The resilience of SPF Professionals resonated last week in San Antonio, Texas, at SprayFoam 2022 (SF22). For many, SF22 was the first convention and expo they attended since the last SPFA Convention and Expo in Pasadena. As many recalled, it was just a few short weeks after our event that COVID-19 shut down the world. It has been a challenging two years, but last week’s convention showed the strength of the SPF industry.

 

Staff is compiling additional information from SprayFoam 2022, and we will be posting post-event updates to our website. Be sure to check it out for the latest recap!

 

The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the educational and technical resource to the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) industry, recognized the winners of the 16th Annual SPFA National Industry Excellence Awards. Sponsored by Arkema and Evonik, the industry awards program showcases many of the industry’s recent and most noteworthy projects completed by contractors located across the nation, highlighting best-in-class applications of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) in insulation, roofing and specialty applications, as well as elastomeric coatings applications. The SPFA recognized all winners on Wednesday, March 1 during the program’s official awards ceremony held at SprayFoam 2022 Convention & Expo in San Antonio, Texas.

Watch your inbox: Within the next several days, we will be sending out survey(s) to SprayFoam 2022 Attendees and Exhibitors. Our goal is to continually improve our work on your behalf. Please take the time to respond!  

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine this week threatens to further upend international supply chains still reeling from the protracted COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptions, experts say.

Nonresidential construction material prices rose 3.1% from December 2021 to January and increased 24.3% compared with one year ago. Softwood lumber prices are up 20.1% year-over-year and 24.4% from December 2021 to January. Iron and steel prices are up 67.8% year-over-year and down 2.9% for the month.

From Construction Executive: working in confined spaces can be dangerous on several fronts. These spaces often have a limited number of exits and entryways, making it difficult for workers to evacuate in an emergency. Employers need to have a robust confined space rescue plan in place to ensure they can safely get workers out of spaces when their health and safety are at risk.

316 Insulation LLC, Enumclaw, WA

Aaron Sanders Construction, Lampasas, TX

Alex VanRijn,  Shelby Twp, MI

Allstate Spray Foam Insulation, Strathmore, CA

American Roof Solutions, Inc., Naples, FL

Back-Lattice Wall Systems, Inc., Narberth, PA

BC-21 Foam Applications, Memphis, TN

BOSS Industries, La Porte, IN

Carolina Foam Pros, LLC, Pawleys Island, SC

Century Wall Panel, Inc., Newton, IA

Ecotelligent Homes, Farmington Hills, MI

Elastochem Specialty Chemicals,  Ontario, Canada

Foster Construction Services, LLC, Kerrville, TX

JLK Construction Services LLC, Houston, TX

Keith Mitchell, Lodgepole, NE

Krieger Thermodynamic s LLC, Mustang, OK

Level All LLC, Maryland Heights, MO

Lone Star Spray Foam Services LLC, Missouri City, TX

Magic Foam, Flushing, NY
Megapower, Houston, TX

Metal Plus Construction LLC, Alum Bank, PA

Mid Michigan Spray Foam, Morrice, MI

Midwest Spray Foam Insulation, Bay City, MI

New Generation Spray Foam LLC, Athens, GA

Northland Spray Foam, Longville, MN

NuVision Spray Foam Insulation, Harrisburg, SD

Over Under Foam Improvements, Bonaire, GA

Pacific Polymers Inc. DBA American Foam Experts, Walnut Creek, CA

R501 World, Osteen, FL

Sizemore Spray Foam LLC, Bunnell, FL

Southern Foam Insulation, Orlando, FL

Spray Foam Insulators, Newtown, PA

Superior Spray Foam Systems, Alcoa, TN

SuperSeal Insulation Inc., Airmont, NY

The Spray Market, Brooklyn, NY

Third Coast Spray Foam, Fruitport, MI

Twin Tiers Spray Foam, Tioga, PA

Waterway Insulation, Fountain City, WI

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.