Exploration of a Unified Association

The ICPI Board of Directors met jointly with the NCMA Board of Directors to get an update on recommendations from the ICPI NCMA Collaboration Exploration Committee on March 25, 2021.  The committee recommended that both organizations sign a letter of intent to continue discussions and to develop a plan for unification. The unified organization would have two segments one for Masonry (Masonry and Manufactured Stone Veneer) and one for Hardscapes (Pavers and Segmental Retaining Walls). No final decisions have been made. They also recommended to engage consulting support through the process of developing a plan for unification for consideration by the ICPI Board of Directors at the Summer Meeting in August.  The plan will include dissolving the NCMA and the ICPI and create a new unified organization. If the plan is approved by the Board, it will go out to all ICPI voting member representatives for a vote this fall. Following the joint Board call, the ICPI Board of Directors met separately and approved these recommendations.  If you missed the member webinar on March 9, 2021 on this topic a recording is available online.