Turning Cold Calls into Component Careers

CMs can expand their recruiting pool through old-fashioned legwork

Lean Isn’t Just for Production

Why lean concepts apply just as well to a company’s culture

President's Message: A True Test

The true test of someone’s character, or something’s value, is not when times are going well but when there is a crisis.

Editor's Message: Handling Plumber Damage Repairs

According to an online survey of component manufacturers (CMs), 96 percent of respondents indicated they have had a plumber damage or modify their products after installation.

CM Perspective: Jobsite Packages

Relationships with other component manufacturers (CMs), and suppliers help our company to be proactive instead of reactive.

Parting Shots: Fun in the Sun!

The SBCA Open Quarterly Meetings (OQMs) aren’t all work and no play. In reality, the most important aspect of OQMs are the many opportunities to meet component manufacturers (CMs) from across the country and have meaningful conversations about every aspect of the industry.

Faces of the Industry: Austin Huskey

In 1945, our family started the Huskey Company. My grandfather’s brother, Clay Huskey, was building houses around Nashville in the early 1940s. There were not many lumberyards in the area, so he used his connections with Alabama sawmills to personally truck lumber he needed for the houses they were building.

How to Hire and Build High-Performing Teams

Implementing employee evaluations effectively can improve collaboration.

The Journey from Making Trusses to Making Laws

A CM turned state lawmaker uses business experience to help others.

How We Build Our House

Core values live at the heart of Littfin Lumber’s ongoing success.