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Sean Shields interviews Dean Rana on growing his business and overcoming challenges facing his market and the industry. This podcast is part of a series looking at how component manufacturers across the country are innovating to take advantage of opportunities in today's market. Truss Fab is a single facility out of Glendale, AZ and the largest component manufacturer in Arizona with sales territory extending throughout Arizona, southern Nevada, and southern California.
Scott Ward is the owner of Southern Components and a past president of SBCA. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee and chair of the QC Committee. Scott was inducted into the SBCA Hall of Fame in 2016 and won the SBC Industry Leadership Award in 2014. Scott also served on the Management Committee as chair.
This week, Ken Timmins and Justin Binning with American International Forest Products provide an overview of the past week’s lumber market activity, give listeners a look ahead into this coming week, and dive into lumber production at the mills and log capacity.
Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus on Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in Fir species. Both specialize in high grade lumber for the component manufacturing industry.
Most component manufacturers understand the need to have a website – it is the 21st century, after all. But is your website working as hard as it can be to help recruit new employees? Is your website improving your company culture and employee relations?
A lot can happen in the life of a business in any given year. SBCA is interested in hearing more about your company’s milestones. Please use the form below to share news about your company and employees, and we will do our best to share it with other members through SBC Industry News and other points of connection.
When used effectively, social media is a great marketing tool that can help drive leads to your sales team, brand your company as a credible thought leader in the industry, improve your company culture, and entice job seekers.
Most component manufacturers understand the need to have a website – it is the 21st century, after all. But is your website working as hard as it can for your company?
This week's podcast features Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus on Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in Fir species. Both specialize in high grade lumber for the component manufacturing industry.
SBCA staff realized early on that the various truss design software provider’s output of their QC information was in many different, non-standardized formats. Today, the TPSX output standardizes the information allowing SBCA’s Digital QC program to quickly and easily integrate the files.
The use of quantitative assessment tools can help ensure you’re putting the right person in the right seat on the company bus.
Jim Vogt, P.E. discusses fire resistance rated truss assemblies.
Join members of SBCA’s Safety Committee as they share best practices they are using to manage and mitigate hand injuries. Come prepared to share your hand safety stories, tips and tricks with the group in this roundtable-style webinar.
The town of Goltry, Oklahoma, has always looked at its volunteer fire department as a group of special heroes.
There are a lot of highly intelligent people in the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA).
My favorite part of the industry is the exchange of ideas of how people are trying to do things better.
Here are some IT best practices for helping distributed teams
Posting job openings online is a must for employers today
Consider this creative way to engage your team in safety improvement
One CM has been selling wood waste as sawdust for the past 25 years
Nineteen years ago we found ourselves in a similar spot
Best practices for addressing truss alterations by plumbers
Articles
Due to COVID-19, SBCA’s spring Open Quarterly Meeting that was set to happen in West Virginia was held virtually on May 20 via GoToWebinar. In addition to updates on SBCA’s Strategic Plan and what the organization is doing to reach its goals, the meeting included industry-wide and regional updates provided by CMs and suppliers from across the country.
SBCA’s legal counsel, Kent Pagel, will start his series of 2020 webinars discussing legal topics first and foremost on the minds of component manufacturers.
COVID-19 has caused a lot of disruption in all aspects of our lives over the course of the past several weeks. Recently, that disruption was felt in a new way as the ripple effects of this pandemic resulted in the need for BCMC to relocate the 2020 show.
MaterialsXchange is an online trading platform for the lumber and building materials markets. This digital solution is revolutionizing the way materials are procured for the structural building component industry.
Certification
A SCORE certification can help you in many areas of your business. It can help you protect your company, it can save you money on SBCA programs, it can help with team building, and it can give you effective tools to demonstrate and market your company's commitment to excellence.
Plant tours with students and their teachers have proven to be a straightforward way to increase general awareness of the industry, expose students to the manufacturing process, and spark interest that can quickly translate into internships or seasonal help.
Field trips aren’t always an option but it is possible to take your plant – and the component manufacturing experience – to students as part of a classroom experience.