SBC Industry News

The purpose of the TPSX industry-specific file is to gather all of the information necessary to ensure that SBCA’s Digital QC program has the data it needs to produce valuable management reporting CMs can use to evaluate issues, improve in-plant processes and elevate the overall quality of their components.

Mike and Dylan Hoven both started their careers with Grizzly Truss Fabricators the same way: catching wood from the saw.

Do it Best Corp. is taking a more aggressive approach to growth through acquisition.

84 Lumber is continuing its expansion efforts in 2020 and has opened its latest truss plant in Mansfield, Ohio.

Builders First Source (BFS) reported 2020 Q2 sales of $1.9 billion, a 2.25% increase compared to a year ago. 

BMC Stock Holdings (BMC) reported Q2 2020 sales of $979.89 million, an increase of $33.5 million, or 3.5% year over year. 

NAHB analysis of the Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $534.2 billion in June.

US LBM Holdings, LLC, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Maner Builders Supply, a multifaceted building products dealer that operates locations in Augusta, Ga. and Aiken and Charleston, S.C. 

Join us live on August 12 to learn about connectors and fasteners specifically designed to resist uplift forces caused by high winds.

The U.S. Department of Labor has published additional guidance for workers and employers on how the protections and requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), affect the workplaces amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Of the 11% of American adults considering a future home purchase in the second quarter of 2020, about half (49%) are not simply planning it, they are actively engaged in the process to find a home.

Plans for the Wisconsin-based Menards chain of home improvement stores to expand its presence in Kentucky are moving forward, but a Bowling Green site that was identified and approved in 2019 is on hold.

As chief financial officer of Atlanta-based PulteGroup, Bob O’Shaughnessy drew the short straw.

After careful consideration and consultation with many loyal exhibitors and attendees, the SBCA Executive Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel BCMC 2020 due to significant concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In under five minutes, this video gives you a thorough snapshot of SBCA’s Digital QC program and why this new approach to in-plant quality control will save you time while providing more qualitative and quantitative data.

Two new guidance documents were recently added to the CM Toolbox to highlight the benefits of having a robust, positive online presence: The Importance of an Effective Company Website and The Importance of an Effective Social Media Presence.

"Be Essential" is SBCA’s new social media campaign that features photos and videos from component manufacturers across the country to highlight the valuable role the building components industry has played in the lives of its employees during the course of this year.

Alpine has a long, proven history of bringing engineering and software together to produce better results for Component Manufacturers.

With school and summer activity schedules greatly altered as America continues to re-open in the wake of the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Labor issued two Field Assistance Bulletins to clarify issues relevant to the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.

On July 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that the Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational.