Industry Announcements

What’s Happening with Your Company?!?

July 23, 2020

SBCA is interested in hearing about CM-member “milestones,” and sharing them with the broader industry through our weekly SBC Industry News, and potentially writing additional stories or recording podcasts covering these developments in greater depth.

SBCA's New State & County Guidance For Employers & Employees

April 1, 2020

SBCA recently updated its website to include resources and links to federal, state, county and local policies and orders affecting component manufacturing and framing businesses.

Are You Up to Speed on Drug Testing Requirements?

February 18, 2020

Do you conduct employee drug tests?  Is your testing policy in compliance with current drug testing requirements, especially as they relate to safety incentive programs and post-incident reporting?

Finkenhoefer, Hikel, Herring and Halteman Have This in Common

November 15, 2019

With hundreds of industry professional in attendance, SBCA recognized four industry leaders, during the BCMC Kickoff event, for their tireless support of the association and industry.

SBCA Podcast Finds: JBRC Insights on Today's Housing

April 22, 2019

In addition to the news developments highlighted in SBC Industry News and the best practices shared through SBCA’s webinar series, SBCA is preparing to launch its own podcast series to allow members to listen to additional industry-specific insights wherever they go.

Top 10 SBC Industry News Headlines of Q1 2019

April 15, 2019

Here are the top ten most-read SBC Industry News headlines of the first quarter of 2019. The topics vary widely, but two deal with the new sheathing product from LP and two others highlight the work Tim Carter of ‘Ask the Builder’ is doing to promote the benefits of structural components.

NIST Opens Review of Softwood Lumber Standard, PS 20

April 8, 2019

The American Lumber Standard Committee (Committee) acts as the Standing Committee for review and revision of PS 20-15. The Committee is responsible for maintaining, revising, and interpreting the standard, and is comprised of producers, distributors, users, and others with an interest in the standard.

Shuffleboard Helps CMs Solve Industry Challenges

March 11, 2019

Attendees from across the country converged on San Diego, CA for a week of discussion about critical industry topics, mixed with some fun as a battle amongst members ensued on the shuffleboard courts.

Can In-Plant Truss QC be Made Easier?

March 4, 2019

The QC Committee met last week at the SBCA OQM to discuss progress in the Digital Quality Control program and the testing programs underway that will provide data to support the assessment of plated joint quality per ANSI/TPI 1 Chapter 3. 

Simpson to Focus on BIM with Builder Customers

February 18, 2019

Simpson Strong-Tie is showcasing its builder software portfolio, which is designed to offer builders, architects, engineers, and the construction supply chain scalable software solutions for realizing cost and labor efficiencies across the design and construction cycle.