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2007 April
- This issue of SBC includes articles about grassroots activities around the industry.
- Features include the education efforts of the Iowa Truss Manufacturers Association and the Mid Atlantic chapter.
- Component manufacturers in Florida are helping an organization called Give Kids The World.
- Find out how the WTCA Board of Directors provides invaluable direction and strategic counsel to the staff of WTCA.
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2007 April
- Smart shoppers compare products, quality and pricing in order to make an educated decision on their purchase.
- Smart shoppers know that BCMC is the most efficient place to get answers to all their questions in the same place.
- You will save time and possibly money if you purchase equipment at the show.
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2007 April
- Dean DeHoog recently welcomed Con-gressman Pete Hoekstra to tour Trussway’s Grand Rapids facility.
- The visit gave Dean an opportunity to show his lawmaker the importance of immigration reform.
- Thanks to their relationship, Hoekstra accepted an invitation to speak to SBC Legislative Conference attendees in Washington, DC.
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2007 April
- WTCA created a new competition to see who could earn the title of the #1 CFSC Membership Recruiter.
- With 17 new recruitments, Joe Odgers beat everyone’s best expectations.
- Joe’s appreciation of the values WTCA provides for its membership is what enables him to persuade new members to join.
- If you believe in WTCA and CFSC, now is the perfect time for YOU to get involved!
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2007 April
- The Iowa Truss Manufacturers Associa-tion (ITMA) is dedicated to teaching groups within its marketplace about components.
- Over several years, ITMA has exercised its networking capabilities by reaching out to the framing community and local fire service.
- By putting competitive issues aside and working together, ITMA has spread a positive message about building components.
Article
2007 April
- The Mid Atlantic Chapter of WTCA is using education to make a difference in the industry.
- Between presentations and plant tours, this chapter stays active year-round.
- Each attendee at the Atlantic Builders Convention received a copy of BCSI.
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2007 April
- The Give Kids The World Village is the destination that many kids with life-threatening illnesses dream of.
- In 1998, component manufacturers from all over Florida donated 21 sets of roof trusses for an expansion.
- The Village will be undergoing another expansion, and members of the WFTA (WTCA’s West Florida Chapter) and FBMA are joining forces to help with the expansion by donating products and materials.
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2007 April
- Bryan Hill stood before the California Building Standards Commission to defeat an amendment requiring truss placement diagrams to be sealed.
- WTCA staff realized that the Department of State Architects did not understand the professional liability that truss design engineers face when they seal layouts.
- In the end, Hill was successful in getting the requirement removed from the 2006 California Building Code.
Article
2007 April
- Many members have commented that WTCA has an excellent, responsive staff that completes a great deal of tasks to help advance our member’s interests.
- Neither a member-driven nor a staff-driven organization is best for the success of WTCA. It makes more sense to define the unique roles and responsibilities of the membership and the staff.
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2007 April
- Being involved with industry organizations at the local, state and national level is beneficial.
- Without WTCA and the component manufacturers that volunteer their time, manufacturers would be on their own to develop training programs.
Article
2007 April
- The required bearing length provided on the Truss Design Drawing is based on the lumber used in the truss.
- The bearing area for the wood wall or beam may need to be increased to prevent crushing of these members.
- Table 1 includes the maximum allowable reaction load that selected species of lumber used as wall plates can resist without excessive crushing.
Article
2007 April
- Plant workers at Schuck Component Systems play an incentive game called Safety Bingo.
- The safety pot starts at $100, and an additional $100 is added for each accident-free workday.
- The first person to get BINGO wins the entire pot.
- Safety Bingo has helped to drop Schuck’s reportable injury rate by one-third.