Building Your Own Home – Part VIII: Moving Inside and Cash Flow As construction moves forward, the focus shifts from the exterior to the interior, making it harder to track progress from the outside. However, there’s still important work ahead. Tasks like leveling the surrounding area and ensuring proper grading away from the house are crucial.... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 92
Design Connections: Make Competition About More Than Price Geordie Secord A near certainty in the component business is that your customers will, to some extent at least, shop your price against your competition. Depending on the relationship history you have with your client, you may have the opportunity to match a lower price, but your competition will still be used... Read More October 2023 Issue #15291 Page 98
Race to Indy for BCMC 2023 Tracy Roe The word is out — component manufacturers design faster, reduce costs and waste, and build more with our trailblazing TrueBuild® software suite and connector products. Now, are you ready to learn more about what Eagle has to offer? If so, come see us at BCMC! Our industry’s #1... Read More September 2023 Issue #15290 Page 49
Job Site Success Begins with Good Communication Landon Boucher My favorite place to meet with a customer is on the job site. Always has been. I started in this industry approximately 20 years ago as a young truss salesman for UFP in Southern California. My training consisted of building trusses in the yard, creating estimates, and completing engineering... Read More September 2023 Issue #15290 Page 86
Advertiser Forum: Three Types of People Anna Stamm We tend to think in terms of black and white, good and bad, but reality is seldom that straightforward. For example, take the case of needing to ask someone for help. In my experience, that leads to three kinds of people. Who Hears Your Dilemma Most of us are slow to ask for help. Perhaps... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 6
Unlock Your Factory’s Potential with Moducore’s Bill of Materials Thomas Griffin At Moducore, a Bill of Materials (BOM) is more than just a simple list of materials and parts. It is the backbone of your production process, and harnessing its true potential requires an advanced and interconnected system. Our BOM solution lies at the heart of our software, but its real... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 60
Advertiser Forum: Rules of the Road Anna Stamm It’s been a long time since I took driver’s training, so I honestly don’t recall if they did back then, but I wonder if today’s young drivers are told how important it is to realize that many people will NOT be following the rules of the road. I am 100%-positive that... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 6
When is a Smart Time to Buy Machinery? Wendy Boyd Determining the smartest time to buy machinery depends on various factors, including your specific needs, budget, market conditions, and the nature of machinery itself. When we have a conversation with our customers to help them determine their machinery requirements and decide whether it is... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 17
Increase Net Profits by Properly Understanding, Scheduling, and Processing Rush Orders Todd Drummond The summertime build season is upon the industry. For most wood component manufacturers (CM), and other manufactured suppliers of building materials, the lead time of new orders typically easily exceeds four weeks. Inevitably, a salesperson will ask, “Hey, can you do me a favor? I have an... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 25
Are We Designing Our Components to Benefit Our Truss Builders and End Users? Glenn Traylor Many years ago, early in my career as a truss designer, I was interrupted by the production manager. He loudly entered my office with a piece of 2 x 12 and a circular saw and abruptly slammed both on top of my drafting table that was sporting a newly created truss layout. (We did not have... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 35