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SBC Magazine aims not only to serve as the voice of the structural framing and building envelope industry, it strives to be the main conduit for the information component manufacturers (CMs) find most valuable.
As we start this new year, I want you to consider how much a good idea is worth to you. How much would you pay to purchase a solution that immediately increases your production capacity by five percent or removes a troubling barrier in your market and opens up additional sales opportunities?
Why quarterly insurance policy reviews are important.
A different approach to training new hires.
Why a component manufacturer also became a lawmaker.
It’s not often that a component manufacturer (CM) is asked to do a project that publicly displays the components they design and manufacture. If done right, these opportunities have the potential to positively represent the industry to the entire community.
Using IT to boost production efficiency.
Senior Truss Designer • Nelson Truss • Edgerton, WI
As we enter 2019, we forge our hopes and dreams for the coming year while recalling our fondest memories of the 2018.
Keeping your employees’ hands safe could be as simple as adding a quick toolbox talk at the beginning of your next shift.
This webinar is a fourth in a series that will discuss special loading situations such as loads from parapet bracing, steeples/cupolas, etc.
Innovation is a word that is currently criticized in the business world for being over utilized. However, I would argue its actual application is being seriously underutilized in our own industry.
Cash is the lifeblood of every component manufacturer. Getting paid and getting paid faster ought to be a goal of every manufacturer. Kent Pagel will offer suggestions, measures and rules for each component manufacturer to consider to ensure full and prompt payments.
Sean Kelly will highlight effective strategies to develop and maintain relationships with local framers.
This webinar will be a deep dive into the benefits of participating in the FPS, how results can be used to improve business practices, and how to provide the most accurate data possible when you participate in the current survey.
This webinar will cover the many reasons to hire U.S. military veterans and how making a commitment to invest in this highly disciplined labor pool is an innovative way to recruit new employees and build a strong, lasting workforce of leaders in your company.
This webinar is the fifth in a series that will discuss special design situations involving “leg down” trusses, horizontal deflection and scissors trusses, etc. Visit the webinar archives to view parts 1-4 of this series (see July 17, 2018, August 14, 2018, October 9, 2018 & February 5, 2019).
Need a quick update on the latest and greatest from your trade association? Join Molly Butz for an overview of SBCA's newest and most valuable programs and resources and how you can put them to use in your organization now.
Learn about the tools and concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Business Processes to support your continuous improvement efforts.
Take a look at how Villaume Industries has used and is using the Lean tools to improve business performance.
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The primary mission of SBC Magazine is to connect with component manufacturers (CMs) from across the country and share their best practices and lessons learned. Of course, the biggest challenge in that effort is identifying the timely struggles of one group of CMs and then finding the CM who has developed a best practice to solve it.
One of the primary missions of SBCA is to help component manufacturers (CMs) gain greater market share. Traditionally, those efforts have been aimed at turning roof rafters into roof trusses, and that focus has paid significant dividends.
You may have noticed the emergence of a new phrase to describe the use of components in certain parts of the country. A method referred to as “offsite framing” is catching on in California, Florida, and other areas of high volume housing production. New techniques always produce mixed emotions of fear, uncertainty, opportunity, excitement, and more.
Past interns are a great fit to attract students. Recently Big C Lumber held a plant tour for 39 students from eight different schools that are in the Michigan Construction Trades course offered through the St. Joseph County Board. After the tour there were at least ten students that showed interest in working at Big C Lumber. That’s a quarter of the students in the tour!
The Baltimore Carpentry Task Force brings students together to explore construction careers
As hiring remote truss designers becomes increasingly common for the component manufacturing industry, ensuring those same designers don’t feel like they’re alone on an island (even if they actually are) needs to be an important factor in your plan. Finding strategies to help all of your employees feel valued and included isn’t a new concept, but shifting the approach for your remote team members can go a long way to establish a solid foundation in your design department.
SBCA is a CM’s best source for understanding the impacts of rulemaking
$270 million project required 9,250 floor trusses, 1,580 roof trusses, and zero call backs