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NADRA
Read the full issue of NADRA's May eNewsletter right here.
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As one of the industries largest producers of treated wood products for outdoor construction, we remain steadfast in our commitment to exclusively serve independent lumber dealers. When quality and service matter, you can trust Culpeper products.
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AZEK via NADRA Blog
It isn’t every day that Steven and Brucie Schneider, of San Rafael, California-based construction company Schneider Construction, are asked to build a deck on TOP of a building. Fortunately, when that does happen, which seems to be a new trend in the San Francisco area and beyond, they are more than up to the task.
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We lead the industry with award winning design, high quality
manufacturing, custom hand forging techniques and same-day shipping.
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JDSupra
May is Deck Safety Month, and the North American Decking and Railing Association, or NADRA, is busy spreading the word about the care and maintenance of those enjoyable outdoor spaces that, in recent years, have turned out to be deadly.
Berkeley, Calif., was the site of a deck collapse in 2015 at an apartment complex; six were killed.
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Building Products
Master innovator Henry Ford remarked on the Model T that customers could get the car in “any color, so long as it’s black.” Today, the Ford Motor Company makes dozens of vehicles in a wide range of colors. In a similar fashion, composite decking manufacturers have innovated with a wide palette of deck board colors and finish styles — and are introducing additional, beautiful new options every year.
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RDI Avalon Aluminum Railing® features pre-assembled panels saving you time & money. RDI - For Home, For Life®
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LBM Journal
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose two points to a level of 70 in May after a downwardly revised April reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the fourth time the HMI has reached 70 or higher this year.
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LBM Journal
Bob Heidenreich writes: Last year around this time, I wrote about how The Deck Store hosts a Contractor College each spring before the deck season. It’s an opportunity for us to spend a Saturday morning together with our deck builder customers and regroup after a long winter. It’s also an educational session that helps to make sure that we’re all prepared and on the same page before things get really busy.
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Remodeling Magazine
Paul Winans writes: During a Remodelers Advantage roundtable meeting that I was facilitating, the topic of how to understand your prospect better came up. I offered some top-of-mind suggestions. Thanks to note-taking by Ben Thompson of Thompson Remodeling in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I can repeat the example that I gave then.
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The Motley Fool
Leading wood-alternative decking manufacturer Trex Company Inc. reported first-quarter earnings on May 7, once again delivering strong double-digit revenue and earnings growth. Sales increased 18 percent to $171 million while earnings were up 32 percent to $1.25 per share, with both numbers representing best-ever levels for the company — something it has now achieved in each of the past five quarters.
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The Associated Press via Concord Monitor
Hosting an outdoor party on the balcony or in the backyard has often involved a run to the big-box store for utilitarian paper goods and plastic plates, and setting the table with a mishmash of random bowls and tea lights.
But this summer there’s a range of decor and serveware with the more sophisticated look and feel of indoor-quality goods — part of a growing trend toward blurring indoor/outdoor decor lines.
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Kevin Jackson, Positivity guru via NADRA Blog
Every great idea, and those who will implement them, will be faced with cynics, skeptics, doubters and critics. We have all heard those famous words, “That will never work” or “I don’t know why they are trying that?” This comes with the territory of change management, promoting a different way of thinking, challenging the norm and just being excellent in your field or craft.
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Business News Daily
For small businesses, an online presence is as important of having a sign over the door — customers won't be able to find you unless you make yourself known. And with 77 percent of Americans using a smartphone, the days of spontaneously wandering in and out of stores on Main Street are ending.
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Forbes
Successfully marketing to today’s consumer requires online retailers to better understand their decision-making journey. All marketers want more sales streaming into their online channels, and your post-marketing strategy is essential to achieve this.
While traditional marketing methods will help digital marketers attract interest from consumers abroad, funnel acquisition is just one play in the marketing handbook.
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