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BMSA Bulletin
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August 2017
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Member News
Attention ALL Members: If your company is having an anniversary, opening a new location, has a new hire or any company news, please contact BMSA to have the news published in an issue of BMSA's Bulletin.
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Mark Your Calendar
BMSA is already planning two great meetings for next year, so mark your calendar now!
BMSA's 2018 Annual Building Products Show
February 7-8, 2018
BMSA's 2018 Summer Conference
July 26-29, 2018
Information will be coming to you soon.
You don't want to miss either of these popular events!
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Calendar of Events
September 25-27: CFO Roundtable (Albany, NY)
September 28-29: Leadership Development Roundtable 2 (Charleston, SC)
October 8-10: Roundtable 1 (Hilton Head, SC)
October 8-10: Roundtable 3 (Charlotte,NC)
October 17-19: NLBMDA ProDealer Industry Summit (Phoenix, AZ)
October 23-24: Leadership Development Roundtable 1 (Charlottesville, VA)
October 25-27: Sales Managers Roundtable (Gatlinburg, TN)
November 1-3: Roundtable 7 (Nashville, TN)
November 8: BMSA Executive Committee Meeting (Columbus, OH)
November 9: BMSA Board of Directors Meeting (Columbus, OH)
2018
February 7-8: BMSA's Annual Building Products Show
February 27-March 1: Installed Sales Roundtable (Asheville, NC)
March 19-21: NLBMDA Legislative Conference (Washington, DC)
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NLBMDA Supports Repeal of Estate Tax, Preservation of Mortgage Interest Deduction in Tax Reform
On July 17, NLBMDA submitted comments to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, regarding comprehensive tax reform. NLBMDA maintains that comprehensive tax reform is needed to restore and sustain the competitiveness of America's small businesses. The comments focused on the need to repeal the estate tax and preserve the mortgage interest deduction, and were submitted as the Finance Committee begins holding hearings on comprehensive tax reform.
Full and permanent repeal of the estate tax would bring the greatest level certainty to small businesses. Current law does not adequately recognize the high asset base of lumber and building material dealers' businesses or set the exemption level high enough to adequately cover the value of non-cash assets.
In addition, as Congress explores comprehensive tax reform, it is essential for continued economic growth and the health of the housing industry that the mortgage interest deduction be preserved as part of the tax code. NLBMDA is deeply concerned that reducing or eliminating the mortgage interest deduction could have a devastating effect on homeowners, the housing market, and the nation's economy. Read More.
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Photo Highlights from the 2017 Summer Conference
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Cindy & Michael Goodwyn from R.C. Goodwyn & Sons and Bruce Edwards from Lamberth Building Materials entertained us in the Hospitality Suite.
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BMSA members enjoyed great education, superb networking opportunities and lots of fun at this year's Summer Conference. Here are the photos to prove it!
See more photos.
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U.S. Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canadian Lumber
The U.S. will impose further punitive tariffs on imports of softwood lumber from Canada, escalating a longstanding trade dispute that's already led to higher timber prices.
Preliminary anti-dumping duties of as much as 7.7 percent will be levied on Canadian producers, the U.S. Department of Commerce said in a June 2017 statement. The move follows the government's decision in April to slap countervailing tariffs of up to 24.1 percent on shipments from Canadian companies.
Until Canada and the U.S. reach a negotiated solution on softwood lumber, the nation will continue to "vigorously apply" the anti-dumping and countervailing duties to "stand up for American companies and their workers," U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement.
Read more.
(Source: Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg News)
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BMSA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
BMSA encourages our Dealer members to look first to your Associate members when looking to purchase products and services. Support those who support your Association and the industry!
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4ME Group
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Emery-Waterhouse Company
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Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
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AGS Stainless
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Allura
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Epicor Software
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PureColor Inc.
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Amelia Lumber Company, Inc.
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Facemyer Lumber Co., Inc.
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Anchor Concrete/Sakrete
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Federated Mutual Insurance
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Red Bolt Promotions
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Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Co.
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Fortress Wood Products
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Assurance Personnel Services
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GAF
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Reserve Lumber Co.
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Banyan Consulting Group
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Georgia-Pacific Structural Panels Division
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Rocco Building Supplies, LLC
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Basys Processing
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Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.
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Roxul Inc.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
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Guardian Building Products
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Royal Building Products
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BlueLinx Corporation
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Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran
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Schaffer Associates
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BlueTarp Financial, Inc.
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Huttig Building Products
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Screeneze
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Boise Cascade Corp.
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IBSA (Independent Builders Supply Association)
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Bridgewater Wholesalers, Inc.
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Industrial Products Co.
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Smith Millwork, Inc.
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Building 9 Corp.
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Intex Millwork Solutions
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Snavely Forest Products
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CareWorks Comp
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J.R.B. Peddlers
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Spruce Computer Systems/ECi Solutions
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Carl Rogers & Associates
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Larson Manufacturing Co.
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Style Crest, Inc.
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Carolina Atlantic Distribution, Inc.
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LBM Advantage
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Sun Windows Inc.
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Carter Millwork, Inc.
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Legacy Pre-Finishing Inc.
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Sunbelt Rack/CT Darnell Construction
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Cedar Creek Holdings, Inc.
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LJS Solutions
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Superior Plastic Products
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Center-Line Trailers
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LMC (Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation)
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TAH Benefits
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Century Group, Inc.
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Lumber Sales Corporation
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TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
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Charles F. Shiels & Company
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Lumberman's Wholesale Distribution
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TAPCO Group
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Clem Lumber & Distributing Company
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TraksUS
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Cordstrap
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The Marwin Company
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Trebnick Systems, Inc.
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Cosella-Dorken Products
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Melcap Partners, LLC
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Tri-State Forest Products
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Cox Industries, Inc.
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Member Insurance
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UFPi Elizabeth City, LLC
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Creative Destinations, Inc.
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Messer Financial
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Crumpler Plastic Pipe
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Metal Sales Manufacturing Co.
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V & H Inc.
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Culpeper Wood Preservers
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Metwood Building Solutions
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Vann Attorneys, L.L.P.
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Dancik International
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Mitek Industries
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Viance - Treated Wood Solutions
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Diamond Hill Plywood Company
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Muneris Benefits
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Welco Enterprises, Inc.
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DMSi Software
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Wesco Distribution, Inc.
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Dyke Industries
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Norbord
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E-Cubed Consulting
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NOVIK/Exteria Building Products
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Wholesale Millwork Inc.
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ECMD
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Packard Forest Products, Inc.
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Woodford Plywood, Inc.
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Parksite
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Yoder Lumber Co.
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