Attention 2015 WMA Exhibitors
WMA will be featuring the 2015 WMA Convention & Trade Show Exhibitors in our Latest Millwork Products & Services section of the WMA website.  If you have submitted the WMA 2015 Exhibit Booth Contract, and would like to be included in this section, please submit a product/service image along with 75 words of copy to Brian Welsh at bwelsh@worldmillworkalliance.com by July 1, 2015.

WMA Member Announcements:
BMC & Stock Building Supply announced the signing of a merger agreement to combine the two companies in an all stock transaction. The merger is expected to enhance their geographic reach, as well as expand their product & service offerings in growth markets across the United States. Read More at BMC.

WMA Welcomes New Member Fujian City Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., LTD.
Fujian City Sanming City Donglai Wood Company is a manufacturer of finger jointed wood products, wood mouldings, and coated wood panels with a stable output of around 30,000 cubic meters of coating products including frames, reveals, S3S and materials, decorative mouldings.

Looking for Distribution Growth Ideas?
WMA members involved in wholesale distribution may want to look into the new research study announced by NAW Institute for Excellence called Driving Profitable Growth: A Distributor’s Playbook to Generate–Manage–Sustain Competitive Advantage.

For WMA members, it will give you the opportunity to explore research from the past decade, the current environment, and a look into the future by utilizing 95 best practices on growth from actual distributors, 40 ready-to-implement action steps, and 60 real world distributor examples.

To learn more, please visit www.naw.org/growth.

WMA Website – Tip of the Week

How to find the WMA Member ID

Currently, the only time a WMA member is required to use the MEMBER ID# is when a member is purchasing WMA education.  In order to receive the discounted member pricing, a member will need to provide the WMA Member Username and Member ID# when purchasing WMA education courses.  The Company Member Username and Company Member ID# is used in the  verification process.

To locate the Member ID#:

1.Log into the MEMBERSHIP PORTAL, using the WMA username and password.
2.Click on MEMBERSHIP DASHBOARD located in the top navigation bar.
3.Click on EDIT BIO.
4.The Member ID is the first field in the Account Information section.