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.