March 9, 2009—After several months of discussions, the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry, and the EIMA, the member association for exterior insulation finishing, have agreed to use the combined strengths of both associations to advance the exterior insulation and finish system industry.
EIMA will move its headquarters to the AWCI office building in Virginia. EIMA will continue to operate as an independent association and will be governed by the current EIMA board of eirectors. Its focus will continue to be expansion of the EIFS industry.
The two associations already have a broad overlap of members, and each association brings its relative strengths to the table.
Collectively, we have provided great support to contractors, suppliers and manufacturers in the EIFS industry, said AWCI Executive Vice President/CEO Steve Etkin. We look forward to this new commitment of working even closer together to advance the industry.
EIMA will continue as an independent association and will use the expert marketing, management and reach of AWCI, according to Peter Balint and Bill Kasik, both members of EIMA’s board of directors.
For more information, see the AWCI Web site.
