SprayFoam 2023 in Daytona Beach drew recording breaking attendance of 1,853 attendees.  This is 300 more than last year’s record! During the coming weeks, SPFA staff will be evaluating all aspects of the event, conducting surveys and start planning for next year.  Stay tuned for updates as plans progress.  PLEASE respond to any survey you receive.  Your feedback is important in helping continually improve the work we do for you.

We have several options for 2024, but need to re-evaluate closely before locking things in. The items we must take into consideration before securing a site are the following:

1. Avoid other events in which our members, contractors and exhibitors participate including,
-World of Concrete
-International Builders Show
-International Roofing Expo
-NICE (we overlapped in 2023)
-IIBEC
Not only do we avoid the dates of the events above, but need to allow time for exhibitors to get their booths/freight to and from these shows and our event.

2. Venues with adjacent parking lot or outdoor options for Field Exams.
3. Exhibit space that accommodates our growing trade show and enough meeting space for 45 breakout sessions, awards lunch and networking functions.
4. Nearby hotel with competitive guest room rates.
As our numbers grow and shift, we strive to find destinations that match our needs.  Stay tuned to learn more about SprayFoam 2024!

SPFA has announced the winners of the 17th Annual SPFA National Industry Excellence Awards. The industry awards program highlights some of the spray foam industry’s latest standout projects and recognizes contractors for their solid practices in applications of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) in insulation, roofing, specialty applications and concrete lifting, as well as for elastomeric coatings applications. Winners were recognized on Tuesday, February 14, during the program’s official awards ceremony held at SprayFoam 2023 Convention & Expo in Daytona Beach, Florida. The industry awards program is sponsored by Arkema and Evonik.

SPFA will be exhibiting at the 2023 International Roofing Expo (IRE) on March 7-9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, TX. If you plan to attend IRE, please stop by and visit our booth #9108.

SPFA is saddened to report the passing of our past-president, Bob Henderson, on February 26, 2023. Bob served as President of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Division (an immediate predecessor of SPFA) from 1999-2002 and was instrumental in the formation of the current Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance. Bob was also the founder and owner of Henderson-Johnson Company in Syracuse, NY, a commercial interior and exterior wall system contractor company. SPFA extends our prayers for Bob and condolences to Todd and rest of the Henderson family.

 

As a sponsor of Roofing Day 2023, SPFA member professionals are invited to participate in the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) Roofing Day 2024 in Washington, DC on April 18-19, 2023. Registration for the event is open now until April 5, 2023. The two-day event will take place at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

Roofing Day invites members of the roofing industry from around the country to head to Washington, DC. to speak with their congressional representatives and help them understand the critical issues facing the industry. The 2022 event saw more than 220 people from the roofing industry speaking with their representatives about immigration reform, the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, and increased funding for career and technical education.

 

The New York City metropolitan area finished as the top market for commercial and multifamily starts in 2022 at $37.1 billion, an increase of 37% from 2021, according to a recent Dodge Construction Network report.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s civil penalty amounts for violations of workplace safety and health standards increased in 2023 based on cost-of-living adjustments, according to www.osha.gov. 

      Jon Cutler, Redding, CT
      John A. Smith, Georgetown, TX
 
CONTRACTORS

   Abbott Insulation LLC, Carbondale, IL                                  

During the past year, the SPFA Roofing Committee has made significant changes to TechDoc SPFA-104 “Spray Polyurethane Foam Systems for New and Remedial Roofing”.  Included in this update are 25 color SPF roofing details, now available for download as individual AutoCAD .DXF files.   These files enable contractors and design professionals to easily integrate SPF roofing into their project drawings.   SPFA members can access this updated TechDoc for free on the member-only webpage.  Non-members can purchase and download it from the SPFA Online Store.

Be sure to check out the SPFA Job Board on our homepage at www.sprayfoam.org – a new opening has just been posted!