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Make the Building Codes Work for You

Being proactive in building code development can help your business

Bolster Your Bottom Line Through Safety

Simple ways your safety culture can generate a positive ROI

2-4-6-8: How Do You Appreciate?

Employee appreciation and incentive programs can lower turnover rate

Faces of the Industry: Veronica Vasquez

Everyone has had something to teach me, and I’ve already received an education that will last the rest of my life.

Partnering with Schools to Reach Students

Collaboration with local schools is an effective workforce recruitment approach that can result in a healthy pipeline of eager applicants looking for career opportunities.

Invite Students into Your Plant

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.

Offer to Visit the Classroom

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.

Provide Internships

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.

Events

Calendar

View SBCA's Calendar of Events that include all chapter meetings, open quarterly meetings, webinars, and more.

Calendar

SCORE

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. 

Certification

CM Perspective: BCMC Is Back to Columbus in 2020!

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.

May Virtual OQM Recordings (Member Only)

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.

Editor's Message: Part 2 Handling Plumber Damage Repairs

Best practices for addressing truss alterations by plumbers

President's Message: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Nineteen years ago we found ourselves in a similar spot

Are You Making Money on Your Waste?

One CM has been selling wood waste as sawdust for the past 25 years