Sprayfoam Pro Newswire

Every two years SPFA holds a nomination and election for new members of its Board of Directors (BoD). The nominations are in and the election has opened, with a closing date of July 31, 2020.  The main difference this year being that the election is taking place in the face of COVID-19 challenges. What more perfect time to show the commitment and dedication to the organization and the industry by these candidates than in the midst of the most uncertain and impactful time of our lives. According to SPFA Executive Director Kurt Riesenberg who is impressed with candidates' eyes on the future, “I’ve known these people for some time, and I commend them for stepping up during a time when most other people are inwardly focusing upon their businesses and their lives during this horrible COVID pandemic. That’s real leadership. Thank you to every single one of you, and it will be my pleasure and honor to serve with you.”

The Sprayfoam Show 2021 is the largest annual convention and trade show dedicated to Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) in the United States. Bringing together industry participants in insulation, roofing, specialty applications, and related equipment, the event will span four full days and include educational sessions, a 65,000-square-foot exposition hall, professional certification programs, the annual Industry Excellence Awards luncheon ceremony, annual Golf Tournament, VIP events, and an entertainment-filled Close-Out Event Party. The event is expected to draw approximately 1,500 attendees from all regions of the United States and abroad. The sprayfoam industry grows domestically and internationally every year and The Sprayfoam Show is the signature event bringing together the sector’s professional community.

Construction employment has continued to rebound, adding 158,000 jobs in June and registering an improved unemployment rate for that month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

National Women in Roofing (NWiR) and RoofersCoffeeShop have partnered to launch a recruiting campaign for the roofing industry. The campaign allows companies to submit job postings for Roofers Coffeeshop to share. Through opening a wide variety of job opportunities at companies to viewers, the partnership will be able to attract new talent and offer opportunities for companies to increase visibility to their job postings.

The main device of Proximity Trace, the TraceTag™, is affixed to any hardhat or worn on the body for proximity detection and contact tracing. The Proximity Trace addresses two key areas of assistance:
active feedback to the worker, in the form of a visual and audible alarm, so individuals know when to adjust their current distance to a proper social distance; and passive collection of worker interactions for contact tracing should an individual test positive.

 

 

Not an ideal situation, but an unscheduled or unexpected shut-down of a rig can happen. If it does, this is one more quick resource available to the SPF industry from the members of SPFA to preserve your equipment. Download it today.

Join the list of SPFA PCP Field Exam Sponsors in San Antonio!  We’ll be going to designer the week of July 20 with our promotional material and want YOU to be included!  Simply contact Kelly Marcavage at kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org for details.

Space has been reserved for the Field Exams during Sprayfoam 2021.  Help make them affordable for contractors by becoming an SPFA PCP Field Exam Sponsor. There are two Sponsorship Opportunities:
Sig Hall Memorial Scholarship Sponsors
Carlisle Construction Materials
General Coatings
Insulate SB
Roof Asset Management
SES Foam

 
Equipment/Material/Supplies Sponsors
Akurate Dynamics
BASF
Carlisle Construction Materials
Gaco/Firestone
General Coatings
Huntsman Building Solutions
Intech (Station 3 – Spray guns at this station are Carlisle, Graco, PMC)
International Fireproof Technology
National Coatings
Profoam
PMC
Roof Asset Management

Join the list by contacting us!

All seven PCP Exam Prep Courses are available for FREE to SPFA Members and companies with employee enrolled in PCP.  (Each course is valued at $250). If you are eligible for FREE access, you were sent information on how to access the courses.  If you didn’t receive, contact certdirector@sprayfoam.org.
For those who don’t fall into either category but are interested, all you need to do is enroll in PCP using this form and you can access all courses and receive the study guides for FREE! (Study Guides are valued at $50/each.)

Any questions? Please contact certdirector@sprayfoam.org.

Elm Mott, TX

Spray foam insulation installer needed for new construction & retro-fit in both residential & commercial applications.

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. 

 

On June 9, the Georgia State Pest Control Commission (GSPCC) held a virtual hearing with the SPF industry, represented by various members of SPFA and the ACC’s Sprayfoam Coalition. The hearing was an effort to convey from the SPF industry our concerns regarding their proposal to the state to limit the presence of SPF insulation effectively around the foundation-framing interface of homes in the state. The GSPCC and pest industry representatives state that SPF in this part of the home especially disrupt their ability to perform visual inspections for termites. Among other objections, the SPF industry has contested that there are no similar disputes around finished basements which represent a permanent in-place hurdle to be overcome during inspections. The SPF industry has contested that visual inspections of any visually damaged areas, along with placement of code-accepted inspection strips (a line gap of SPF around the perimeter of the exterior wall) and use of advanced technologies available to the pest management industry, could help to overcome the challenge. The letter below is from SFC and SPFA to the GSPCC following up on the hearing. SPFA/SFC’s termite document and companion digital video represents a portion of our proposed solutions. If you are dealing with a pest management industry challenge of your SPF installation business, please contact SPFA directly with details.

The tempo of advocacy efforts was off the charts for the first several months of COVID response. SPFA has worked with our partners to secure initial and secondary federal funding, as well as the understanding needed to take advantage of them, to help member companies keep going through the disruption. SPFA has also relied upon our partnerships to direct the attention of Congress and the Administration to future-focused initiatives that stand to assist the SPF industry in our recovery – increased 25C Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credits, a 30% Tax Credit Proposal meant to incentivize residential and commercial customers to perform impactful energy efficiency upgrades to their properties, and several emerging legislative priorities focusing on worker tax credits, continuing unemployment insurance provisions, and new worker training/transition workforce development funding meant to give the industry resources that we need to train incoming construction workers. The point here is to make sure SPF industry interests are represented in multi-industry efforts, so we can benefit from the outcome in the same way other parts of industry will. To do that effectively, we need to work with other organizations to amass the horsepower to have attention and influence in a noisy world. Whether that is in construction, small business, or some benefit like a tax break for a home or businessowner that leads to demand for SPF, we are making sure these efforts benefit our industry during this special time of need.