Captain Winfield “Scott” Wright passed away peacefully on August 7, 2023. Scott was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 1932, and was one of the early spray foam industry pioneers.  Since 1959, Scott consulted and sold materials and equipment for fiberglass. In the early ’60s, Scott was introduced to SPF and was involved in the early development of SPF materials. He worked closely with Fred Gusmer with the innovation of the spray gun, spray nozzles and equipment to install polyurethane foam.  In 1974, Scott and two business partners started UCSC NW (Urethane Contractors Supply & Consulting) in Anchorage, Alaska. UCSC was a manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam, industrial coatings, and supplier of equipment. In the ‘80s, Scott partnered with his son Jerry Whitaker and began UCSC SW in Roswell, New Mexico, and in 1989 was joined by his daughter Lela Wright. Scott was a strong proponent of this amazing material whose applications are widespread. He would talk passionately about the endless possibilities of these materials until the end of his life. “The industry was my life, and the life of my family,” Scott often stated. SPFA sends its condolences to Lela, Jerry and the Wright family.

SPFA has joined in the effort to combat impersonation fraud alongside numerous trade associations and conference events. Thank you to Rep. Susie Lee and Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto, as well as Reps. Horsford and Titus for helping us elevate the issue to the Federal Trade Commission. Many of you have seen our notices to watch for impersonation scams related to SPFA, the SprayFoam Convention & Expo attendee lists and hotel bookings. Please continue to ignore those and watch for information, which comes directly from us. (Note: We will never sell our event attendee lists).  

Please visit www.sprayfoam.org under Upcoming Events to see more details and to register!

All live Tech Tuesday Webinars are FREE but registration is required. The webinars are recorded and made available within 72 hours of completion on the Members Only Resource page.

A surge in fuel costs pushed the building materials index higher, dashing hopes of cooling inflation.
Source: Construction Dive

Adaptive reuse project in Seattle is paving the way for the use of innovative building materials and systems that drastically cut the embodied carbon associated with construction.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the immediate availability of the emergency relief funds, to help offset the costs related to infrastructure repairs and management services on the island.
Source: For Construction Pros

Spray Foam Partners, supplier, Sharon Hill, PA, www.sprayfoampartners.com

Luis Prestegui, applicator, Willamston, SC

Illinois Construction Group, contractor, Peoria, IL

Spray Foam Genius Marketing, consultant, Vancouver, WA, www.sprayfoamgeniusmarketing.com

Unique Metal Works LLC, supplier, Ankeny, IA, www.ezgrippertipper.com

If the annual renewal for your employee’s health plan is scheduled in July, now is the time to check out the member-only savings from the SPFA Health Plan. Click HERE for more information!

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.

Some of you may receive unsolicited phone calls or emails from agencies or individuals offering discounted rooms for SprayFoam 2024. These services are not authorized by SPFA, as clearly indicated on SprayFoam 2024 homepage. We ask that you ignore all unauthorized solicitations you may receive and encourage you to book your rooms through our host hotel, the Las Vegas Westgate. Using SPFA’s block of rooms at the Westgate not only assures you a significantly discounted rate at the same venue as the show, it also helps us to defray other costs - maintaining low registration fees for all show attendees and establishing a hotel history that will help when booking future cities. Book your Las Vegas Westgate hotel reservations here.
See below for other Sprayfoam 2024 updates.

Hotel Reservations now being accepted in the SPFA Room Block at the Westgate Hotel. The Westgate Resort is the location of SprayFoam 2024.  All Convention and Expo events will be here. Stay where the action is! The discounted price is $139 plus applicable taxes and the discounted resort fee ($25). A resort fee is customary in Las Vegas.

For more details and to make reservations, please visit: https://www.sprayfoam.org/sf24hotels.

 

Exhibit booth are selling fast, but there are still some left.  Booths are sold to public on first come basis. For details, visit our website at sprayfoam.org.

                                                                    

There are many ways to be a sponsor at SprayFoam 2024. Please review the Sponsorship Prospectus for details and complete the Commitment Form when you’ve decided the level of sponsorship you would like.

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