Business Logistics

Young candidates today get more interested when they tour a facility and see the drafting and design part of the process.

A tour can seal the deal with potential customers or cement a relationship with established ones.

Whether increasing fines can force a change in industry safety practices remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure—the cost of failing to comply with OSHA standards is about to rise.  

Having a voice and a united group of CMs to drive the industry forward is one of the primary reasons for belonging to our trade association.

Implement proven strategies now to prepare for another busy building season

Improving the presentation of your income statement helps you make sense of the financial data you’re assembling.
The more business you do, the higher the cost of downtime. 
Turnkey can be an effective way to increase sales revenue
and ensure prolonged success through more diverse product offerings.
ALSC’s PS 20-15 has fundamentally changed what this grade stamp represents.

Few issues have demanded the attention of the SBCA Board of Directors more over the past five years than the variability of lumber design values. SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel provided guidance to component manufacturers (CMs) on ways to mitigate the potential risk and liability that have arisen in the market as a result of how the lumber industry has chosen to deal with the issue of variable design properties.

It’s not about the technology, it’s about the team you have to support that technology.

Talking about manufacturing automation often leads to discussions about new equipment, software or other technology. But Buddy Raney of Raney Construction and Dana Rector of Universal Forest Products are quick to point out that what’s critical is workflow planning and people.