Western Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA)
Oregon and Southern Washington
 Western Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA)
c/o Rudy Pierce, Chapter President
2884 Terry Ln • Enumclaw, WA 98022-4046
253/219-9517
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SBCA and Chapter Membership Application (699 KB)
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS APPEARING IN STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENTS MAGAZINE:
SBC Industry News for March 21, 2011
On March 8, 2011, the Western Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA) held its Spring Dinner meeting. In attendance were 30 people from various component manufacturers and suppliers. The guest speaker, David Motter of Louws Truss, gave an excellent presentation on the 2009 Building and Energy Codes. Thank you to everyone for attending and keeping our chapter active.
The next event for the WCMA will be the 6th Annual Golf Tournament on August 9 at the Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City, OR. This year’s tournament will feature a $25,000 hole-in-one prize. Representing Oregon and southern Washington, WCMA invites anyone interested in the structural building components industry to attend.
SBC Industry News for August 30, 2010
WCMA held its 5th Annual Golf Tournament on August 10 at Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City, OR. Participating this year were 30 golfers. This year’s winning team was Truss Components of Oregon – Fred Prosser, Ike Isakson, Todd Fieken and Chris Foster. Following golf was a lunch and awards banquet. Tom Martin of Precision Truss & Lumber won the raffle grand prize – a King Cobra driver. Next year’s tournament is set for August 9, 2011 at Stone Creek Golf Club.
Next up, the chapter is holding a dinner meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Oswego, OR on September 14. They’ll welcome two guest speakers, Dan Blair of Vigilant and BJ Louws, President of SBCA’s Northwest Chapter. Representing Oregon and southern Washington¸ WCMA invites anyone interested in the structural building components industry to attend; please RSVP to Kelly Martin by September 6.
SBC Industry News for August 2, 2010
Members and nonmembers have two opportunities to drop by and see what’s happening in SBCA’s Western Chapter, the Western Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA).
On August 10, the chapter is holding its 5th Annual Golf Outing. Set up as a four-man scramble with a shotgun start, registration opens at 6:30 am and play begins at 7:30 am at Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City, OR. There will be prizes for the first and second place teams, longest drive and closest to the pin, plus a raffle to win a King Cobra Driver. To register for golf, sign up to sponsor the event or donate a prize, contact Kelly Martin.
Then on September 14, the chapter is holding a dinner meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Oswego, OR. They’ll welcome two guest speakers, Dan Blair of Vigilant and BJ Louws, President of SBCA’s Northwest Chapter. The chapter is sponsoring the meal, too. Please RSVP to Kelly Martin by September 6.
Representing Oregon and southern Washington¸ WCMA invites anyone interested in the structural building components industry to attend these events.
January/February 2008
This fall, the Western Chapter held two successful events: a golf tournament in September and a membership meeting in November. Kicking off the meeting Steve Wethern of BMC West and Lee Howe of Lumbermen’s Building Centers focused on strength in unity and the importance of the association. Steve also accepted the post of Chapter President and Lee Howe moved to the Secretary post. David Hughes of Oregon Truss retained the job of Vice President, and Mark Smith of Trus-Way joined the officer rotation as Treasurer.
The guest speaker for the evening was Jim Chapman, President of Legend Homes, one of the regions largest builders. Jim reviewed the state of the market and where it is headed for 2008. In the context of the urban growth boundaries of the insular Portland market and the overbuilding of recent years, the most notable pressures are currently green building standards and construction defect litigation.
The attendees also reviewed the crane operator training and inspection certification legislation that recently passed in Washington. The effect of this legislation on chapter members in Oregon and southern Washington was discussed as well as steps that WTCA is taking with members to modify aspects of the proposed rules and positively influence the outcome.
General Membership Meeting on May 18, 2006
Attend the WCMA general membership to learn about the activities WCMA understakes to help component manufacturers in the Oregon and S. Washington markets. View the WCMA Newsletter for meeting details.
May 2005
The new Western Chapter covering Oregon and southern Washington held a great meeting this February in Tualatin. Though the chapter is still finalizing its official paperwork, members already have an issue to confront—truss submittals. The counties in Oregon lack a consistent requirement for truss submittals in the building permit process. Some areas require a full placement plan and all engineered, sealed drawings to be submitted prior to issuing a building permit. Other areas allow project changes after the permit is issued but then never request an updated set of plans. The members present agreed that Marion County has the procedure that seems to work the best. It requires a placement plan showing project design loads, truss locations and the magnitude of any truss-to-bearing reactions over one ton, but it stops short of sealed drawings. The chapter has formed a committee to draft a position statement on why the Marion County procedure works and other counties do not. From that it will work to educate other counties and encourage a statewide position. Another important goal of the new chapter this year is membership recruitment. The expectation is that holding quarterly meetings, including one with a summer golf tournament, will increase awareness of and participation in the growing chapter.
March 2005
The formation of the Western Component Manufacturers Association is nearly complete. Once it’s official, this WTCA Chapter will encompass Oregon and southern Washington. The chapter officers are: President Lee Howe (Lumbermen’s Building Centers), Vice President David Hughes (Oregon Truss), Treasurer Greg Knutson (Precision Roof Trusses) and Secretary Steve Wethern (BMC West). The bylaws and IRS paperwork are almost finished and the chapter expects to petition the WTCA Board for recognition later this spring.
August 2004
Component manufacturer and associate members are currently hard at work setting up a new Oregon Chapter. The first Oregon Chapter Kick-Off Meeting was held on June 9 and drew an impressive crowd. Several area manufacturers were represented and the associate members were on board too. The tab for dinner was generously picked up MiTek Industries. Everyone at the meeting agreed that it was time to form a local chapter and began making plans. The second meeting was held on July 8 and the agenda of issues to tackle included ODOT permits, fall protection issues and OSHA, and stamped layout requirements. In addition, the chapter chose a name: Western Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA).
This chapter development is proceeding at a quick pace, and we expect to be hearing a lot more from them throughout the summer and fall. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Anna at WTCA-National (608/310-6719 or ), David Hughes at Oregon Truss (503/581-8787 or ) or Lee Howe at Lumbermen’s Building Centers (503/657-8644 or ). Anyone who is ready, willing and able is welcome to participate!
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