Fellow Members in the homebuilding industry:

It is with great pride that I have the opportunity to welcome you to the 2011 Member Guide to the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. This directory is intended to be a useful tool for you as you go about your business this year. You will find builders, vendors, apartment professionals, and associate members who are involved in nearly every aspect of doing business in our industry.

Please remember that as members, we are also members of the National Association of Homebuilders and the Pennsylvania Builders Association. As such, we have access to many resources in education, reference, networking, and contacts for services we need on a daily basis. We also have a professional staff that is ready, willing, and able to guide you to where you want to be for assistance. I urge you to take advantage of all these resources.

I would also encourage you to participate in any or all of the many avenues available to help make our association strong to enable it to better serve our membership. Participate in fund raising, meetings, membership recruitment, and particularly in the political aspect of our business. We must speak from strength if we are to be heard. Political strength comes from multitudes of members and multitudes of finances. It’s a fact of life. It’s also the basis of our democracy. It’s the way things work. If we want to be a part of the process we have to participate.

We all know how trying these times are. No recession has affected our industry like the current one since the depression. We know it will end. We need to survive as best we can and be prepared for the better times that are ahead. It is critical that our association does the same. Our members need us to be strong to be there for them when they need us. Please pitch in and help carry the load. Participate.

Enjoy the 2011 directory and use it successfully. Wishing you a healthy and successful year.

Thomas S. Abraham
2011 BAMP President