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Why does industry advocacy matter?

SBCA’s podcast, Component Connection, takes you inside two days on Capitol Hill and the conversations helping shape the future of the structural building components industry.

In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Larry Dix II, SBCA President, and Chris Tatge, Chair of SBCA’s Advocacy Committee, to discuss the recent SBCA Fly-In in Washington, D.C., and why industry engagement helps ensure the voice of component manufacturers and framers is heard.

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Off-Site. On Air. Tune In!: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/ep-185-how-two-days-on-capitol-hill-drives-value-to-the-industry

💡Innovation continues to drive the structural building components industry forward.

SBCA is excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 SBCA Innovation Grant:

🔹Cadynce – AI Estimating & Workflow Platform
🔹Crowdbuild – Crowdbuild™ CB Quote
🔹Shelfmark– Shelfmark for Truss Visual Inspection
🔹Stiles Machinery – Automated Sealing-Tape Application and Integrated Robotic Sheathing Cell Solution

Over the coming months, we'll be highlighting each recipient and their innovation leading up to BCMC 2026.

Learn more about the 2026 recipients and their innovations: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/sbca-announces-2026-innovation-grant-recipients

Understanding your customer contracts is just as important as understanding the project.

SBCA’s podcast, Component Connection, explores how customer contract language continues to evolve and why understanding key provisions is an important part of doing business.

In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Cheryl Lewis, COO at FairBuild AI, to discuss contract provisions that deserve a closer look, what they can mean for component manufacturers, and how companies can approach contract review with greater confidence and clarity.

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Off-Site. On Air. Tune In!: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/ep-184-a-look-at-troubling-customer-contracts-for-cms

Advocacy doesn't happen in a single meeting. It's built through conversations, relationships, and showing up.

This week, SBCA's Advocacy National Subcommittee spent time in Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional offices, federal agency leaders, industry partners, and HUD staff to discuss the issues impacting structural building component manufacturers and the broader construction industry.

From workforce challenges and housing affordability to the role structural building components play in increasing housing supply, the conversations were productive, thoughtful, and focused on helping policymakers better understand the issues impacting our industry and the workforce, housing, and manufacturing policies that can help address the nation's housing crisis.

We also joined our partners in the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) along with several Members of Congress for a press conference in support of the Dignity Act, highlighting the importance of workforce policies that strengthen U.S. manufacturing, support the construction workforce, and help address the nation's housing affordability and availability challenges.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the week a success. Every meeting, conversation, and relationship helps elevate awareness of our industry, reinforces the critical role component manufacturers play in addressing the nation's housing challenges, and strengthens SBCA's position as a go-to resource on issues impacting housing, home building, construction, and manufacturing.

The work continues, but it was a strong week for advocacy and an important opportunity to ensure our industry's voice is being heard.

Help recognize the people who make our industry stronger!

Nominations are now open for the 2026 SBCA Industry Awards, honoring individuals whose leadership, service, innovation, and dedication have helped strengthen the structural building components industry, their chapters, SBCA, and BCMC.

Awards include:
• SBCA Hall of Fame
• SBC Industry Leadership Award
• Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast Award
• Dwight Hikel Humanitarian Award
• Norm McKenna Chapter Service Award

Know someone who deserves recognition? Submit a nomination and help us celebrate the individuals who continue to make a lasting impact on our industry.

Nominations close June 19, 2026.

Learn more and submit your nomination: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/nominations-are-open-for-the-2026-sbca-industry-awards

What’s putting pressure on the lumber market right now?

SBCA’s podcast, Component Connection, takes a closer look at the challenges shaping the industry, from trucking capacity issues and rising fuel costs tied to geopolitical tensions in Iran to wildfire concerns and tightening availability of key lumber products.

In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP), who share real-time insight into the current lumber landscape and what component manufacturers should be watching.

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Off-site. On Air. Tune In!: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/ep-183-lumber-insights

Two important BCMC & Framer Summit 2026 EXHIBITOR deadlines are coming up THIS Sunday, May 31:

✅ Early Bird Exhibitor Registration Deadline
✅ Supplier-Led Education Session Application Deadline

BCMC continues to be where the structural building components industry connects, and exhibitor interest is moving fast following last year’s sold-out show floor.

Want priority booth size selection, discounted pricing, and the opportunity to connect with manufacturers, framers, and key decision-makers from across North America and beyond? Now’s the time.

And if you have expertise to share, supplier-led education sessions are one of the best ways to engage attendees beyond the booth and be part of the conversations shaping the industry.

Don’t wait until the last minute. Sunday is just a couple days away!

👉 Secure your booth and submit your session application today: www.bcmcshow.com.

BCMC 2026 is right around the corner! What are you most excited about?

The best ideas in this industry often start with a conversation.

That’s why Open Quarterly Meetings (OQMs) continue to be one of the most valuable ways to connect with peers, exchange ideas, gain insight, and build relationships that help move businesses forward.

And the Bellevue OQM is shaping up to be a great one.

✔ Boeing Everett Facility tour and plant tours are officially SOLD OUT, but you can still join the waitlists
✔ Limited spots remain for the group dinner
✔ Hotel rooms are still available at the group rate for now

Join SBCA and NFC June 9–11 in Bellevue, WA, for industry discussions, economic insight from Zonda’s Todd Tomalak, networking opportunities, and valuable conversations with component manufacturers and framers from across the country.

Register today: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/events/sbca-and-nfc-open-quarterly-meeting---bellevue-wa

What are you most looking forward to at Bellevue OQM?

What’s really driving the market right now, and where could things be headed next?

In this special BCMC preview episode of Component Connection, SBCA’s Ashley Baker, Director of Education, is joined by Todd Tomalak of Zonda to discuss the economic trends shaping the structural building components industry.

From interest rates and labor dynamics to consumer demand and housing activity, Todd provides a big-picture look at the forces influencing business decisions across the industry today. This episode also offers a preview of the insights he’ll expand on during his full Economic Forecast at BCMC 2026 in Columbus, OH, September 14–18.

Get an early look at the trends and insights that will help shape conversations at BCMC 2026 this fall in Columbus.

Off-site. On Air. Tune In!: https://www.sbcacomponents.com/media/ep-182-a-first-look-at-what's-ahead-with-zonda's-todd-tomalak



Learn more about BCMC: www.bcmcshow.com.

Safety isn’t something you check off a list. It’s a culture that impacts every part of an operation.

The latest issue of SBCA Magazine features “Safety 2.0,” a look at SBCA’s new plug-and-play safety program designed specifically for component manufacturers. From leadership and accountability to training and communication, the article explores how proactive safety practices can strengthen teams, improve consistency, and support long-term business success.

Best of all? The program is built to be flexible, practical, and 100% free to SBCA members.

Read the article here: https://magazine.sbcacomponents.com/may-june-2026/page-12