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3 05, 2017

Love Spending Time Outdoors? Check Your Deck®

By |2021-08-30T08:37:48-05:00May 3rd, 2017|Categories: Building Codes, Business Practices, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

MEDIA CONTACT Michael Beaudry Executive Vice President Phone: 215-679-4884 Email address: Info@NADRA.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Love Spending Time Outdoors? Check Your Deck®   During Deck Safety Month® and throughout the year, homeowners can take advantage of resources and tools from the North American Decking and Railing Association to ensure the security [...]

3 05, 2017

CHECK YOUR DECK® THIS MAY

By |2021-08-30T08:35:34-05:00May 3rd, 2017|Categories: Building Codes, Business Practices, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News, Product Highlight, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

CHECK YOUR DECK® THIS MAY   BY WOLF HOME PRODUCTS | 05.01.2017 Wolf Home Products is proud to partner with NADRA, the North American Deck and Railing Association, this month to recognize Deck Safety Month® to promote outdoor living in a beautiful and safe environment. For many, May marks the unofficial start to summer. This [...]

1 05, 2017

AZEK® Encourages Awareness for Deck Safety Month®

By |2021-08-30T08:37:48-05:00May 1st, 2017|Categories: Building Codes, Business Practices, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News, Product Highlight, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , |

SKOKIE, IL—AZEK® Building Products, a leader in the development of premium composite decking, is raising awareness alongside the North American Decking and Railing Association (NADRA) this May for Deck Safety Month®. As summer approaches and people begin to enjoy their outdoor living spaces, it is the ideal time to address and [...]

10 04, 2017

Can curiosity lead to profit?

By |2021-08-30T08:37:48-05:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Ask NADRA, Industry Brief, Industry News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , |

Can curiosity lead to profit? By: Kevin Jackson Absolutely! Curiosity sparks creativity. Creativity leads to innovation. Innovation helps you to increase your odds of continued existence and positions you well to be profitable. However, there is one monumental roadblock that stands in our way. It's huge, it's daunting, it's ever-present! It's [...]

1 03, 2017

NADRA Member Benefit Tips

By |2021-08-30T08:37:49-05:00March 1st, 2017|Categories: Ask NADRA, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    February 2017 Member Benefits Tips:  NADRA Members Benefit by Earning NADRA Bucks NADRA has used a grass-roots approach at expanding and growing the association since 2004. It not only saves the association money, but also saves our members money too. Do you know that for every new member (branch [...]

1 03, 2017

A few questions to ask yourself, Tips from NADRA

By |2021-08-30T08:37:48-05:00March 1st, 2017|Categories: Ask NADRA, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , |

March is here, and that means we're entering "Home Show Season". It's the end of the winter, the early customers are calling and inquiring. Now is our last chance to button-up any policies, procedures, and give our companies one last "spring cleaning" before the rush!   A few questions to ask [...]

13 02, 2017

The Resiliency Secret – Ssh!…

By |2021-08-30T08:37:49-05:00February 13th, 2017|Categories: Ask NADRA, Industry Brief, Industry News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , |

Okay my friends, let’s cut to the chase!  The key to being resilient is to recognize that if we live long enough, we will eventually face change or adversity.  In addition, since we are all human, we understand that these state of affairs automatically trigger several types of emotions.  However, the [...]

6 01, 2017

We will become what we magnify

By |2021-08-30T08:37:49-05:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Business Practices, Industry News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , |

We will become what we magnify! By: Kevin Jackson   Let's be honest, we've all heard, you are what you eat. However, no one talks about you will become what you magnify. So, let's take a few minutes to challenge our thinking. Consider this: Negativity will always breed negativity. Positive thinking [...]

7 09, 2016

Koppers’, Todd Greer talks about AWPA Modifications

By |2021-08-30T08:37:53-05:00September 7th, 2016|Categories: Ask NADRA, Business Practices, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Product Highlight, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

It was great to meet and speak directly with NADRA members at the Atlanta meeting. We look forward to working with the organization, and encouraging communication within our industry. Koppers believes it is important to provide a unified source of information for deck building professionals to learn more about the use [...]

7 09, 2016

Steve Shields talks about AWPA Modifications

By |2021-08-30T08:37:51-05:00September 7th, 2016|Categories: Ask NADRA, Building Codes, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Tips & Tricks|Tags: , , , , , , , |

I appreciated the opportunity to participate in the treated wood panel discussion at the recent NADRA meeting.  It provided an opportunity to discuss recent changes to standards that have impacted not only how treated wood is recommended to be used, but have also encouraged more retailers to stock ground contact treated [...]

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