Webinars To Better Your Business
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March 2 – State of the Economy 2021:
Dr. Robert Dietz
Our members love to kick-off February with the SuperBowl and some industry guidance from Dr. Dietz. They go together like chicken wings and hot sauce!
We missed seeing and hearing his report in-person for 2021, but with the help of technology, we can still enjoy his presentation and valuable information as we plow through our 1st quarter.
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Thank you to our webinar sponsor!
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March 24 - Recruiting & Retaining Key Employees While Our Nation Heals from Covid-19
As the roller-coaster of new challenges facing the workplace continues in 2021, what do we need to do to protect and encourage our most valuable assets, our people? With business booming, material shortages, and a competitive market, having the strength of a great team is essential! It is not always easy to find "A" level talent or keep it. With a little help from Jim Schaffer, at Schaffer & Associates, and Dawn Stastny of Stellaris Group, we will learn some key practices to secure a great team in 2021.
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OSHA Issues Revised Employer Guidance
on COVID-19 Workplace Safety
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced revised guidance for employers pertaining to workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The guidance recommends that employers implement a COVID-19 prevention program and include the following essential elements:
- Conduct a hazard assessment.
- Identify control measures to limit the spread of the virus.
- Adopt policies for employee absences that don’t punish workers as a way to encourage potentially infected workers to remain home.
- Ensure that coronavirus policies and procedures are communicated to both English and non-English speaking workers.
- Implement protections from retaliation for workers who raise coronavirus-related concerns.
(Source: NLBMDA Member Alert, Jan. 2021)
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Boise Cascade announced the retirement of Nick Stokes, the Executive Vice President of the company’s building materials distribution (BMD) business, effective March 12, 2021, after 42 years of service. The Boise Cascade board of directors appointed Jeff Strom to the role of Executive Vice President of the BMD division.
Stokes joined Boise Cascade in 1979 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including all areas of branch operations and sales. Stokes was promoted to Vice President of BMD operations in 2001, to Senior Vice President of BMD operations in 2011, and to his most recent role as Executive Vice President of BMD operations in 2014.
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We are pleased to welcome Charles Grey to the BMSA family. This newly launched company, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, is a wholesale distributor of mouldings, boards, and stair parts. Team members at Charles Grey average over 25 years of experience in the millwork industry. According to Charles Grey founder, Matt Black, “Charles Grey exists to provide our customers quality materials with exceptional service, unparalleled in the building materials industry.” More information about Charles Grey can be found on the company’s website www.charlesgrey.net.
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Associate Member CareWorksComp recently announced that they will become Sedgwick as of March 1, 2021. Sedgwick is a leading global provider of risk management and claim solutions. The name change will mean that next month customers will see the Sedgwick name and logo, rather than CareWorksComp, on
invoices, communications, marketing materials, and building signage. The CareWorksComp website will redirect to Sedgwick.com and CareWorksComp email addresses (@CareWorksComp.com) will change to Sedgwick (@Sedgwick.com). CareWorksComp.com email address will continue to forward until further notice. The same great CareWorksComp client team will remain in place and the office address and phone number will stay the same at this time.
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Forest and building materials buying group Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) announced that CEO and president John Somerville will retire in June. Somerville joined LMC in 2009 after previously working with Dow Chemical Company, holding several positions, including sales vice president of building materials North America. The retiring executive also is a former board member for the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association (NLBMDA). Somerville has more than 40 years of experience in the building materials and construction industry in total.
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Member Insurance Agency, Inc., the largest provider of insurance to co-op and independent hardware stores in the United States, announced that the company will begin operating under a new name and will be known as American Hardware & Lumber Insurance Agency, Inc., effective February 8, 2021. This rebranding strategy reflects both the evolution of the company as well as its vision for the future. Along with this change, a newly redesigned company logo has been revealed and a new website will soon be launched, featuring the company’s heightened focus on hardware, lumber, and building material operations. The company’s ownership and staff have not changed. All office addresses remain the same. The new American Hardware & Lumber Insurance logo features a red and blue bold typeface to signal clarity and strength with hardware and lumber imagery, representing American Hardware & Lumber Insurance’s connections to its key industries, customers, partners, and associations across the United States.
Read the press release here.
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BMSA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
BMSA encourages our Dealer members to look first to your Associate members when purchasing products and services. Support those who support your Association and the industry!
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Aeratis Porch Products
Alsco Metals
Amelia Lumber Company, Inc.
Appalachian Hardwood Lumber
Atlantic Forklift Services
Averitt Express
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Barricade Building Products
Basys Processing
Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
BlueLinx Corporation
BlueTarp Financial, Inc.
Boise Cascade Corp.
Brackett Brothers Corp.
Building 9 Corp.
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Cameron Ashley Building Products
CardConnect
CareWorks Comp
Carolina Atlantic
Center-Line Trailers
Charles F. Shiels & Company
Charles Grey
Crumpler Plastic Pipe
Culpeper Wood Preservers
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Dairyman's Supply Co., Inc.
Dealers Supply & Lumber Co.
Diamond Hill Plywood Company
DMSi Software
DSA Doors
Dyke Industries
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Eastern Engineered Wood Products
E-Cubed Consulting
ECi Spruce Computers
ECMD
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Facemyer Lumber Co,. Inc.
Federated Insurance
Fortress Wood Products
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Garden State Lumber
Go-For Delivers
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Heritage Capital Group
Hood Distribution
House of Forgings
Huttig Building Products
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LBM Advantage
Legacy Pre-Finishing Inc.
Linxup
LJS Solutions
Lumbermans Merchandising Corporation
LP Building Solutions
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Madison Wood Preservers
MaterialsXchange
The Marwin Company
Member Insurance
Metal Sales Manufacturing
Metrie
Metwood Building Solutions
Mirage Promotions
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Packard Forest Products, Inc.
Palmer-Donavin Manufacturing
Palmetto Paper Tube
Paradigm (formerly ResiCAD)
Parksite
Patwin Plastics
Peak Auctioneering
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance
Ponderosa Software
PrimeSource Building Products
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Rader Solutions
Reeb Millwork
Reserve Lumber Co.
Rick Johnson Insurance, Inc.
Rocco Building Supplies, LLC
Royal Building Products
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Samsara
Schaffer Association
Simpson Strong-Tie, Inc.
Smith Millwork, Inc.
Snavely Forest Products
Southeast Industrial Equipment
Southeast Insurance Group
Sun Windows, Inc.
Sunbelt Rack/CT Darnell Construction
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TAH Benefits
TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
The Empire Company
True Value Corp.
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Vann Attorneys, L.L.P
Viance
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Welco Enteprises, Inc.
Weyerhaeuser Distribution
WM Coffman Resources
Woodford Plywood, Inc.
Woodgrain Distrubution
WorkSafeWorkSmart.com
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