Approximately 50 companies journeyed to Alda, NE in April for our National Trade Show and Product Showcase hosted by Triad/RUVO (Merrick Machine Company). This “By Invitation Only” event welcomed attendees from across the US, Canada, and Brazil to our manufacturing facility in the heart of the Midwest. [For all photos of the event and award winners, See PDF or View in Full Issue.]
Every year, this two-day event provides the perfect venue for everyone to view Triad wall panel, sub-component, and stair manufacturing equipment as well as the RUVO lines of interior and exterior pre-hung door machinery. In advance of the event, we also held an 18-hole golf scramble at the Indianhead Golf Course for some additional fun and camaraderie.
Equipment premiered at the 2025 show included the updated Open Stringer Saw (OSS) upgrading a product that has been serving the stair building industry for 20 years. Also, stair builders could see the StairBoss Pro, Wedge/Glue Block Cutter, and new Bi-Directional Tilt Staircase Assembly Clamp.
Active, hands-on demonstrations included the revolutionary Triad Ai Component Nailer, the ProFusion wall panel line including the PreStage Framing Table and Autonomous Profusion Bridge.
Light-gauge steel panelizers could view and try the exclusive Triad NexuSteel Framing Table that can be utilized to build both standard and also balloon and rake walls on the same framer, and a Hydraulic Tilt Table. Ruvo products included a prototype 935 Horizontal Pre-Hung Door Factory, as well as the Ruvo 505 Vertical Door Machine.
We offered educational sessions too, including a new equipment maintenance service seminar and round table discussions for wood wall panel builders, steel wall panel builders, and pro stair builders. This format encouraged peer-to-peer discussions and networking.
From customer comments, it was clear that Triad/RUVO again hit the mark in anticipating industry needs and came up with economical, common-sense solutions with these products!
During the past seven continuous decades, Triad has been the leading manufacturer of automated, semi-automated, and manual wall panel equipment, sub-component systems, and floor builders, as well as the automated stair manufacturing equipment and builders for the RUVO line of automated interior and exterior pre-hung door machines. No matter if you are a high volume or low volume operation, Triad has the experience you need and the right answers to help you grow. For questions, please feel free to call 800-568-7423 (ext. 126), and let us know when you would like to come see us for yourself!
Award Winners Gallery
Our annual celebration of our customers included our awards presentation. Each recipient was presented his trophy by Lowell Tuma and Russell Merrick.
One highlight was the trophy presentation to the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Merrick Machine Company Lifetime Achievement Award to Greg Griggs, Senior Vice President – Manufacturing East, for Builders FirstSource, recognizing his 45 years in the component industry dating back to 1980. Recipients in previous years have included Fred Schenkel of Builders FirstSource, Joe Reed of NVR Building Products, Ivan Sell of Stock Lumber/Carolina Holdings, Sam Galante of Steel Truss & Panel, and Jack Slaughter of Broad Building Supply.
Award to Wheeler Manis and Scott Morris from Wheeler’s for wood wall panel manufacturing productivity and efficiency
Award to Bob Cleckner from Whiting-Turner for light-gauge steel wall panel manufacturing productivity and efficiency
Award to Jamie Emin from Glenora Lumber for stair manufacturing productivity and efficiency
Award to David “Sully” Sullivan of Tibbetts Lumber Company for interior door pre-hanging productivity and efficiency
Triad Salesman of the Year (sales leader) Robert Bernardo of Robert M Bernardo & Associates
Ruvo Salesman of the Year (sales leader) Jeremy Becker of TD Becker & Associates
Special Recognition Awards: Ben Stephens of JB Stephens Sales for 29 years of representing Triad, Robert Bernardo of Robert M Bernardo & Associates for 20 years of representing Triad, and Josh Peizer of Mid-Atlantic Millwork Sales for 15 years of representing Triad