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BlueTarp Financial

BlueTarp Financial offers an enhanced credit card program for the building materials industry. The BlueTarp Financial card program provides contractors with detailed job cost information, linked to a specific job, via the Internet. Building materials dealers, such as lumberyards, benefit from increased cash flow, streamlined back office operations, and reduced credit risk.

The BlueTarp Financial program has been endorsed by the National Lumber and Building Materila Dealer Association, and the Southern Building Material Association. For further information about BlueTarp Financial and the proprietary BlueTarp Financial purchasing system, call toll-free 877-708-8277 or visit the BlueTarp Financial web site.

BSCi

BSCi is a training and professional development library for building supply employees. Unlike Internet-based training, its multimedia PDF's can be viewed online, downloaded and distributed to eployees' PCs, or printed and photocopied. You need just one PC with Web access (at work or home), and Adobe's free Acrobat Reader.

A BSCi subscription gives your employees unlimited access to training courses, estimator's worksheets and checklists, product research guides, and in-depth reviews of techniques, tactics and tricks of the trade. Topics include construction and estimating; selling strategies; load-building and yard skills; purchasing; HR management, safety and compliance; computer skills; and business administration. Trainers include former ProSales editor Greg Brooks, Bill Lee, Deborah Hayden, and Jim Miller.

A BSCi subscription averages $2 to $3 per employee per month, and your subscription helps support SBMA. To see a current program list, try free sample courses, or subscribe, visit the BSCi web site or call Greg Brooks, BSCi's president, toll free at 866-272-4776. Subscribers may log in here.

C.C. Crow Publications Inc.

The Premier Information Resource


Construction Suppliers' Association

The Construction Suppliers' Association (CSA), a trade association comprised of firms who supply materials to the construction industry, represents in a dignified and ethical manner, the interests of its members before the federal government and state governments of Georgia and Alabama. It also is the goal of the CSA to provide educational, informational and cost saving programs to its members.

Cox Industries, Inc. - Headquarters 860 Cannon Bridge Road P.O. Box 1124 Orangeburg, South Carolina 29116-1124 Telephone: 803-534-7467 Fax: 803-534-1410 At Cox, we understand that providing quality wood products is not enough. We are eager to deliver solutions that meet your needs. No matter how big or small your needs may be, we treat everyone the same—with respect, care and a commitment to exceeding your expectations. Cox has been a family owned business for more than six decades, and we consider all of our customers an extension of that family. As your single source supplier, Cox strives to meet the demands of any customer who is looking for specialized wood or wood-related products. We will work with you before, during and after the sale to ensure your total satisfaction. That's our promise.
Federated Insurance

Federated Insurance is SBMA's Property and Casuality sponsored carrier, For a guote just call SBMA at 1-800-849-1503

Invincia Insurance Solutions

Invincia Insurance Solutions is SBMA's Virginia Health Insurance Program. For a quote contact Seth Savoy, 9330 Iron Bridge Road, Ste A, Chesterfield, VA 23832, phone: 800-333-5046, email: srsavoy@invincia.net.

Lowery Financial Group

Wm. M. Helms 2815 Coliseum Centre Drive, Suite 680 Charlotte, NC 28217 704-357-1099 Fax: 704-423-0393 Email: wmhelms@pfsalliance.com

Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Association

The Michigan Lumber and Building Materials Association, now in its 110th year of service to the lumber industry in Michigan, provides a wide menu of programs and services to its members. The association assists in the areas of human resources, education and training, employee benefits including health, property, and workers’ compensation insurance, and technology. MLBMA also serves as an industry watching for regulatory and legislative issues impacting the industry or small business. Additionally, numerous professional services such as D.O.T. mandated Drug & Alcohol Testing for drivers, long distance and related communication programs and quality products are available.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association

The Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, founded in 1891, is a trade association representing the lumber and building material dealers in the states of Arizona, Colorado, SE Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Its mission is to actively serve the building material dealers in the Mountain States Region by providing forums for communication and interaction, tools and services to assist in meeting members’ goals and objectives.

National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association

NLBMDA is a federated association with some 8,500 retail lumber and building material dealers located in every state of the country.

Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association

The Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) is the rules writing agency for Eastern White Pine and is voluntarily supported by producers of Eastern White Pine, SPFs and other softwood and hardwood lumber throughout New England, New York and Pennsylvania. Members subscribe to American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) policies as shown in Voluntary Product Standard 20. NeLMA is on the ALSC Board of Directors and has representation on the National Grading Rule Committee for softwood dimension lumber.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

The mission of the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association is to develop an organization run by the members and for the members to foster cooperation, affect business and personal development and establish a forum for the resolution of problems. Additionally, the organization fulfills a leadership role by identifying challenges, changes and opportunities that will insure members’ business success and future. The purpose of the NRLA is to:
provide a unified strong voice for the industry at all levels of government provide education and training for the development of members’ businesses and their individual employees provide information to assist every member in the management of their firm to serve as a clearing house for solving problems of mutual concern to assist members wherever possible in reducing their cost of doing business through group programs including insurance benefit plans promote high standards of business ethics among all industry participants promote the sale and expanded use of the industry’s products promote a healthy, profitable business environment provide the opportunity through meetings, special education programs and organizations for young members of the industry to realize the fulfillment of career opportunities in this industry

Northwestern Lumber Association

The Northwestern Lumber Association exists to support all segments of its membership in gaining and maintaining a profitable and competitive position in the marketplace and to:
develop and deliver programs, services and related products that will assist members in serving the public in a professional manner
ensure that the interests of the members are represented in the legislative and regulative process at all levels of government promote the lumber and building materials industry and its products

Safety and Technical Solutions Inc. 310 Sparks Road Advance, NC 27006 Phone: 336.940.2424 Fax: 336.940.3135 Mobile: 336.407.3710 wslewis@yadtel.net http://www.safetytechnicalsolutions.com/ With a thirty year history of safety related services in manufacturing, sports marketing, national trucking industry and development of safety programs, it's no surprise that Safety and Technical Solutions, Inc. was created. Safety and Technical Solutions, Inc. works to reduce accidents and assist owners by reducing insurance cost. Working within the regulations of OSHA and DOT is our business. We take these concerns out of your daily routine. Our business is to ensure that your work place is safe for your employees and customers, reducing your insurance rates and possible fines.
Savers Administrative Services

Savers Administrative Services is SBMA's sponsored Third Party Administrator (TPA) for the following services:
Payroll Flexible Spending Accounts (w/ Debit Cards) COBRA Administration HRAs HSAs
For more information or a free quote/analysis contact David Roberson at (800) 949-0311 ext. 107 or davidroberson@saversadmin.com

Turnkey Programming LLC 541 Long Shoals Road Suite B Arden, NC 28704 Phone: 866.420.8227 Fax: 866.420.8228 www.turnkeyprogramming.com Turnkey Programming was founded on the collaboration of knowledge in the software and building material supply industries. From this, the On-Demand Delivery System™ (ODDS) was born. This software service allows companies to schedule, manage, and maintain their shipments without the high cost of hardware. Being web based, their service solution also sends email and or text message notifications to both the company’s salespeople and, as an option, to their customers at any status change of the shipment. ODDS™ is a complete operations solution for all companies looking to gain control over the expenses in the operations side of their business. Coupled with Network Car’s GPS technology, no other operations software solution provides information in a more timely and effective manner. Along with ODDS™, Turnkey Programming provides webinar facilitation, allowing companies and associations the ability to communicate and transmit crucial and critical information in a much more cost effective manner. No more travel expense to learn from industry experts. Use Turnkey Programming to produce an effective webinar and avoid all the hastles of doing the presentation live. Turnkey Programming also provides website development and hosting services. We can develop any thing from a simple one page site to as extensive a site as desired by the client.
Wood Products Manufacturers Association

Wood Products Manufacturers Association membership offers a wide range of benefits that saves its members time and money, improves their business skills and keep them at the forefront of the industry. WPMA represents its members’ interests by providing a strong, unified voice regarding regulatory and environmental issues, such as those raised by OSHA and EPA. WPMA is one of the largest trade associations servicing the needs of the primary and secondary wood products industries.

In addition, the Association is the best information resource, keeping you up to date on factors that are shaping the industry: new material and technology, insurance and other business costs, legal advice, lease opportunities and more.