CURRENT OFFICERS 

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016

PRESIDENT:  REB JENSEN,  ACCENT CONSTRUTION

1st VICE-PRESIDENT:  SAM HAYNIE,  A.C. ELECTRIC 

2nd VICE-PRESIDENT: WILLIAM  MEDFORD,  MEDFORD ROOFING

SECRETARY:  WILL KEELER,  KEELER IRON WORKS

 

OFFICERS (L to R) Sam Haynie, David Chandler, William Medford, Reb Jensen & Will Keeler

      THE FIRST CHARTER, BY LAWS AND DIRECTORY OF THE BUILDERS    EXCHANGE OF MEMPHIS , TN WAS PRINTED IN JANUARY OF 1900. THE EXCHANGE WAS CHARTERED IN THE LATE 1890’S AND INCORPORATED ON THE 30^TH DAY OF JANUARY 1900.

    ON OCTOBER 12,1900 THE EXCHANGE HAD 76 MEMBERS       CONSISTING OF:          

 (17) GENERAL CONTRS., (11) BRICK CONTRS., (4) PAINTING CONTRS.,(5) PLASTER CONTRS., (3) IRON CONTRS., (3) STONE CONTRS., (5) SHEET METAL CONTRS., (2) HAULING & EXCAVATING CONTRS., (2) CONCRETE CONTRS., (3) PLUMBING CONTRS., (2) MARBLE CONTRS., (1) ROOFING CONTR., (4) HARDWARE ETC., (2) HEATING CONTRS., (3) CEMENT, (2) BRICK, (1) SAND, (4) LUMBER, (2) MILLWORK.

 SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EXCHANGE HAS GROWN VERY MUCH WITH A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP AT THIS TIME OF 715.

THE HOME OF THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE, IN 1899 WAS IN THE PLANTERS BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS . AFTER A FIRE GUTTED THAT BUILDING ON FEBRUARY 24^TH, YEAR NOT KNOWN, THE EXCHANGE MOVED TO 149 MADISON AVE. AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE TWO FLOORS FOR THE EXCHANGE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. IN 1960, SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXCHANGE BUILT OUR PRESENT HOME AT 642 SOUTH COOPER ST IN MID TOWN MEMPHIS .

THE PRESIDENT IN 1900 WAS C.J. WAGNER OF C.J. WAGNER GENERAL CONTRACTING CO.

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BELOW ARE SOME OF THE PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE ALONG WITH THE NAME OF THEIR COMPANY AND THE YEAR THEY SERVED.

MIKE JONES,  AMERICAN TILE COMPANY                        2011 THRU 2015

DON H HANKS, A C ELECTRIC COMPANY                         2008 THRU 2011

DON DALE, DALE & DALE, INC.                                            2006 THRU 2007

DON SLOAN, MCDR                                                               2004 THRU 2006 

JEFF FLAHERTY, GENERAL HEATING & COOLING               2002 THRU 2004

JIMMY DALE – DALE & DALE, INC.                                         2000 THRU 2002

JAY WEATHERINGTON – A C ELECTRIC CO.                          1998 THRU 2000

ED HUGGINS  - GRINDER BUILDING CORP.                            1996 THRU 1998

GENE MATHIS – MENARD/GATES/MATHIS                              1994 THRU 1996

MIKE BASS – GRINDER BUILDING CORP.                                1992 THRU 1994

BOB CRENSHAW – COOPER GLASS CO.                                  1990 THRU 1992                          

MARVIN COHEN – CO BEN ELECTRIC CO.                              1988 THRU 1990

BILL ARNOLD – ENG. MGMT. CONST.                                      1986 THRU 1988

RAY BOUCHER – BOUCHER CONST.                                        1984 THRU 1986

JOHN LUSK  - LUSK ACOUSTIC                                                 1982 THRU 1984

GEORGE JENSEN – JENSEN MASONRY                                     1980 THRU 1982

CHARLES JOHNSTON –ANDERSON/FISHER/JOHNSTON       1978 THRU 1980

DON GRINDER – GRINDER BUILDING CORP.                          1976 THRU 1978

P.C. MOCK – MOCK CONSTRUCTION                                       1974 THRU 1976

 CURRENT TRUSTEES

JAY WEATHERINGTON, TRUSTEE

DON SLOAN, TRUSTEE

GEORGE JENSEN, TRUSTEE

DON GRINDER, EMERITUS  

MARVIN COHEN, SECOND EMERITUS  

 HOUSE MANAGEMENT

 HEATHER MONTES,  OFFICE MANAGER  901.272.7495

        MIKE JONES,  HOUSE CHAIRMAN  901.483.2074

        DON HANKS, ASSISTANT HOUSE CHAIRMAN 901.553.0259

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