The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the educational and technical voice of the spray polyurethane foam industry, announced its newly elected Board of Directors for 2020 to 2022. Encompassing industry leaders from both the contractor and manufacturer sides of the business, as well as spanning the insulation and roofing sectors, the 16-member Board includes an Executive Committee and 12 additional voting members.

 

Bryan Heldreth, President of SPFA and President of RPC Industries, Inc.

Bonnie Strickler, Vice President of SPFA and President of PUFF, Inc.

Richard Spiess, Treasurer of SPFA and President of Innovative Insulation Solutions Ltd.

Tiffiny Flaim, Past President of SPFA and President of BIOFOAM, Inc.

 

Teri England, Director and Vice President of SmartChoice Insulation & Roofing

Brad Houlden, Owner of Houlden Contracting

Nick Laudenbach, Vice President of Fencil Urethane Systems

Jack Moore, President, JAG Lifting Solutions, LLC

Ken Wells, Owner of Elite Insulation & PolyPro, LLC

Ron Winkle, CEO of Roof Asset Management

Jason Hoerter, SPF Insulation and Roofing Engineer and Technical Advisor of NCFI Polyurethanes

Chris Janzen, Manager, Field Applications and Warranties, Performance Materials - Construction of BASF

Doug Kramer, President, U.S. - Huntsman Building Solutions

Will Lorenz, Vice President of Sales of General Coatings Manufacturing Corp.

Nick Pagano, Business Development Manager of Graco

Bruce Schenke, Product Manager with Carlisle Roof & Foam Coatings

Total construction starts sank 7% from June to July, pulled down by a staggering 31% decline in the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure projects, while the nonresidential sector gained 3% and residential starts increased 2%, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

The Roofing Alliance is seeking nominations for its 2021 Gold Circle Awards program, which recognizes NRCA or Roofing Alliance members for their outstanding contributions to the roofing industry. Gold Circle Awards categories include outstanding workmanship/innovative solutions and safety preparedness and performance. Unique roofing-related projects, programs and services completed between June 1, 2018, and May 31, 2020, are eligible for the competition. The deadline for entries is Oct. 23. Winners will be honored during NRCA’s 134th Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

OSHA Region 6 Education Centers are offering a free video on respiratory protection. The video provides guidance on the proper implementation of a respiratory protection program and its relationship to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This one-hour video is available now.   
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American Roofing & Waterproofing, LLC – Phoenix, AZ

JAG Lifting Solutions, LLC – Elyria, OH

Pivot Solutions, LLC – Tempe, AZ

Tom Harris PUR Consulting, LLC – Maple Grove, MN

Not an ideal situation, but an unscheduled or unexpected shut-down of a rig can happen. If it does, this is one more quick resource available to the SPF industry from the members of SPFA to preserve your equipment. Download it today.

Yes! You’ve read it correctly. We are seeing more specs that require BOTH the contractor AND the supplier companies to be SPFA PCP Accredited.   
If your company operates using good business practices and if you have qualified, knowledgeable SPF professionals on your team, then becoming accredited is as easy as 1-2-3. Contact Kelly Marcavage for more details at certdirector@sprayfoam.org.

All seven PCP Exam Prep Courses are available for FREE to SPFA Members and companies with employee enrolled in PCP.  (Each course is valued at $250). If you are eligible for FREE access, you were sent information on how to access the courses.  If you didn’t receive, contact certdirector@sprayfoam.org.
For those who don’t fall into either category but are interested, all you need to do is enroll in PCP using this form and you can access all courses and receive the study guides for FREE! (Study Guides are valued at $50/each.)

Any questions? Please contact certdirector@sprayfoam.org.

SPFA is doing its part to bring awareness of open positions in the industry to our members, partners, and untapped talent pools. For every one of these positions going unfilled it’s an opportunity missed, an extra staffing challenge drawing attention away from other important priorities, or a customer perhaps needing to wait longer than they should have to.