BCMC education co-chairs, Dallas Austin of Big C Lumber and Zach Shepherd of Engineered Building Design, walk through all the educational offerings at BCMC 2021. From the big name speakers to the many industry veterans who will be sharing their perspectives and expertise, Dallas and Zach share what they see is the value proposition of the BCMC education tracks, the new Meet the Speaker events, and the Learning Labs on the show floor.

Greg Dahlstrom of Villiaume Industries, a US LBM company, and Mike Kozlowski of Apex, served as co-chairs of BCMC 2021. On this episode, they share the positive return on investment (ROI) available through attending the industry’s premier event of the year and share their “don’t miss” moments.

Jay Jones, executive director of the Truss Plate Institute (TPI), shares in this episode the ways in which the new partnership that has developed between TPI and SBCA will ultimately benefit not only component manufacturers but the entire construction supply chain.

Dolly Penland, owner of Business Results, LLC, and a workforce expert who has consulted the component manufacturing industry for years, talks about the most powerful tools employers have to find and keep their future employees.

Dolly Penland, owner of Business Results, LLC, and a workforce expert who has consulted the component manufacturing industry for years, shares her perspective on how employers can use some simple tools to enhance their hiring and management practices with better data.

If you are involved in the housing supply chain, the odds of you having a problem finding enough quality workers to do what you want to do is hovering right around 100 percent. It stands to reason that one of the most effective long-term solutions to this challenge is increasing employee retention. In this podcast, Jason Ward, a vice president at California TrusFrame and an expert on all things employee-related, gives veteran tips on how to build employee loyalty.

Joel Fleischman and Jason Blenker of Drexel Building Supply in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, take a closer look at company culture and how Drexel has incorporated component manufacturing into its business model and why a recent $27M investment into robotics just makes good sense.

In this podcast, Joel Fleischman, president of Drexel Building Supply in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, and Jason Blenker, Drexel’s Off-Site Solutions Leader, share the journey that has led Drexel from a four-person LBM operation in 1985 to a 650-employee regional power that just announced a $27 million investment into a solar-powered, robotic component manufacturing facility.

Chris Tatge, president of the National Framers Council and a veteran framer who has recently expanded his company, Dynamic Construction, into the world of turnkey. In this episode, Chris talks about how other NFC members changed the way he thought about the framing business and discusses the value NFC offers to not only framers and component manufacturers, but to builder and GCs as well.

Most builders today are actively seeking ways to maximize the output of their onsite labor, and one of the solutions that has gained a lot of traction lately is turnkey framing. In this podcast, Chris Tatge, president of the National Framers Council and a veteran framer who has recently expanded his company, Dynamic Construction, gives his insight into the world of turnkey.