ATTENTION WMA DISTRIBUTOR MEMBERS
Are You Looking To Retain or Attract Employees?
The deadline for submission is TODAY: February 15, 2016.
See how your company matches up against other distribution companies by taking part in the WMA Compensation & Benefit Survey.
There is NO COST to participate in the survey and WMA distributor members who participate in the survey will be able to access the results at no cost. WMA members who do not participate in the survey may purchase the report for $750. Any non-members of WMA may purchase the report for $2000.
WMA encourages your participation! This report will be a vital tool for you to use in determining fair and adequate compensation & benefit packages for yourself and your employees.
Log in to the WMA Membership Portal to access the survey.
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
WMA Welcomes New Member
OSHKOSH DOOR
Since 1853, Oshkosh Door Company provides wood and FRP doors and frames focused on the Architectural and Commercial markets. Oshkosh provides specialized, sophisticated functionality for each door- from safety and security to designer style. Oshkosh turns what was a purely functional, uninspired commodity product into a unique feature of a building. Owners are proud to own and showcase a building with such distinctive yet practical interior doors that deliver great “threshold appeal” and increase property value.
For more information about OSHKOSH DOOR please visit www.oshkoshdoor.com
WMA Welcomes New Member
INTEX MILLWORK SOLUTIONS
INTEX Millwork Solutions specializes in the design and fabrication of custom PVC trim and millwork. Architects and builders rely on INTEX’s strengths in both traditional workmanship and engineering technology to craft intricately detailed, high quality millwork for distinctive homes and buildings INTEX also offers many standard cellular PVC products; such as, columns, newels and railing systems that are stocked in many locations along the East Coast.
For more information about INTEX Millwork Solutions please visit www.INTEXmillwork.com
HOUSING INDUSTRY NEWS
Young Adult Households That Did Not Form
New NAHB Economics research shows that two million households headed by 25 – 34 year olds are missing from the current housing market but could have been active players if the headship rates remained at the 2000 levels. Instead, a rising number of young adults choose to stay with their parents or parents-in-law. As of 2014, more than 20 percent of young adults ages 25 to 34, or 8.8 million, live in homes of their parents or parents-in-law.
This represents a sharp increase since 2000 when less than 12 percent, or 4.6 million, lived with parents. Even going back to 1990, when the youngest baby boomers filled the 25-34 age bracket, those living with parents accounted for 12.2 percent, or 5.3 million.
Read more at NAHB Eye On Housing
OSHA’s Coming Distractions
The Obama administration is on track to put four new OSHA rules into effect in early 2016, as well as to change how its inspectors prioritize the types of violations they investigate.
Read more at REMODELING
MBA: New home purchases soared in January
Even though new home purchases dropped 6% in December, for the month of January the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey shows mortgage applications for new home purchases, increased by 14%.
Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
WMA WEBSITE TIP OF THE WEEK
What is your plan for developing better skilled,
educated and successful employees?
WMA’s Learning Management System
Offers Over 40 Online Education Modules
- Principles and Professional Selling – Beginner or Pro, advance your sales skills and improve sales efficiency
- Business Practices – Fundamentals of business operations and transactions that are part of the dynamics of selling – an essential for wholesale distribution and retail trades
- Workplace Safety Courses
- Millwork Principles and Practices – Most popular sold in the millwork and building industry (also available in Spanish)
Visit WMA Online Education to get started.
For login information to the Membership Portal or assistance setting up your profile, contact Caterina Byrd at 727.372.3665 or email: cbyrd@worldmillworkalliance.com
