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With a fiscal calendar that ends in late June, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Do it Best Corp. has had a wild 12 months culminating in pandemic-challenged society. And the results are impressive – record profits.
If there was any doubt that Home Depot sales would benefit from the stay-at-home, work-from-home environment ushered in by the global pandemic, they were erased by the retailer’s second quarter metrics.
In a recent SBCA Component Connection podcast, Margaret Whelan offers listeners a unique perspective on consumer demand, the risk of disruption, and opportunities of innovation in the component manufacturing (CM) industry.
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Strong-Drive® SDPW Deflector screw line of fasteners designed to connect non-load-bearing, full-height partition wall top plates to trusses or joists while allowing for vertical movement without associated connector squeaks.
Over the last several months, the light-frame wood construction industry has witnessed unprecedented increases in softwood lumber costs in all markets amongst all grade and species combinations.
A robust Quality Assurance (QA) program in your component manufacturing facility gives you a fresh set of eyes on your plant operations four times a year and a team you can reach out to any time you have questions or concerns about your quality control.
After an accelerated pace of layoffs in March and April, construction sector hiring roared back in May and continued at somewhat reduced pace in June, per data from the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).
Chris Tatge started in the framing business as a teenager, helping his youth pastor who was general contracting his own home. By 21, he was signing his first contract to frame 26 houses over the course of a year, bringing on two employees to assist with the process.
SBCA’s Strike Force 5 rolled out a short survey earlier this summer to measure how production line employees come into the industry, what influences their decision to stay, and what they think CMs can do to attract and retain more line workers.
SBCA has recently released the first version of its industry-specific TPSX file format.
Mike and Dylan Hoven both started their careers with Grizzly Truss Fabricators the same way: catching wood from the saw.
Do it Best Corp. is taking a more aggressive approach to growth through acquisition.
84 Lumber is continuing its expansion efforts in 2020 and has opened its latest truss plant in Mansfield, Ohio.
Builders First Source (BFS) reported 2020 Q2 sales of $1.9 billion, a 2.25% increase compared to a year ago.
BMC Stock Holdings (BMC) reported Q2 2020 sales of $979.89 million, an increase of $33.5 million, or 3.5% year over year.