Industry Announcements

Industry Loses Lakeside Trailer Founder, JD Helton

February 18, 2019

Lakeside Trailer Founder, Jesse D Helton, passed away at home on February 10, 2019. Known as JD, he started the company with his daughter, Regina Helton Kinsman, and son-in-law, Lee Kinsman.

Industry Mourns Loss of Alpine's Charlie Vaccaro

February 18, 2019

Charlie Vaccaro, one of the founding “four pillars of Alpine,” passed away last Thursday. Charlie was Alpine’s first salesman, and helped Bill McAlpine, Charlie Harnden and Walt Friedly build one of the strongest companies in the structural building components industry.

Simpson Webinar: Latest Innovation in Coiled Strap

February 11, 2019

Join Simpson live today, Tuesday, February 12, to learn how you can save time with our high-performance coiled strap that can be installed with a traditional framing nailer.

MiTek Develops Design Manager for Moment Frame

February 11, 2019

MiTek USA’s Hardy Frame® brand has just launched its Cold Formed Steel Moment Frame Design Manager, a web-based software program that is the latest in a long line of shear-wall system solutions from MiTek. 

Industry Mourns Loss of Ross Sloan, Founder of S.R. Sloan

February 4, 2019

Mr. Sheldon Ross Sloan, age 82, passed away on January 7, 2019 at the Masonic Care Community with his family by his side.Ross founded the truss manufacturing company S.R. Sloan, Incorporated, in 1960.

Cross-Platform Initiative Aims for 'Plug and Play' Equipment

February 4, 2019

After initial conversations among the TPI members regarding this initiative, TPI hopes to bring in more stakeholders and voices into the discussion. Software providers have expressed both concern and support for the initiative.

Former SBCA President Jess Lohse Joins SBCA Staff

January 28, 2019

Jess Lohse has agreed to join Qualtim staff on a part-time basis to engage on SBCA projects and provide a Component Manufacturer (CM) outlook on SBC Magazine and Industry News articles.

2 CMs Chosen for 2019 Emerging Leaders Scholarship

January 28, 2019

The SBCA Board of Directors and members of its Emerging Leaders Committee are pleased to announce two recipients of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Scholarship.

BMC Appoints Three to Leadership Team

January 21, 2019

BMC Stock Holdings, a provider of diversified lumber and building materials and solutions to builders and professional remodelers, announced key appointments to its leadership team.

NFC Member Spotlight: Grossman Finds Value in Networking

January 8, 2019

Matt Grossman is the plant foreman of American Pride Builders, LLC, a framing company based in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The company is part of the turnkey construction operation his family owns, which also includes a component manufacturing company.