Component Connection

In this episode, Bill Blades, president of Integrated Building Components in Phoenix, Arizona, shares why he moved back to Arizona to start a new truss company, and what he prioritized as he built it from scratch.

In this episode, Chad Johnson, owner of Truss Components of Washington, shares how a wholesale culture change resulted in short-term pain but yielded countless benefits that set the company up for greater success today and into the future.

In this episode, Chad Johnson, owner of Truss Components of Washington, shares why his company needed to institute a complete culture change and what the experience was like.

In this episode, Kendall Hoyd, owner of The Sharpen Group, talks about the challenges companies face as they grow and offers some strategic advice on how to avoid common growing pains.

In this episode, Kendall Hoyd, owner of The Sharpen Group, shares the importance and value of going through SBCA’s new Financial Management Concepts Training program, which is free to members.

In this episode, Molly Butz, managing director of SBCA, talks about all the digital tools and resources SBCA has developed to help component manufacturers harness the power of mobile technology, from electronic jobsite packages to Digital QC and training programs.

In this episode, Rick Parrino, general manager of Plum Building Systems, a division of US LBM, helps celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode. Rick shares how his involvement in advocacy efforts with lawmakers and building officials has benefited him, his company, and the broader industry.

In this episode, Joe Hikel, owner of Shelter Systems Limited in Westminster, Maryland, shares why he has been a driving force behind the creation of the new SBCA Foundation & Endowment, and how he envisions this charitable entity will give the component manufacturing industry an effective avenue to give back to the communities they serve.

Recorded live at NAHB’s International Builders Show in Las Vegas, this episode features Howard Gauger, director of engineering services for Carpenter Contractors of America, a division of Kodiak Building Partners. Howard shares his observations on the benefits of being engaged with NAHB on building codes and technical issues, as well as working through NAHB to promote how structural components sol...

Recorded live at NAHB’s International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Jess Lohse, executive director of SBCA, shares his thoughts on representing the component manufacturing industry to home builders throughout the week. Jess also shares his vision for how CMs can continue to grow market share with home builders.

After a full week of discussions, networking, and education, Gene Frogale, owner of Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems and current president of SBCA, shares his thoughts on some of the highlights from SBCA’s Open Quarterly Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share the many ways their company directly benefits from incorporating floor trusses into their single family projects, even as the pressure to compress cycle times eases.

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share how their company has been successful selling floor trusses to single-family builders, using them in 95% of projects.

EP 93 Promo: Anderson on Improving Building Plans by SBCA

In this episode, Kat Anderson, SBCA’s new director of market development, comes from the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. She shares her perspectives on the struggles AEC firms face in today’s environment and the benefits component manufacturers can gain from building a more collaborative relationship with the AEC professionals in their market.

In this episode, Todd Tomalak, principal of building products at Zonda, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, briefly shares how Zonda collects and disseminates housing data and then provides Zonda’s housing outlook for the first quarter of 2023.

In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, gives his perspective on the benefits of using a centralized maintenance management system (CMMS) and how it can help maximize equipment uptime.

In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, shares how he eventually found his way to the industry and how things have changed as his facility transitioned into the 84 Lumber family.

In this episode, Issam Fakhoury and Tom Closser, owners of Apex Structural Innovation in Romulus, Michigan, discuss how their company grew out of the Great Recession and how they are successfully expanding into multifamily construction.

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, shares how his company seeks to both increase framer efficiency on the jobsite and production efficiency in the manufacturing facility. Shane addresses the value that can be captured through controlling the onsite labor, as well as targeted use of robotics.

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, discusses how his company has had success selling wall panels to framers. In addition, Shane shares how they are trying to make onsite labor even more cost-efficient through window installation, floor panels, and addressing their jobsite pain points.

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, shares how he ended up running his company, and how he’s positioning his component manufacturing business to thrive in the years ahead.

The successful release of SBCA’s Digital QC software would not have been possible without the knowledge and expertise of Q4US, a software development company headquartered in Finland. In this episode Sandun Dasanayake, co-founder and CEO at Q4US and, Jess Lohse, executive director of SBCA, provide some insight into Digital QC’s functionality and what it took to create it.

In this episode, Margaret Whelan, founder and CEO of Whelan Advisory Capital Markets, sheds light on what is driving investment into the component manufacturing industry and integration within the construction supply chain.

In this episode, Rachel Hoops, B2B Sales Manager for Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC), shares how their components group has grown rapidly in partnering up their component manufacturing and LBM members for mutual benefit. Rachel also shares the emerging trends they see in the market and what may lie ahead for the LMC component group.