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Thursday, January 19, 2017
WMA MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seeking Members for Newly Established WMA Safety Committee
WMA has established a Safety Committee whose mission will be to improve the millwork industry safety environment by creating awareness of key issues, and encouraging members to utilize the opportunities and programs available to eliminate hazards, and enhance workplace safety and health practices. WMA is currently seeking both distributor and associate members who are directly involved in overseeing safety for their company to participate in the WMA Safety Committee. The scope of the committee’s work will involve:
- Identifying key safety and health issues pertaining to the millwork industry
- Providing awareness of opportunities or programs available
- Developing a working relationship/partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to improve the millwork industry’s safety and health environment
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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION EDUCATION
When: March 5-8, 2017
Where: JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel – Indianapolis, Indiana
LIMITED ENROLLMENT, REGISTER TODAY!
WMA members receive $1000 savings on registration.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
February 13, 2017 – Hotel reservation and cancellation deadline. Reservations must be made directly with the hotel prior to 5 p.m. Central Time to receive the UID rate.
February 17, 2017 – Registration deadline. All applications received after this date will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
To view the course listing CLICK HERE!
GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE
Trump Stirs Homebuilders’ Dreams of Bulldozing Environment Rules
As Don Huffines sees it, Donald Trump’s election instantly made his Dallas-area pastureland much more valuable. That’s because the residential developer expects the president-elect to follow through on a pledge to cut through what he considers environmental red tape.Read more at Bloomberg
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China Over Aluminum
The United States filed a new trade enforcement complaint against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging the country is skirting WTO rules by providing subsidies to certain producers of primary aluminum. Read more at DWM
Consumer Optimism Slips to Start 2017
Although consumer optimism increased after the election of President-elect Donald Trump, 2017 saw a dip in that optimism. The Index of Consumer Sentiment decreased slightly to 98.1, down 0.1% from 98.1 in December but still up 6.6% from 92 in January 2016, according to the Survey of Consumers conducted by the University of Michigan. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
Best Buy Cities: Where To Invest In Housing In 2017
To find out where you can get the most bang for your housing buck this year, Forbes teamed up with Local Market Monitor, a North Carolina-based company that tracks more than 300 housing markets. For each market CEO Ingo Wizner analyzed housing indicators as well as broader growth trends. He came up with 20 markets where you can park your money with some confidence in 2017 – and beyond. Read more at Forbes
HOUSING INDUSTRY
Industry Experts Expect 55+ Market to Continue Rise
Plenty of optimism for the market segment at IBS 2017. Read more at BUILDER
OSB Prices Climb 14% in 2016
The price of softwood lumber rose by 2.3% in December, while prices paid for ready-mix concrete, gypsum products, and OSB all fell, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ready-mix concrete, gypsum products and OSB prices fell by 0.1%, 0.2%, and 1.3%, respectively. The 2.3% increase in the softwood lumber price index is the largest monthly increase since April 2016. Read more at NAHB Eye On Housing
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Workplace Violence Prevention
NEXT WEBINAR
Tuesday, Jan 24
2:00 pm EST
Insights on violence prevention and requirements under OSHA.
Presented by BLR
Insights on EPA and OSHA Trends for 2017 with the New Trump Administration
NEXT WEBINAR
Tuesday, Jan 31
1:00 pm EST
A 1-hour webinar is being offered by AudioSolutionZ on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST that will address insights on EPA and OSHA trends for 2017 with the new Trump Administration. Expert speaker, Vince Marchesani, Ph.D., will be presenting. He is the president and CEO of Environmental, Health and Safety International, LLC. He has developed Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) performance improvement and crisis management systems, and has published numerous papers on EHS topics. Read More
Presented by AudioSolutionZ
WMA
2016 Compensation & Benefit Survey
Available for Purchase
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What is the ANSI/WMA 100 Standard for Side-Hinged Exterior Doors?
- Approved as an American National Standard by ANSI
- Uses the ASTM E330 test method to obtain a full system design pressure rating
- Defines methods for qualifying door system components for substitution in the rated system
- Outlines slab stiffness testing procedures for use in determining component substitution
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