SBC Industry News

84 Lumber hired Troy Dally as the company’s chief procurement officer (CPO) to oversee purchasing, pricing, cost forecasting, inventory, national sales, and specialty purchasing and delivery services.

Carter Lumber, a building materials retailer, selected Penn Township Industrial Park and will establish its first manufacturing operation in York County, Pennsylvania.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and his family are one step closer to living in their brand new mortgage-free home thanks to many component manufacturers, local businesses and Texas-based nonprofit Operation Finally Home.

The St. Louis home builder is on a tear, breaking ground every business day on at least one new home and earning a spot on St. Louis’ 25 Fastest Growing Companies three years running.

One exciting aspect of the nation’s housing affordability crisis is the rising popularity of prefabricated homes in states that are prone to severe weather events (e.g., Florida) because of advances in construction that improve storm-resiliency.

Oberon High's stage 6 engineering studies students are completing their HSC assessment task on bridge truss design.

While the recent increase in multifamily housing projects is working to meet the area’s demands for diverse housing opportunities, it’s also boosting business for an expanding local supplier.

A new residential development in Apex, N.C. was used as an example for a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article on American suburbs growing again featured a new residential development in Apex, North Carolina.

Many of the articles below are indicative of the current shift occurring in structural framing away from on-site framing to component systems.

 “We are proud to have been a part of the 3rd Party Inspection program since day one that the company was founded,” says Jean Grondin, Project Manager of AmeriCan Structures in Thetford Mines, Quebec. 

For Emerging Leaders Committee Chair Steve Stroder (California TrusFrame), last month’s Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM) in Fort Worth was an opportunity to both welcome new members to the group and to introduce a new committee co-chair.

The articles, columns, seminars, and social media posts describing how off-site construction methods will revolutionize home building continue unabated.

It is time to forget about using a truss design program, price book, or square-foot multiplier when estimating roof and floor truss projects.

84 Lumber, Builders FirstSource and Ace Hardware have been named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Large Employers of 2019.”

Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill Friday that cities urged him to veto, saying it will change the future look of North Texas communities.

Atlas Engineered Products is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with MiTek Canada, Inc. ("MiTek"), a globally renowned supplier to the building industry.

BlueTarp Financial, a business-to-business credit services provider based in Portland, is being acquired by banking industry giant Capital One Financial Corp.

An Ohio-based building supply firm has expanded into South Jersey by acquiring properties of the now-defunct DuBell Lumber Co.

In the age of hyper globalization, it seems that pretty much anything can be outsourced.

A great benefit to trusses is that, even when damaged by plumbers or water leaks, they can be repaired to perform as originally intended.