SPFA is pleased to announce that registration for SprayFoam 2024 is now open. Early Bird discount is available until November 15, 2023. We also have a discount for companies bringing 5 or more employees. Visit our website for more details! Sign up soon for the lowest prices! 

You have been hearing about it for months, now it is time for you to act!

 

Two days ago, SPFA released a survey about Tech Tuesday Webinars. Please click HERE to complete this survey with your hot topics for 2024.  It will take less than two minutes, but the reward is a year’s worth of educational, FREE webinars on topics most important to SPF Professionals.   

This is a guide that will help identify which factors may cause workers to be more at risk for heat injury and illness. In addition to the work environment, clothing, type of work activities, certain health conditions, medications, and physical and behavioral characteristics may increase the risk for heat illness and injury.
Source: OSHA

Projects underway include everything from plants focused on chip fabrication and electric vehicle batteries to consumer goods and cars.

A survey conducted by American Student Assistance and Jobs for the Future shows most young people on nondegree career paths say they are ready for the workforce; however, many young people not pursuing alternative paths are unaware of such programs, according to HR Dive.
Source: NRCA

IAPMO, consultant, Ontario, CA, www.iapmoes.org

Nelson’s Sprayfoam LLC, contractor, Charlotte, MI

Young Construction, LLC Spray Foam Services, contractor, Palmer, TX

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.

On Tuesday, November 7, we’ll be sending a survey asking where you get your information about SprayFoam 2024. We want to make sure we are reaching you! Please take the time to answer the survey.  It will take less than 3 minutes to complete but it can save you hours of searching for information if you don’t know where to look. Help us, help you by completing the survey. Thank you!

Kevin O'Connor, 20-year host of Emmy award winning This Old House, Ask This Old House and Team Rubicon, shares the essence of recruiting, hiring and retention in the trades. With a focus on the spray foam industry, Kevin talks about the current state of the job market and what your company can do about it, including techniques of building a brand, embracing social media, expanding your talent pool, and embracing flexibility. Kevin has worked with thousands of contractors and has pared down what can be done and what works best.  

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!