Sprayfoam Pro Newswire

After a recent site trip to San Antonio, it became clear that the SprayFoam 2022 logo should depict the local flavor of San Antonio. After some deliberation and input from our designer, Linda Rapp, the Conference Planning Committee agreed that this new logo meets our goals. Plans are underway and you’ll see more details later this month. We hope to see you all in San Antonio! As you plan your trip, we encourage you to spend some extra time and take in the sites, enjoy the Riverwalk, and appreciate the fact that we’ve moved on from the challenges of the past year!

 

New York City and San Francisco, according to the Arcadis 2021 International Construction Cost Index, are among the top 10 cities around the world with the highest construction costs.

The expansion of Huntsman Building Solutions’ Arlington site brings it to over 800,000 square feet, encompassing three adjacent structures. The expansion effort has enabled the company to integrate domestic manufacturing of all of its products – spray foam insulation, spray foam roofing, pour-in-place foams and coatings – onto one US campus. All facilities and operations within the campus also employ the best in Huntsman Corporation’s safety designs and processes.

Many states are cutting off federal pandemic benefits to help encourage unemployed residents to head back to work.

June 2021 has been declared “Trench Safety Month” by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), further highlighting its educational and safety program, the annual “Trench Safety Stand Down” week to be held between June 14-18. TSSD Week is a series of organized events held by NUCA and industry professionals – both member and non-member organizations – to emphasize the message of safety around jobsite trenches and excavations.

Check out the new on-demand webinar from the American Chemistry Council’s Diisocyanates Panel and Aliphatic Diisocyanates Panel that provides an introduction and basic overview of the available science concerning sensitization and diisocyanate-related occupational asthma.
Speakers include Dr. Ines Krueger of Covestro, Dr. Cynthia Graham of Huntsman and Mr. Mark Spence of the International Isocyanate Institute. The webinar addresses topics such as what is sensitization, what is “work-related” asthma, how does diisocyanate exposure relate to respiratory sensitization, how do doctors diagnose “work-related asthma,” and why are medical surveillance programs important? The intended audience for this webinar includes value chain stakeholders that are involved in product safety interactions, as well as occupational health and safety professionals who may field questions related to the sensitization potential of diisocyanates.
This webinar counts as 1-hour of continuing education credit for SPFA's PCP Certification Program. This resource has been added to the Health and Safety page on the new SPFA website for future reference. 

 

Insul Pro Plus II, Inc., Pelahatchie, MS

 

Josh Bailey, Pioneer, OH
 

 

Our Professional Certification Program (PCP) has developed a logo that incorporates the image of the “new” SPFA. The official rollout will be in early 2022 when next year’s certification and accreditation credentials are renewed. We will be incorporating this new logo and the new Accreditation Marks in documents over the next several months so you will see both of them for a while. We didn’t want you to be confused as we go through this rollout.

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. 

SPFA is now offering a series of monthly contractor webinars to address topics of interest for spray foam contractors. These webinars are free for SPFA members and non-members can attend for a small fee.   

The upcoming webinar titles include:

July 13:  Contractor Webinar Series: Five Steps To Predictable Revenue
 

For more information and registration information, visit the Events Calendar on the main page of the SPFA website (www.sprayfoam.org). Please check this Event Calendar regularly, as new webinars and events will be added.  SPFA is also interested in ideas for future contractor webinars – please send your ideas to Rick Duncan.