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BMSA’s 2016 Building Products ShowMany dealers followed their GPS to BMSA’s Annual Building Prod-ucts Show, held for the third year in Hickory,

NC February 3-4. Dealers from all five states in BMSA’s foot-print came to the show to take advantage of the educational seminars and networking opportunities.

This year we had 95 booths and 15 first-time exhibitors offering a wide variety of products and services relevant to the LBM industry.

Sun Windows of Owensboro, KY won Best of Show (2016 Booth Award Winner). At the membership breakfast, Jones Lumber & Millwork of Colum-

bus, OH was named Dealer of the Year and Culpeper Wood Preservers of Culpeper, VA was named Supplier of the Year in recognition of their commitment to BMSA, its members and the industry.

This year we offered a Grand Prize of $4000 on BOTH Wednes-day & Thursday. Congratulations to Wednesday’s winner George S. Miser of Lumber Service, Inc., Carrollton, OH, and to Billy Wilhelm of Hoke Lumber, Statesville, NC, who won Thursday’s drawing!

In This Issue

TIMBERtalkSpring 2016

Building Material Suppliers Association

P.O. Box 18667 Charlotte, NC 28218

800.849.1503 www.mybmsa.org

BMSA Staff

Lynn Schwarz, President

Jessie Norman, Communications Manager

Cindy Hartley, Vice President & Secretary

Jane Gillespie, Office Manager

2016 Building Products Show ……… 1

BMSA’s 2016 Show – Thanks and Show Exhibitors ……… 2

Member Decals …………………… 3

What is “Virtual Estate” Planning? … 3

2016 Calendar of Events …………… 4

Save the Date ……………………… 4

The Many Faces of BMSA: Meet Your Fellow Members ……… 4-5

Workplace Violence: Steps to Take to Reduce the Risks ……… 7

Welcome New Members! ………… 7

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, @_BMSA_ !

Dr. Robert Dietz, Chief Economist of NAHB and George Lester of The Lester Group. Dietz was the keynote speaker at our membership breakfast.

Billy Wilhelm of Hoke Lumber was the happy winner of Thursday’s Grand Prize.

Evan Jones of Jones Lumber & Millwork accepted the Dealer of the Year award from Chairman Joe Allen.

Chairman Joe Allen announced Wednesday’s Grand Prize winner George S. Miser of Lumber Service, Inc.

Culpeper Wood Preservers was named Supplier of the Year! Pictured are Norwood Morrison and David Anderson.

Wednesday’s lunch was generously sponsored by ECMD again this year.

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Basys ProcessingBlueLinxBlueTarp FinancialBoise CascadeBonsal AmericanCarolina AtlanticCedar CreekCenter-Line TrailersCentury GroupCosella-Dorken ProductsCox IndustriesCrumpler Plastic PipeCulpeper Wood PreserversDecKoratorsDiamond Hill PlywoodDMSi SoftwareDYKE IndustriesECMDEmery-WaterhouseEpicorFederated InsuranceFleetmatics

FlexTrim/Carter MillworkFortress Wood ProductsGeorgia-PacificGreat Southern Wood PreserversHome Builders Association of Hickory &

Catawba ValleyHuttig Building ProductsIBSAIntex MillworkLBM Advantage (ENAP)Legacy Pre-FinishingLiftOneLMCThe Marwin CompanyMesser Financial GroupMetwood Building SolutionsNCSNorbordPA & IN Mutual Insurance

CompaniesParksite Ponderosa SoftwareRader Solutions

Red Bolt PromotionsREEB MillworkRobbins ManufacturingRogers & AssociatesROXULRoyal Building ProductsSCREENEZESimpson Strong-TieSmith MillworkSnavely Forest ProductsSpruce Computer Systems/ECi SolutionsStyleCrestSun WindowsSunbelt Rack/CT Darnell

ConstructionSuperior Plastic ProductsTAMKOU.S. LumberV&H TrucksWeather Teck EnterprisesWeyerhaeuserWoodford Plywood

2016 Show Exhibitors

Many Thanks To Our Show Grand Prize Sponsors:BlueTarp Financial, Cox Industries, Culpeper Wood Preservers, ECMD, Huttig Building Products

Many Thanks To Our Show Sponsors:Crumpler Plastic Pipe, ECMD, Federated Insurance, PLM/ILM, Smith Millwork,

Spruce Computer Systems/ECi Solutions, Superior Plastic Products, Weyerhaeuser

Board Member Bryan Strickland of Guy C. Lee and his wife June enjoyed lunch on Wednesday.

Bobby Gusler (right) of Robinson Builder’s Mart won a 50” TV from Smith Millwork. Bobby is pictured here with Jim Kilpatrick and Ted Smith of Smith Millwork.

David Perry of Goldsboro Builders Supply, Leon

Huneycutt of Locust Lumber and Scott McCarl of Huttig

Building Products.

John Meacham of Siewers Lumber & Millwork and Horace Ledbetter of Bonsal American. Photo-bombed by Freddy Siewers!

Our youngest member, Lincoln of Stier Supply, helped us promote the Summer Conference!

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What is “Virtual Estate” Planning?There’s a piece of the overall estate planning process that few think about or may even be aware of: planning the handling of their “virtual estate.”

If you’re part of the majority of Americans who use the Internet for everything from banking to shopping to socializing, you have a virtual estate, because these activities require digital accounts complete with a user name and password.

If something should happen to you, what happens to your digital accounts? Who has access? If your family wants to preserve or download the content, will they be able to? Would you want them to? Even with your user IDs and passwords, accessing a deceased person’s online accounts may violate service agreements or state or federal law. Today, only seven states have passed laws related to digital assets.

Currently, you do have a few ways to plan for your heirs’ access to your virtual estate.

Check website policies. Some automatically close or delete inactive accounts. Others disable an account upon request by the family or executor.

Compile a list of user names and passwords. Then store on a flash drive or print, and keep in a safe place. Don’t include this informa-tion in your will, since a will becomes public record during probate.

Leave instructions. While there’s no guarantee your heirs or execu-tor will be able to follow them, make your wishes known on how you would like each account handled.

Commercial digital asset services. These service companies often allow you to name a designated beneficiary to whom your account information will be released upon proof of your death.

Taking time to consider your virtual estate now can save your loved ones significant time and frustration later.This article provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association’s recommended insurer for property & casualty.

This article is intended to provide general information and recommendations regarding risk prevention only. There is no guarantee that following these guidelines will result in reduced losses or eliminate any risks. This information may be subject to regulations and restrictions in your state and should not be considered legal advice. Qualified counsel should be sought re-garding questions specific to your circumstances and applicable state laws. All rights reserved.

BMSA Member DecalsWe mailed one decal to each member when we received their 2016 dues payment. Additional window decals are available for your branch locations. An elec-tronic version is also available. Please contact the BMSA office if you are interested.

Board Members Rob Crawford of Buck Lumber, and Thad Shuler of Southern Lumber & Millwork with Norwood Morrison, Culpeper Wood Preservers.

Board Member Harley Yoder of Yoder’s

Building Supply and Bradley Huneycutt of

Locust Lumber.

Dan Brown of Roxul, Inc.

James Aud and Frank Anderson of Sun Windows, Best of Show Winner!

The Diamond Hill Plywood team: Troy Neas, Jim Ramsey and John Ramsey.



2016 Calendar of EventsApril 201618-20 NLBMDA Legislative Conference,

Washington, DC20-22 CFO Roundtable, Charleston, SC 21-22 Sales Managers Roundtable,

Asheville, NC24-26 Roundtable 1, Atlanta, GA

May 20164-6 Roundtable 3, Olympia, WA16-17 Emerging Leaders Roundtable #1,

Roanoke, VA18-20 Roundtable 7, Charlotte, NC

July 201628 BMSA Executive Committee Meeting,

Virginia Beach, VA28 BMSA Board of Directors Meeting,

Virginia Beach, VA28-31 Summer Management Conference,

Virginia Beach, VA

September 201629-30 Leadership Development Roundtable #2,

Roanoke, VA October 2016 25-27 NLBMDA ProDealer Industry Summit,

Charleston, SC

The Many Faces of BMSA: Meet Your Fellow MembersIn each issue of TimberTalk, we feature members to help you get to know the many faces of your Association.

Ted Smith – Smith MillworkTell us about your company. The family business was started by my great grandfather in 1905. G.W. Smith Lumber Company is still oper-ated today by my cousin Mark Smith. Smith Millwork, Inc. was established in April of 1979 as a manufacturer of custom mouldings and door jambs. Soon after, we began to distribute lineal mouldings, door slabs and door components in North and South Carolina. Over the past 37 years, we have grown to be a manufacturer of thousands of custom moulding and door jamb profiles as well as a distributor of a wide variety of interior and exterior building products to the Carolinas and surrounding areas.

What is your current role/responsibility at the company? Pres-ident and CEO.

How and when did you become involved with your company? I began working summers on the yard when I was 14 years old. Af-ter graduating college, I came into the business full time beginning in 1991 and have been here ever since.

What do you like most about your job? What do you like least? I enjoy the people in this industry and the relationships with employees, customers, and competitors that I have formed over the years. I don’t enjoy dealing with people that put themselves in bad situations that have to be dealt with.

Where are you from? Where did you grow up and go to school? I’m born, raised and reside in Lexington, NC. I attend-ed Lexington Senior High School. After graduation, I attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where I majored in business.

What are your favorite books and movies? With two children, I don’t have much time to read. I mostly keep up with industry and investment news. My favorite movies are comedies and the list is very long.

What are you most proud of? My family, our 111-year heritage of being in business, and being able to give back to our community. I am also very proud of our employees who work so hard to make us successful; and our loyal customers who make it all possible.

How would you like to be remembered? As a good, honest and loyal friend, father and husband.

What are your pet peeves (in other words, the things that bug you the most)? Rude, inconsiderate people and bad traffic.

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What are you most proud of? My wife and my children.

How would you like to be remembered? For making a positive influence in people’s lives.

What are your pet peeves (in other words, the things that bug you the most)? Excuses and when someone starts a sentence with “to tell you truth” or “to be honest with you!”

Tell us about your family. I have a beautiful wife named Lau-rie and four boys. The oldest, Caleb, is a junior at the College of Charleston, Josh is a senior at Easley High and the twins, Jackson and Caden, are in first grade.

What is your favorite vacation location and why? Sunset Beach, NC. We’ve spent every summer as a family there and I have a lot of great memories.

What is your favorite way to unwind after a hard day? I enjoy hopping in the golf cart and taking the twins golfing. We spend a great deal of time together on the course.

Based on what you’ve learned in your career, what advice would you give a young person entering the building products industry today? That this doesn’t have to be just a “starter” job; it can be a long-term career. Listen and learn; you’ll find your seat. To get involved in your community and industry and to be a positive influence to those around you.

What does belonging to BMSA mean to you? How have you & your company benefitted from membership in BMSA? By remaining a constant source of information to assist my company on every level, BMSA has delivered me the tools to successfully manage. Through roundtable networking with other member deal-ers and the continuous training provided by BMSA our employees are confident in our growth. Additionally, it’s comforting to know the association remains a legislative watchdog on issues that could damage the success of our business on a local or national level.

Tell us about your family. My wife Nina & I have been married for 19 years. We have a 14-year-old son, Griff, and a 12-year-old daughter, Claire.

If you have pets, tell us about them. We have a funny, little mutt named Scout.

What is your favorite vacation location and why? I love the beach and ocean! Put me on any beach that is not crowded and I’m happy. My favorite place other than the beach is Sedona, AZ. It is absolutely beautiful and a great place to hike.

What is your favorite way to unwind after a hard day? Just being outside when the weather is nice. I like working around the house in the yard doing small projects.

Based on what you’ve learned in your career, what advice would you give a young person entering the building products industry today? Don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions if you are not sure of something. It’s better to ask questions and get it right the first time because builders usually don’t have time for mistakes and mistakes cost everybody money.

What does belonging to BMSA mean to you? How have you & your company benefitted from membership in BMSA? BMSA provides so much industry information as long as you get involved and take advantage of the many things offered. You can gain a tremendous amount of knowledge through educational seminars, reading newsletters, attending roundtable meetings and the annual product show. I have formed more relationships than I can count over my 24 years of being an involved member of BMSA.

Todd Merriss – Dixie LumberTell us about your company. Dixie Lumber was established in 1943 and is a full service lumber yard in Easley, SC, serving all of the Upstate area.

What is your current role/responsibility at the company? I serve as the Vice President and General Manager.

How and when did you become involved with your company? In 2006, at the SBMA show in High Point, Larry Adams asked me if I was interested in relocating to a lumber dealer in South Carolina. The owners, Mac and C.E. Lawton (brothers), were wanting to develop an ESOP as an exit strategy for the both of them. They desired to sell the company to the employees and asked me to join them in their efforts. Shortly after I accepted the offer and joined the company in July of 2006.

What do you like most about your job? I enjoy the relationships that are developed with the customers and our employees. I truly enjoy coming to work and making a difference within our community.

Where are you from? I was born and raised in Noblesville, IN but moved to Cary, NC in the middle of High School. I attended Apex High School my Junior and Senior Year. After High School I studied at NC State University where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

COMInG SOOn! Digital Buyers Guide

BMSA is in the works of providing our members with an exclusive, easily accessible digital Buyers’ Guide. This is a needed resource that will greatly assist industry profession-als in making educated purchasing decisions throughout the year.The Buyers’ Guide will feature company and product list-ings and will provide users with an efficient way to browse for goods and services. The Buyers’ Guide will be accessi-ble through our website: www.mybmsa.org .The Guide will offer building material suppliers with excep-tional visibility by showcasing their products and services to a targeted, industry-specific buyer group – BMSA’s Dealer members. Associate members: to learn more about opportunities to highlight your products and services in BMSA’s Buyers’ Guide, please email [email protected] .



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A shooting by a disgruntled former employee leaves two young people dead. A chef is stabbed in the back by a co-worker while working in a restaurant kitchen. Yes, such events, even in industries deemed to be safe industries, do in fact occur.

An often-overlooked fact about workplace violence is that when it occurs, litigation quickly follows. Employers would be wise to antic-ipate the first question asked in the aftermath: What background checks were conducted on the perpetrator?

How will YOU answer? • We don’t do background checks.

• We can’t afford to do background checks.

• We conduct a standard background check for every employee.

• (the best answer) You provide a response from a position of strength, able to show that you are a responsible, not negligent, employer that conducts thorough and tailored background checks.

Welcome new Members!BMSA is pleased to welcome the following new Dealer member:

IW Building Supply 121 Lawson Street Florence, SC 29502 Geary Sharber 843-536-4004 [email protected]

BMSA is pleased to welcome the following new Associate members:

Dancik International 2000 CentreGreen Way, Suite 250 Cary, NC 27513 Greg Grady 919-379-3797 [email protected]

Intex Millwork Solutions 20 Bogden Blvd. Millville, NJ 08332 Joe Umosella 856-293-4100 [email protected]

Layman’s Lumber Guide PO Box 905 Belmont, NC 28102 Matt Layman 336-516-6684 [email protected]

Metwood Building Solutions 319 Naff Road Boones Mill, VA 24065 Shawn Callahan

540-334-4294 [email protected]

Red Bolt Promotions 347 Old Rock Road Clarksville, VA 23927 Toby Newcomb 434-738-8702 [email protected]

Screeneze 2530 Spring Grove Ave., Suite 1A Cincinnati, OH 45233 Ellen Stratmann 513-451-9227 [email protected]

The Jeske Company PO Box 1426 Appleton, WI 54912-1426 Joe Daniels 920-903-1320 [email protected]

Welcome Back to the BMSA Family: Christmas Lumber, Knoxville, TN, Danville Feed & Supply, Danville, OH and Epicor Software, Dublin, CA.

Employers must understand that if or when one of their employees hurts another employee(s) or customer, they likely will be responsi-ble for the injuries (or worse). There are ways to protect the com-pany from also being found negligent in their hiring and retention practices:

1. Set goals in terms of providing a safe workplace.

2. Set a budget that shows your commitment level.

3. Research background screening companies to determine the best provider to support your safe-workplace goals.

4. Develop a background screening policy that complies with federal and state laws.

Zuni Corkerton is the Founder and President of RefCheck® Information Services, a human-resources-based firm that focuses on providing in-depth background screen-ing services. To learn more about RefCheck’s services, contact Zuni at 800-510-4010, x.12 or [email protected].

BMSA Mission:To strengthen independent building material dealers

through advocacy, communication & education.

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