Several of the three-minute videos in this library are separated into two audience categories: “builder customer” and “framer customer.” The code required to embed the video on your company’s website is provided with each video below. Review the Toolbox Guidance Documents to explore how these videos can be used to promote specific products or your overall marketing campaign in conjunction with other CM Toolbox materials.
“Creative problem solving is key, just like when designing trusses, the answer isn’t always so clear. You have to evaluate the situation and come up with a solution to accomplish the goal.”
An informal internship program can be a perfect way to start
SBCA’s Jobsite Package is likely the most economical risk management tool a component manufacturer (CM) can deploy.
A career in component manufacturing offers a “combination of tech and building something with your hands,” says Steve Szymanski of Drexel Truss Systems in Little Chute, Wisconsin.
Charlie was one of the original “four pillars” of Alpine and served as a mentor to many throughout the industry in his almost 50 years in the business.
“Inviting elected officials into our manufacturing plants and building relationships with them can make a world of difference for individual manufacturers and the industry,” says Larry Dix, owner of Apex Truss in Warsaw, Virginia.
Jeff Smith, Trussway’s CEO and president, shares that “it’s crucial to keep your website updated as the ways people want to see things online has changed and current trends and styles of websites have as well.”
Division Manager • G2 National • Sparks, Nevada
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Zach (left) with his siblings and his sisters’ dog, Tonks.
Being inducted into the Trussway Hall of Fame is a big deal. Founded in 1972, Trussway has six manufacturing locations spread across the U.S. and services single-family, multi-family, and light-commercial construction segments.
Since I started in this industry a year ago, I have realized there are three major issues that the construction industry is facing: lack of skilled labor, lack of time, and lack of money. Fortunately, components manufacturers (CMs) provide a solution to all three.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nowhere outside is safe when thunderstorms are in your area.
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.
A Joint QC Detail, illustrating the positioning tolerance, shall be obtained for any joint selected for inspection, except as permitted in Section 3.7.2.2.
SBCA makes these Structural Details available to architects, engineers, contractors, designers, code enforcement officials and others involved in construction applications using metal plate connected wood trusses (MPCWT). SBCA hopes that these details will be of value, save time in the design process, and educate those in the proper application of MPCWT.
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.
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The main reason structural building component manufacturers and those who supply them join SBCA is to learn from their peers. Members know that working together is the best way to strengthen not only the industry as a whole but also their own companies. Global markets, technical expansion and industry growth all contribute to making SBCA a leading force in further development of the structural building component industry—now and in the future!
Join SBCA today and gain access to all of the membership programs and tools right at your fingertips. To join SBCA, please fill in the membership application form below or download the Membership Application PDF.
For more information on dues please follow this link to SBCA Membership Information & Dues.
New component manufacturer members are eligible to receive one free individual access to an SBCA online program or a discount on their BCMC show registration. A welcome email will be sent with details. Please pay via a check in U.S. funds made payable to SBCA.
To become a member of the National Framers Council, visit the NFC website.
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.