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This webinar is a fourth in a series that will discuss special loading situations such as loads from parapet bracing, steeples/cupolas, etc.
Cash is the lifeblood of every component manufacturer. Getting paid and getting paid faster ought to be a goal of every manufacturer. Kent Pagel will offer suggestions, measures and rules for each component manufacturer to consider to ensure full and prompt payments.
Sean Kelly will highlight effective strategies to develop and maintain relationships with local framers.
This webinar will be a deep dive into the benefits of participating in the FPS, how results can be used to improve business practices, and how to provide the most accurate data possible when you participate in the current survey.
This webinar will cover the many reasons to hire U.S. military veterans and how making a commitment to invest in this highly disciplined labor pool is an innovative way to recruit new employees and build a strong, lasting workforce of leaders in your company.
This webinar is the fifth in a series that will discuss special design situations involving “leg down” trusses, horizontal deflection and scissors trusses, etc. Visit the webinar archives to view parts 1-4 of this series (see July 17, 2018, August 14, 2018, October 9, 2018 & February 5, 2019).
Need a quick update on the latest and greatest from your trade association? Join Molly Butz for an overview of SBCA's newest and most valuable programs and resources and how you can put them to use in your organization now.
Learn about the tools and concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Business Processes to support your continuous improvement efforts.
Take a look at how Villaume Industries has used and is using the Lean tools to improve business performance.
This final session in our series on lean manufacturing will delve into how to apply concepts as building blocks to create learning-based organizations that drive change in both culture and performance.
Join this discussion on tried and true methods to help shape your local building codes while developing relationships with officials in your market that can save you time and money.
Learn more about website content management systems (CMS) and how they could be a great solution for your business.
Weather, and how it affects truss and joist performance, has long been a topic of uncertainty for component manufacturers and framers.
Are you trying to figure out what technology your plant needs to record and collect data?
Are you reviewing and taking exceptions to a project’s specifications and plan notes relating to framing and truss construction? Out of sight out of mind is not the proper response! Why is this so important? What needs to be done when a set of specifications or plan notes impose responsibilities that go beyond TPI-1? Are you adequately insured for the design risk that project plan notes and specifications may impose? SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel will address all of these questions and many more in this valuable risk management webinar.
Safety managers and directors usually have the ultimate responsibility for leading safety committees at company facilities to prevent injuries. However, there is a big difference between managing a traditional safety committee and leading an effective Safety Action Team.
Truss in-plant QC and third party quality assurance is necessary to ensure that the finished product leaving the plant meets all building code requirements. The typical process, as it functions today, takes time and can slow down production. This webinar will discuss the development of SBCA’s Digital QC tool and much more.
SBCA president Greg Griggs will address the value proposition involved in attending Open Quarterly Meetings (OQM) in the context of the association's most recent meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.
Join Justin Donecker from Engineered Truss Systems, Inc. and TJ Jerke from SBCA staff as they dive into effective methods for developing your company’s social media presence.
Paul Johnson will discuss some painful experiences with new city permitting requirements around Texas as well as strategies to simplify the required documentation for component manufacturers.
When a component manufacturer (CM) moves from a traditional sales model (contracting to sell only materials to the contractor or framer) to a turnkey sales model (contracting to sell materials and installation to the contractor) the CM’s risks increase demonstrably. Kent Pagel, SBCA’s counsel, will explain the risks associated with the turnkey sales model as well as the best practices associated with managing such risks.
Join Tony Acampa, Technical Team Leader at Shelter Systems Limited, as he dives into his experience with building information modeling (BIM) and how it can streamline coordination between trades before construction even starts. Ultimately, BIM can significantly decrease cycle times and reduce installation issues in the field, making component manufacturers an even more valuable partner in the process.
More than 80 percent of manufacturers are concerned about meeting workforce demands over the next five years. As the gap between available skilled labor and the number of open jobs continues to grow, top component manufacturers are exploring proactive ways to streamline their processes, improve employee training and growth, and increase overall productivity.
This webinar reviews the various items that must be considered when designing and manufacturing metal plate connected wood trusses with Fire Retardant Treated Wood. Truss-to-truss connections will also be discussed.
Join Mike Kozlowski as he takes a closer look at how exercising intentional leadership strategies can be a game changer for creating stellar teams.
If you are interested in learning about adding more value to a panelized wall assembly, join Mike Strohecker as he covers how the PUReWAll assembly delivers more value, helps reduce cycle time compared to standard framed walls, and meets new energy code requirements while maintaining a 2x4 wall.
Component manufacturers commonly ask about truss warranties. What type of warranty should I give my customers? If I give no written warranty have I protected my company? Are all my products covered by a one-year warranty or the same 30-year warranty that builders give their customers? Should I sign the contractor close-out warranty presented to get my final payment? Can I be sued after the expiration of the warranty? Should I warrant my products to only my customer? SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel will address all of these questions and many more in this valuable risk management webinar.
Join three active members of SBCA’s Safety Committee as they walk through best practices to help you understand what information you need at the heart of your safety program. Don’t learn safety by accident, register for this webinar today!
In this webinar the presenter discusses the various types of truss-to-truss connections the truss designer is responsible for specifying, including ply-to-ply, common-to-girder and truss field assembly.
Almost every contract a CM is asked to sign, whether prepared by a vendor, lessor, or customer, will contain one or more indemnity provisions. Kent Pagel, SBCA’s outside national counsel discusses the basics of indemnity clauses and what they mean and require of component manufacturers (CMs). He also covers the implications to a CM agreeing to indemnity language as well as various industry standard replies when one-sided indemnity requests are made. Understanding indemnity basics and red flags is crucial to the risk management success and liability avoidance program of every CM.