Presidents Message
"Home Builders Seeking Skilled Workers to Build American
Dream"
As
our economy and the housing market continue to recover, home builders across
the country are seeking skilled workers – such as carpenters, framers and
roofers – to help them build the American Dream. After many workers left the
home building industry during the Great Recession to pursue employment in other
sectors, recent surveys show that not nearly enough of them have
returned.
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| Don DiNovi, BRANNJ President |
We’ve
also experienced many of these issues here in Northern New Jersey. When
builders are unable to schedule trades on time, it means that buyers are unable
to move into their home on time. These delays and production logjams are
hurting the housing recovery by increasing the cost of building homes and
making housing more expensive for consumers.
Building Trades Offer Great Career Path:
A home builder
relies on a number of highly trained workers to get the job done right. This
includes dozens of skilled artisans and professionals, including carpenters,
architects, engineers, plumbers, electricians, painters and landscapers.
Indeed, recent analysis from NAHB shows that 70% of builders typically use
somewhere between 11 and 30 subcontractors to build a single-family home.
On average, 22 different subcontractors are used to build a home.
This
means there is ample opportunity for motivated students seeking a rewarding
career path. Residential construction workers consistently express high job
satisfaction. And average salaries in Northern NJ remain competitive with other
industries in our area.
The residential construction industry is one of the few
sectors where demand for new workers is rising, and the housing industry is
working diligently to meet this challenge by training more workers and leaders
in the construction industry.
To learn more about job opportunities in Northern New
Jersey, please contact our Executive
Vice President Kathleen Kurpiel for more details kathleen@brannj.org
Condolences
to BRANNJ Board Member Donald Dobres on the recent passing of his beloved wife,
Dorothy Stahl. We extend deepest sympathies to Don and family during this
difficult time.
Thank you to all BRANNJ
members and guests who attended our October 13th joint meeting with
the northern chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association at the
spectacular new PIRCH showroom in Garden State Plaza, Paramus. Click Here to View Event Photos!
Special
thanks to members Clint Fenn and Patti Whelan of PIRCH for their generous
hospitality in hosting the event for well over 125 attendees and to Danny Wood
of Sandler Training for a great presentation on Networking—It’s a Contact
Sport! If you have not done so, please be sure to visit PIRCH to view
their amazing and expansive showroom and view www.pirch.com.
We hope to see everyone at “the industry
networking party of the year” Reno’s Appliance Annual Pre-Holiday Networking
Party on November 19th and at our Annual Winter Showcase Tabletop
& Beefsteak on December 3rd at The Brownstone! See below
for details and to register.
Regards,
Don
Premier
Partner Member to Member Discount—VAN NATTA MECHANCIALContractors utilizing Van Natta Mechanical for the first time for plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical, or spray foam insulation, for contract work, will have 1% donation made to BRANNJ in the contractors name, to be used at the discretion of BRANNJ. Invoices will be billed out in gross and contract payments must be made within terms of agreement for donation to be valid. Rebate is also valid for referrals to customers that translates into contract work. Offer is valid from Sept 1, 2015 – August 30, 2016.
New
Member Spotlight:
Alpha Care Supply is a provider of accessibility equipment based in
Nassau County for over 20 years serving the NYC metro area, including the five
boroughs, Westchester, Rockland, Yonkers, Nassau, Suffolk counties, and New
Jersey encompassing approximately 16MM in population. Our company sells,
installs, and services ADA compliant wheelchair ramps, indoor/outdoor stair
lifts, ADA vertical platform lifts, patient handling lifts, and provides full
ADA bathroom modifications. We currently work with a number of important
non-profit organizations such as United Cerebral Palsy NYC, Rebuilding
Together, YAI, SKIP, and other relevant organizations in the area, as well as
with prominent developers and property managers. We are also a FIDA
program approved provider with many health insurance companies in the region.
We are committed to
providing turnkey accessibility solutions that are ADA compliant for our
clients in need. Our products and services create safe and independent
living environment. Our staff members are professionally trained, highly
experienced, and exceptionally courteous.
We
are also a certified MWBE in Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island, and
New Jersey, and are pending with Empire State Development, NYC Small Business
Services, NYC School Construction Authority, and Port Authority of NY/NJ.
We are also registered with NYC Housing Authority, Dormitory Authority of State
of NY, and MTA.
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| Click here for details and registration form |
Premier Partner News
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Reno's
Appliance is a family-owned discount Appliances, Refrigerator, Range,
Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer store based in Paterson, NJ. Since 1951, Reno's
Appliance has served customers in Paterson, Fairfield, Wayne, Ridgewood, Fair
Lawn, Hawthorne, River Edge, Wyckoff, Montclair, Clifton and Hoboken with low
prices on Appliances, Refrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer products
and top notch customer service. Our knowledge of the Appliances,
Refrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer we sell sets us high above the
competition. Reno's Appliance is an authorized dealer of such brands as Alfresco, Amana, American
Range, Asko, Avanti, and more. We can help you select your new
Appliances, Refrigerator, Range, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer purchase at any
budget. We look forward to seeing you at Reno's Appliance, serving
Paterson, Fairfield, Wayne, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Hawthorne, River Edge,
Wyckoff, Montclair, Clifton and Hoboken in New Jersey since 1951.
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| SAVE the DATE!! |
Thursday, November 19th~
Reno’s Annual Pre-Holiday Industry Networking Party. Bring your
business cards to this annual building industry networking extravaganza
at the beautiful Reno’s Showroom in Paterson. Make new connections with
peers from several industry associations as you enjoy Reno’s
outstanding hospitality with delicious food, beverages, music, prizes
and much more! 5:30pm-8:30pm.
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Thursday, December 3rd~ Annual Winter Showcase Tabletop & Beefsteak Event.
** NEW VENUE THIS YEAR** The Brownstone, A Historic Landmark, in Paterson, NJ. Don’t miss this
annual favorite event as you mix and mingle with builders and associate
vendors at THE Northern, NJ mini-tradeshow. Then…enjoy a delicious
traditional Beefsteak dinner and play in the bread-building contest for
the charity of your choice. The Brownstone is famous for
its Beefsteak, so be sure to attend to enjoy great food, great business
opportunities and participate in a great event to assist with a local
charity at this festive time of year.
Thursday January 28, 2016~
Celebrate the New Year and your fellow members and join us at our 72nd
Annual Installation & Awards Dinner. Enjoy a fabulous buffet, open bar,
networking & fantastic music. 6:00pm @ The Graycliff Fine Catering,
Moonachie, NJ.
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NAHB at the Three Quarter Mark (click here)
