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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.
How well do you understand the various load parameters and material adjustment factors used to design metal plate connected wood trusses? Confusion in the field and relying on the software alone can sometimes lead to missed details and inefficient or incorrect designs. Hear from an experienced industry engineer on best practices for designing for the building code to address common design issues.
Join Bobby Anglin, shipping manager for Southern Components, as he explores the Safety Management System (SMS) and what he is doing to boost his company’s SMS score, avoid costly transportation issues, and maintain compliance with DOT regulations and insurance requirements.
This webinar will focus on the construction industry workflow (CIWF) framework as both a workforce development tool and a means to illustrate the various ways information, goods, and services flow to and from a component manufacturer.
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.
Leaders within a component manufacturing plant often wear multiple hats, including human resources. Learn new ideas and best practices for hiring new employees, creating a positive workplace culture, and understanding applicable HR-related regulations.
As business leaders, we are constantly sending clear direction to our employees and colleagues. When it comes to workplace safety, people watch our actions as much as they hear our words, if not more. We need to make sure our actions match our words and values as much as possible to create an injury-free safety culture.
This webinar provides an overview of important information contained in the BCSI booklet. Attend this SBCA Webinar and have a change to win a copy of the Building Component Safety Information Book.
Hear from Shawnee Gunnett, a structural estimator with Big C Lumber in Dowagiac, Michigan, as she discusses her involvement with local trade advisory boards, and how she approaches her local schools to foster mutually beneficial relationships.
SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel discusses the potential impacts of Coronavirus on the structural building components industry.
In this webinar, SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel will provide further guidance to employers on how to navigate workforce/HR and business operation issues raised by the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.
SBCA is involved with “In-plant Quality Control” programs to fulfill its mission of members gaining the knowledge and power to run successful, growing, profitable companies offering a compelling competitive advantage in the marketplace for their customers and professional growth for employees.
Real world examples often make the best learning moments. Join Rich Langton from Bowermaster and Associates, an SBCA approved insurance broker, as he uses examples of actual claims to illustrate how having the proper coverage can help your business avoid costly situations. He will also discuss risk management strategies to prevent hazards, provide protection, and reduce costs.
In this webinar, SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel will provide even more guidance to employers on how to navigate workforce/HR and business operation issues raised by the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.
In his fourth presentation focused on employer guidance regarding the COVID-19 Coronavirus, Kent Pagel, SBCA legal counsel and president of Pagel, Davis and Hill, gives a brief follow up on some of the topics he has covered in his past webinars.
This webinar will focus on Immigration and Custom Enforcement strategies in the coming months/years along with some tactics they use. We’ll also be covering the different ways an audit can be triggered and end with ways you can be prepared for a potential audit at your facility.
The repair and modification of metal plate connected wood trusses can be a very complicated subject, because each situation must be analyzed individually. Common situations that require repairs include: damage to the truss from delivery, handling, installation, adverse environments, fire, and manufacturing mistakes. Whatever the reason for a repair, the principles followed are similar. The truss repair must result in a truss that is able to carry all loads intended for the truss. This webinar covers the key concepts involved with a truss repair.
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.
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.
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.
Jim Vogt, P.E. discusses fire resistance rated truss assemblies.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many teams to dive headfirst into working remotely whether they were ready or not. However, the last decade has increasingly seen companies and employees drawn to the flexibility remote work can bring to the table. From managing daily communication and collaboration, to ensuring your team members have the hardware, software, speed, and access they need to be productive and efficient, join members of SBCA’s IT Committee as they share their best practices for building successful remote teams.
Trussway is a good example of a company that made the decision to focus on upgrading its online presence through its website and different social media platforms. Their journey makes for a powerful case study. Join CEO Jeff Smith and Marketing Communications consultant Mike Loughery to hear more about this worthwhile process.
Kent Pagel, SBCA’s national legal counsel, discusses the benefits of component manufacturers (CMs) being suppliers as opposed to subcontractors, while outlining how much of a CM’s activities are largely subcontracting from a risk perspective.
While your company has a thorough and consistent hiring process, does turnover and low productivity suggest something is missing? Studies show that most hiring processes not only miss top performers, but actually eliminate them.
Join Heather Young, production manager at Shelly's Building Supply, a US LBM company, for a fresh perspective on the role company culture plays in building a more efficient, successful, diversified component production team.