"Suppliers" and "Materialmen" shall mean any person, partnership or corporation which furnishes materials or equipment for the direct use in building construction projects. Suppliers and Materialmen should apply for Membership as a Subcontractor.
"Subcontractor" means any person, partnership or corporation engaged in building construction and customarily furnishes labor and/or materials for building construction projects. "Labor" shall include any shop labor for the manufacture or fabrication of specific materials to be installed in a particular construction project.
An "Associate" is any firm engaged in rendering services to the building construction industry.
CTSA must maintain a ratio of no more than (1) Associate Member for every (2) Subcontractor, Supplier or Materialmen Members.