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Late last summer, the California Legislature approved AB 2247, which would make CA the first state to have significant reporting requirements for products containing PFAS (poly-fluoroalkyl substances). The CA definition of PFAS includes fluorine-based blowing agents used in closed-cell SPF. AB 2247 included an overly-broad definition of PFAS, which impacts not only SPF, but many other products including non-stick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics and personal care products.
Working with the American Chemistry Council, 43 SPFAdvocacy Network members sent emails to their legislators in opposition to the bill and Governor Newsom to request a veto. On Thursday, September 29, Governor Newsom vetoed AB 2247.
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Mary Bogdan of Honeywell, a long-time SPFA Board Member and member of the SPF industry, received the 2022 CPI Distinguished Leadership Award during the closing luncheon of the 2022 Polyurethanes Conference in Washington, DC. Please congratulate Mary for recognition of her dedication and many contributions to our industry!
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The wrath of Hurricane Ian spared Daytona Beach, site of SprayFoam 2023. Our headquarter hotel, Daytona Grande Resort, sustained no damage and is fully functioning. The same is true for the Convention Center. Some employees of both facilities were impacted and flooded out of homes and without power. As a result, some short-term operational response time is slower than usual. We were happy to hear that the hotel is taking care of the families of displaced employees by housing them in the hotel as they work to get their lives back to normal.
One thing being impacted are the technical difficulties with the hotel’s registration system. Please be patient while this is resolved and check our website often for updates. The link will be reactivated once it is resolved. Thank you!
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What should contractors anticipate when returning to work? Planning for the worst could help with the recovery.
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Lumber futures ended Sept. 26 at $410.80 per thousand board feet, down about 33% from a year ago and more than 70% from their peak in March, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to combat inflation.
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This directory reflects membership as of June 2022. If you would like more information on Member Benefits and how to join SPFA to be included in next year’s edition, please contact Lisa at lsmith@sprayfoam.org.
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SPFA Membership Renewals for 2023 will be emailed to all voting representatives on October 1. We recognize the impact inflation has had on businesses, therefore, membership fees for 2023 will remain the same as 2022. We encourage you to check out all the benefits that come with your membership at www.sprayfoam.org/membertypes. Please feel free to reach out to Lisa Smith with any membership questions: lsmith@sprayfoam.org.
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 High-Quality Health Care Coverage: SPFA has partnered with World Insurance Associates and Health Cooperative Strategies to develop a member only health plan. Keep an eye out for more information in the coming weeks.
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• CFI Foam, supplier, Knoxville, TN,
• Jiangshan America LLC, supplier, Hackensack, NJ
• Spray Tex Insulation, contractor, Bonham, TX
• The Insulation Company, contractor, Lumberton, NJ,
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Take advantage of SPFA Early Bird Discount Pricing! This is for Full Conference and One Day Conference registrations! Visit the Attendee Registration page for details!
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October 15 – ATTENDEE REGISTRATION - Early Bird Discounted Fees for registration ends
October 31 – EXHIBIT BOOTHS – Full payment for all booths is due. Unpaid booths may be released for rebooking after Nov 1. Not an exhibitor yet? Get your booth soon -- Early Bird Rates for booths ends Oct 31.
November 28 – NIE AWARDS Deadline for Submissions – All SPFA Member Contractors are eligible to submit projects.
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Hotel is experiencing temporary technical difficulties with hotel reservations. It is expected to be resolved this week. Please check our website frequently. Once it is corrected, we will re-activate the link.
We’ve added more hotel rooms for those arriving early. We still have rooms for the peak convention nights too, but they are filling quickly! Make your reservations SOON to be certain to get into the convention hotel.
If you have several people coming from your company or from your family, one way to save money might be a two-bedroom suite. The living room/kitchenette with full fridge and microwave are shared space, including a pullout sofa. Each bedroom has its own private bathroom and both bedrooms connect through the living room. These suites are just $369/night and less expensive than two individual hotel rooms.
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 The NIE Awards submission link site is now available.
Completing a submission will be easier than ever with the improvements made!
Here is what you will find:
Save and Return Feature – Those doing submissions will now be able to save their work and return at a later time to complete the submission process.
Expanded timeframe for eligible projects – Projects completed between December 1, 2020 and November 30, 2022, can be submitted! Please note that projects previously submitted CANNOT be re-submitted. With the timeline change, there is no need to wait until your current project is done – now you may use one completed in the past and start pulling together the information and photographs needed for submission.
If you have questions, contact Lisa Smith.
Be sure to check out the SPFA Job Board on our homepage at www.sprayfoam.org – a new opening has just been posted!
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Open to All SPFA Members!
Joining a Committee is easy and the only pre-requisite is that you are an SPFA Member. Simply login to our website, be sure you are listed as one of your company representatives and then check off which Committee you are interested in joining. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Marcavage – kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org
Make the most of your SPFA Membership and get involved!
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