Roof Truss Lines: Should I Buy New or Retrofit? Sean Hubbard Determining whether to purchase a new Roof Truss Table Press with Spida Jig-It Rails or retrofit an existing system is not a simple decision. We are often asked to quote one system or the other, but rarely both. Even so, it is important to spend time researching both avenues to a more productive... Read More January 2021 Issue #13258 Page 17
Will You Be Ready in 2021? Carl Villella How ready are you for the uptick in business once the pandemic is behind us? In a recent survey of the National Association for Business Economics, 73% of their members said that the U.S. Economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by the 2nd half of 2021. Members include 48 professional... Read More January 2021 Issue #13258 Page 75
Lumber Briefs: Lumber Market Forecast Matt Layman America’s Achilles Heel I want to drift off topic for a bit. Last week we were advised that the U.S. was under a massive cyber attack. As of today, Sunday December 20, the attack is on-going, there is no determination of who is responsible, how deep the attack has penetrated, how to... Read More January 2021 Issue #13258 Page 106
Lumber Briefs: Lumber Market Forecast Matt Layman COVID Shipment Delays WILL RISE The global pandemic surge is further exacerbating shipment schedules, lengthening many commodity and specialty items that are weeks behind already. Some truckloads of basic commodity Canadian lumber are just now catching up on two-month delays despite prices... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 84
Lumber Briefs: Lumber Market Forecast Matt Layman 2020 Hindsight 2020 hindsight. Deduce deeper. Look farther than the end of my nose and keep asking, “What’s next?” I didn’t do that at the beginning of the pandemic. I failed to consider how men specifically would respond to the lockdown. I saw hangout at home, catch... Read More November 2020 Issue #12256 Page 94
One Size Doesn’t Have to Fit All Carl Villella No two businesses are alike. Even businesses that appear strikingly similar are facing their own unique sets of circumstances. So, with many different kinds of challenges and opportunities, shouldn’t there be different options available to implement changes and growth? Absolutely! One... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 90
Lumber Briefs: Everyone Knows Why 2x4s Are $1000, Right? Matt Layman Are you feeling like we are in a great big room, pitch dark and no one can find the light switch? Well, let’s try to find one. First off, everyone knows how we got here, right? You know it’s not COVID, or the economy, or housing starts, or DIY, or interest rates, or the stock market.... Read More September 2020 Issue #12254 Page 108
The CASH Dilemma Ray Fedorko One of the most frequent responses we hear from prospects when asked how they hope to pay for their equipment is simply: I’m going to pay cash. It’s a nice feeling to pay cash. Done and paid for. No payment schedule or finance charges. And surely, if interest payments hover in the... Read More August 2020 Issue #12253 Page 71
Lumber Briefs: Why Housing is So Artificially Strong Matt Layman Just like the lumber market, housing has benefitted from the unfortunate situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. One must wonder why? The answer is simple if we just listen to the narrative provided by builders and the usually lopsided media. Folks are fleeing to the suburbs. The pandemic has... Read More August 2020 Issue #12253 Page 102
Critical Summertime Repeated Problem Areas Hindering Sales Todd Drummond Year after year, too many companies suffer needlessly with the same common problems. Even after making new equipment investments and receiving assurances that things will be different, the old issues keep rearing their heads. ! Even with the additional equipment investment, production... Read More July 2020 Issue #12252 Page 44