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Component Connection

SBCA"s podcast focuses on everything from production and marketing best practices to risk management and leadership tips. We are interviewing fellow component manufacturers and industry experts and teasing out valuable nuggets you can use to improve your company.

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EP 97: Lohse Shares Vision on Growing Market Share...

Component Connection ·

2023/02/06

Recorded live at NAHB’s International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Jess Lohse, executive director of SBCA, shares his thoughts on representing the component manufacturing industry to home builders throughout the week. Jess also shares his vision for how CMs can continue to grow market share with home builders.

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00:14:49

EP 96: Frogale on Important Developments for SBCA

Component Connection ·

2023/01/30

After a full week of discussions, networking, and education, Gene Frogale, owner of Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems and current president of SBCA, shares his thoughts on some of the highlights from SBCA’s Open Quarterly Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

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00:16:51

EP 95: Schwieters on the Many Ways Floor Trusses...

Component Connection ·

2023/01/23

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share the many ways their company directly benefits from incorporating floor trusses into their single family projects, even as the pressure to compress cycle times eases.

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00:13:26

EP 94: Schwieters has Success with Single-Family...

Component Connection ·

2023/01/16

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share how their company has been successful selling floor trusses to single-family builders, using them in 95% of projects.

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00:00:24

EP 93 Promo: Anderson on Improving Building Plans

Component Connection ·

2023/01/10

EP 93 Promo: Anderson on Improving Building Plans by SBCA

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00:17:54

EP 93: Anderson on Improving Building Plans

Component Connection ·

2023/01/09

In this episode, Kat Anderson, SBCA’s new director of market development, comes from the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. She shares her perspectives on the struggles AEC firms face in today’s environment and the benefits component manufacturers can gain from building a more collaborative relationship with the AEC professionals in their market.

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00:23:22

EP 92: Zonda’s Tomalak Gives Q1 2023 Housing Forecast

Component Connection ·

2023/01/03

In this episode, Todd Tomalak, principal of building products at Zonda, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, briefly shares how Zonda collects and disseminates housing data and then provides Zonda’s housing outlook for the first quarter of 2023.

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00:16:21

EP 91: Finkenhoefer on Getting More Out of Your...

Component Connection ·

2022/12/19

In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, gives his perspective on the benefits of using a centralized maintenance management system (CMMS) and how it can help maximize equipment uptime.

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00:16:01

EP 90: Finkenhoefer on the 84 Lumber Difference

Component Connection ·

2022/12/12

In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, shares how he eventually found his way to the industry and how things have changed as his facility transitioned into the 84 Lumber family.

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00:17:11

EP 89: Apex on Expanding into Multifamily

Component Connection ·

2022/11/21

In this episode, Issam Fakhoury and Tom Closser, owners of Apex Structural Innovation in Romulus, Michigan, discuss how their company grew out of the Great Recession and how they are successfully expanding into multifamily construction.

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00:15:46

EP 88: Soule Pushes Onsite and Offsite Efficiency

Component Connection ·

2022/11/14

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, shares how his company seeks to both increase framer efficiency on the jobsite and production efficiency in the manufacturing facility. Shane addresses the value that can be captured through controlling the onsite labor, as well as targeted use of robotics.

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00:17:48

EP 87: Soule on Successfully Selling Panels to Framers

Component Connection ·

2022/11/07

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, discusses how his company has had success selling wall panels to framers. In addition, Shane shares how they are trying to make onsite labor even more cost-efficient through window installation, floor panels, and addressing their jobsite pain points.

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00:18:32

EP 86: Soule on Growing a Successfully CM Operation...

Component Connection ·

2022/10/31

In this episode, Shane Soule, president of ProTec Panel and Truss in Bremen, Indiana, shares how he ended up running his company, and how he’s positioning his component manufacturing business to thrive in the years ahead.

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00:16:20

EP 85: Dasanayake and Lohse on Digital QC Software...

Component Connection ·

2022/07/18

The successful release of SBCA’s Digital QC software would not have been possible without the knowledge and expertise of Q4US, a software development company headquartered in Finland. In this episode Sandun Dasanayake, co-founder and CEO at Q4US and, Jess Lohse, executive director of SBCA, provide some insight into Digital QC’s functionality and what it took to create it.

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00:18:45

EP 84: Whelan Discusses What is Driving Industry...

Component Connection ·

2022/07/11

In this episode, Margaret Whelan, founder and CEO of Whelan Advisory Capital Markets, sheds light on what is driving investment into the component manufacturing industry and integration within the construction supply chain.

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00:16:09

EP 83: Hoops Expounds on Benefits of Lumber & Truss...

Component Connection ·

2022/06/27

In this episode, Rachel Hoops, B2B Sales Manager for Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC), shares how their components group has grown rapidly in partnering up their component manufacturing and LBM members for mutual benefit. Rachel also shares the emerging trends they see in the market and what may lie ahead for the LMC component group.

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00:18:04

EP 82: Herring on Opening a New Facility in Today’s...

Component Connection ·

2022/06/20

In this episode, John Herring, CEO of A-1 Industries in Fort Pierce, Florida, explores the challenges he faced in opening a new, state-of-the-art facility for today that is also built to accommodate long-term growth. John also weighs in on what it takes to get into the component manufacturing business today.

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00:19:33

EP 81: Herring Shares Mindset Change After Housing Crash

Component Connection ·

2022/06/13

In this episode, John Herring, CEO of A-1 Industries in Fort Pierce, Florida, explores what the industry was like in the early 1970s in the industry’s birthplace. John also shares how his mindset changed about running a component manufacturing company after the housing bubble burst in the mid-2000s.

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00:12:32

EP 80: Dixon and Louws on Looking Overseas for...

Component Connection ·

2022/06/06

In this episode, Barry Dixon, owner and CEO of True House in Jacksonville, Florida, and BJ Louws, president of Louws Truss in Ferndale, Washington, share why, as they seek to automate and innovate, they have invested time and resources in looking overseas. They also share what motivates them to push their family businesses forward to continually improve.

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00:15:23

EP 79: Smith Shares Trussway’s Focus After 50 Years

Component Connection ·

2022/05/31

In this episode, Jeff Smith, president and CEO of Trussway, shares how Trussway is celebrating 50 years of business and the ways they focus on supporting, training, and recognizing the value of their employees. Jeff also talks about how they interface with their customers to ensure they have the best experience possible.

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