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6 02, 2018

Organizational Announcements, Viance

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: Industry News, Press Release|Tags: , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6th, 2018 Charlotte, North Carolina Contact: Viance, LLC 800-421-8661 productinfo@viance.net Viance is pleased to announce that effective February 5th, 2018 Edie Kello joined Viance as Director of Marketing, reporting directly to John Hussa, President of Viance. Edie’s background includes over 15 years of leadership in marketing, advertising, [...]

31 01, 2018

National Nail Announces Finals of its CAMO® Screw Off!™ Deck Fastening Competition Feb. 14th 2018 at LBM Expo Booth #226 With a Harley-Davidson® Grand Prize

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Press Release, Product Highlight|Tags: , , , , , , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maureen Murray 973-993-1570 precise2@optonline.net Grand Rapids, MI – National Nail’s CAMO Screw Off! in which hundreds of contractors competed in a deck fastening speed competitions at lumberyards in New England and New Jersey in 2017, will hold the finals at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) LBM [...]

31 01, 2018

379 Niagara Frontier Building Officials participate in Deck Construction class

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Building Codes, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , |

“Simpson Strong-Tie was honored to be invited by the Niagara Frontier Building Officials to speak at their annual conference on January 23rd.  Doug Stercho (Simpson Strong-Tie Territory Manager), Chuck Frisicaro (Simpson Strong-Tie Sr. Dealer Rep for Western NY) and Jim Mailey (Simpson Strong-Tie Technical Training Manager and NADRA Structural Advisor & [...]

31 01, 2018

Thank you, Deck for a Soldier® Participants in MN

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Deck For A Soldier, Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

      Dear NADRA Members and Supporters:  I am extremely pleased to let everyone know that the recent Deck for a Soldier® project for the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, went very smoothly and was completed in just a few days after obtaining the permit.  Several NADRA builders and suppliers [...]

31 01, 2018

Major changes to ICC Guardrail Performance Criteria – Additional testing methods plus safety factor increased on AC-273

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Ask NADRA, Deck Safety|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Update from NADRA's Code Committee:  You may have read this last week in our release revealing these new rules or criteria changes from ICC, however we feel it is necessary that we get the word out about these changes once more; and help bring clarity to the subject. This [...]

29 01, 2018

Trex Unveils Top Trends in Outdoor Living for 2018

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 29th, 2018|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, Product Highlight|Tags: , , , |

Date:29 JANUARY 2018 Source:www.trex.com www.trex.com Desire for Personalization and Year-Round Enjoyment; Ushers In New Approaches to Design and Materials. With the popularity of outdoor living expected to hit its highest peak yet this year*, homeowners across the country will be going all-in for the outdoors in 2018. Once again, Trex Company, [...]

25 01, 2018

NADRA Member Spotlight: Custom Design Group, Barry Fate

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 25th, 2018|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Company Name: Custom Design Group Member Name:  Barry Fate Position:  Owner Member Category:  Builder Location: Kalamazoo, MI What inspired you to join NADRA? I've been building decks for over 40 years. I wanted to become part of an organization that dedicated itself to MY profession. When did you first get involved with this industry? On a full [...]

24 01, 2018

Manufacturers share highlights from International Builders Show

By |2021-08-30T08:35:13-05:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: Business Practices, Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NADRA Vice President, Heath Bowman attended the International Builders Show alongside President, Matt Breyer & several NADRA Committee members and NADRA ambassadors. "It was great spending time with all of the NADRA members who participated in IBS.  Each booth we visited told stories and showed excitement about growth in sales, as [...]

23 01, 2018

There is impact in your “I am”

By |2021-08-30T08:35:16-05:00January 23rd, 2018|Categories: Leadership|Tags: , , , |

  In my late twenties, I was the Audit Director for a billion dollar company traveling the world and using the phrase "Tone at the Top" every chance that I could. I even trained my auditors that the organization, its culture and their potential audit findings would most likely be a result [...]

18 01, 2018

Reminder to all Handrail and Guard Manufacturers

By |2021-08-30T08:35:16-05:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: Ask NADRA, Building Codes, Business Practices, Deck Safety, Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Reminder to all handrail and guard manufacturers, in June 2017 ICC-ES approved significant revisions to AC273, Acceptance Criteria for Handrails and Guards.  NADRA recommends if you have an evaluation or code report for your product in accordance with this acceptance criteria you should contact the agency providing the report on how [...]

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