Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

Advanced Blueprint Reading and Estimating is a two session course for experienced estimators and conceptual estimators. This training is for construction drawing and take-off professionals with 5+ years of experience.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

Expose participants to complex drawings to enhance their blueprint reading and take-off/estimating skills. Who should attend: The Intermediate Blueprint Reading & Estimating training program is designed for participants familiar with blueprint reading and take-offs who want to further develop their proficiency and skill. Attendees with 3-5 years of industry experience will benefit and further develop their understanding of construction drawings and estimating.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use.  Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale. 

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use.  Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale. 

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Intermediate Blueprint Reading & Estimating training program is designed for participants familiar with blueprint reading and take-offs who want to further develop their proficiency and skill. Attendees with 3-5 years of industry experience will benefit and further develop their understanding of construction drawings and estimating.

Teacher: Elton MayfieldTeacher: Kym NosbischTeacher: Erin O'Connor

Power Up Your Marketing - How to Make the Most of Co-marketing Funds

• Discuss tactics and strategies to help you take full advantage of the marketing funds
• Discuss myths and facts around manufacturers funds and what manufacturers should be doing
• Q & A

Elton Mayfield

President – ER Marketing

Elton's career spans media, production, digital and building industry expertise. His diverse experience makes him nimble, innovative and curious-always pushing the envelope to create extraordinary work that delivers real results for his clients.

Kym Nosbisch

Director of Retail & Product Marketing - Feeney

With a rich history in building products branding and marketing, Kym is experienced in elevating top and bottom lines, seeing a product’s marketing through its full lifecycle and penetrating a new market with deep consumer marketing expertise.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Intermediate Blueprint Reading & Estimating training program is designed for participants familiar with blueprint reading and take-offs who want to further develop their proficiency and skill. Attendees with 3-5 years of industry experience will benefit and further develop their understanding of construction drawings and estimating.

Teacher: Randall HajeckTeacher: Erin O'Connor

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site. Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

Have you ever had a negative stressful day at work or as a leader? How did you feel at the end of it? Tired, drained... Now, have you ever had a positive day? How did you feel at the end of it? Energized. Isn't there an increase in your productivity, effectiveness and bottom line on that positive day? You can have that outcome every day! Amazon bestseller author and top-rated speaker Dr. Jerry V. Teplitz will show you how to make every day that way through actual tools and techniques that will increase your energy level resulting in more creativity, productivity and effective leadership capabilities. These immediate effective and easy methods can be applied to all aspects of your professional life.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

In today’s business world, having the ability to remember names and faces, beat absent-mindedness, and recall facts and figures puts you at the head of the pack. In this fun-filled session you’ll learn time-tested techniques for recalling names, speaking without notes, and gaining control of your day without the fear of forgetting. When you're skilled in memory all your other skills get better. This program shows how.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Advanced Blueprint Reading and Estimating training program is designed for experienced estimators looking to analyze and sharpen their skills and for those looking to develop conceptual estimating skills. This training is geared towards participants with 5 or more years of industry experience in working with construction drawings and take-offs.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Intermediate Blueprint Reading & Estimating training program is designed for participants familiar with blueprint reading and take-offs who want to further develop their proficiency and skill. Attendees with 3-5 years of industry experience will benefit and further develop their understanding of construction drawings and estimating.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Kristen Schmitt

Overview:

• Build Engagement and Productivity

• Lead Your Remote Team to Desired Outcomes

• Onboard New People for Success

Teacher: Scott Morrison

In this HANDS-ON workshop, you will learn how apply 5S/Lean principles to assess and improve yard layout! After the introduction (or refresher) on 5S/Lean, you will work with a sample set of data pertaining to a lumber yard’s sales history and current state layout to analyze the data and develop a road map and timeline to improve the efficiency of the lumber yard layout. 

Teacher: Mark AltmanTeacher: Erin O'Connor

Each participant will be the owner of their own business. Sales functions, whether inside or outside, in many ways are just like owning your own business. Attendees will learn strategies through simulation and role plays so that they can apply these skills in their day to day activities.

Teacher: Mark AltmanTeacher: Erin O'ConnorTeacher: Mark Welcome

Each participant will be the owner of their own business. Sales functions, whether inside or outside, in many ways are just like owning your own business. Attendees will learn strategies through simulation and role plays so that they can apply these skills in their day to day activities.

Teacher: Jamie Resker

How to Handle Performance Management…..Today
it’s time to move to a low-stress high impact framework

 As routines have disappeared, our days and weeks are running together.  Our altered and virtual work arrangements make the practice of revisiting past performance feel irrelevant.  Flip it around with a process that focuses on current and near term performance.  Create positive dialogue between managers and employees with short and productive conversations emphasizing what’s working now and how to be even more effective in moving forward.    

 Jamie Resker, Founder and Practice Leader at Employee Performance Solutions, will share a two-step process and the tools and tips to get you started.  Whether your employees are working from home or on-site, the method will improve performance, strengthen work relationships, and clarify work priorities (all the things that your performance management system should accomplish!).

You’ll learn how to:

1. Continue to measure and track performance without the traditional “meets expectations” rating labels.
2. Make pay decisions without ratings.
3. Implement performance development conversations with the 10-Minute Questions framework.
4. Learn how to re-brand performance management and influence your decision-makers and early adopters.       
5. Create a one-page performance form that is 100% tailored to the employee, easy for the manager to complete, and includes your organization’s values or competencies (without the manager having to comment on each category).

Teacher: Mark Altman

In a post-COVID-19 world, significant change is taking place in how employees operate with each other, as well as with clients, customers, contractors, and vendors. As leaders adapt to managing some in-person and some remotely, they will need to call on the skill set of emotional intelligence and be more empathetic to people’s fears, anxiety, and changing circumstances. Adapting to change, managing emotions, and motivating through virtual engagement are among the many challenges this six-part interactive virtual program is designed to solve.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Kristen Schmitt

Teacher: Kristen Schmitt

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Mark Altman

Each participant will be the owner of their own business. Sales functions, whether inside or outside, in many ways are just like owning your own business. Attendees will learn strategies through simulation and role plays so that they can apply these skills in their day to day activities.

Teacher: Erin O'Connor

Teacher: Matthew BruceTeacher: Kari GaviriaTeacher: Josh GoodmanTeacher: Brad KnightingTeacher: Mike Lippincott

Tune in to hear industry VPs  of sales and purchasing address the following topics and more:

• Current supply challenges and forecasts
• Projected lead times
• Price trends for 3, 6, and 12 months
• Factors which could slow/stop the current trends or alleviate supply/price issues

Panelists:

Teacher: Drew Matzkin

The off-duty use of cannabis among employees has presented many compliance challenges for employers across all industries. Join Drew Matzkin, a member in the Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice at Mintz for a virtual live session as he shares updated guidance on the changing legal landscape surrounding cannabis use and what it means for small businesses.     

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Chris Urbanski

Chris Urbanski, Executive Vice President of Operations with Payment Processing Consultants will review some simple Best Practices for Accepting Credit Card Payments at your business. By implementing these best practices, you can decrease the likelihood of fraudulent transactions and chargebacks.

Teacher: Michael CamachoTeacher: Michael CondonTeacher: Kevin Ricci

How to Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks!

• Session 1- September 15 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. - PREPARING FOR BATTLE: Preparing Your Company in the Age 
• Session 2- September 22 from 8 - 9 a.m.- THIRD-PARTY CRASHERS: Avoiding Service Provider Risk Headaches
• Session 3- September 29 from 8 - 9 a.m. - DISASTER RECOVERY: Hoping for the Best But Planning for the Worst

Teacher: Mark Altman

Empower your sales team to be the "owner" of their sales business. During this virtual live online training program, salespeople will learn a new approach that will deliver sales success. Attendees will learn strategies through simulation and role plays so that they can immediately apply these skills in their day to day activities.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association

In a post-COVID-19 world, significant change has taken place in how employees operate with each other, as well as with clients, customers, contractors, and vendors. As leaders adapt to managing some in-person and some remotely, they will need to call on the skill set of emotional intelligence and be more empathetic to peoples' fears, anxiety, and changing circumstances. Adapting to change, managing emotions, and motivating through virtual engagement are among the many challenges this six session interactive virtual program is designed to solve.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The course introduces attendees/employees to building products and components and their usage and application on the residential home site.  Products and their applications include: foundation materials, insulation, framing materials, windows and doors, interior/exterior finish materials, trim and hardware. 

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

This basic course helps attendees/employees develop an operational understanding of drawings and their use. Students learn to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, floorplans, elevations, sections and details to compile a materials take-off. Other topics include: measurements and formulas, architectural symbols and abbreviations and the architectural scale.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Intermediate Blueprint Reading & Estimating training program is designed for participants familiar with blueprint reading and take-offs who want to further develop their proficiency and skill. Attendees with 3-5 years of industry experience will benefit and further develop their understanding of construction drawings and estimating.

Teacher: Randall Hajeck

The Advanced Blueprint Reading and Estimating training program is designed for experienced estimators looking to analyze and sharpen their skills and for those looking to develop conceptual estimating skills. This training is geared towards participants with 5 or more years of industry experience in working with construction drawings and take-offs.

Teacher: Keith Foxx

In our industry, many of our management teams have never received formal training about the intricacies of LBM Financials. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of those critical factors that affect the financial success of the lumber yard. This course will expand your knowledge of Inventory Turns, Cash Flow, Profitability & Growth. Attendees will leave the session with the ability to pair their onsite managerial expertise with the financial formulas that drive a profitable LBM business.