39 ProBuild plants join SCORE Elite

Denver-based ProBuild Holdings announced that 39 of its manufacturing facilities achieved the Structural Building Components Association's (SBCA's) Structural Component Operations Reaching for Excellence certification at the Elite level.

Established in 2006, SCORE is the primary U.S. certification program for truss manufacturing in the areas of quality, safety, process standardization and education.

ProBuild facilities that have achieved SCORE Elite certification include: Anchorage, Alaska;  Pooler, Ga.; Clackamas, Ore.; Big Lake, Ark.; Hawarden, Iowa;  Klamath Falls, Ore.; Chigiak, Ark.; New Hampton, Iowa; Morrisville, Pa.; Kenai, Ark.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Mitchell, S.D.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Dry Ridge, Ky.; Buda, Texas; National City, Calif.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Carrollton, Texas; Visalia, Calif.; Wadena, Minn.; Mercedes, Texas.; Dolores, Colo.; Valley Center, Mo.; West Point, Va.; Longmont, Colo.; Albermarle, N.C.; Auburn, Wash.; Lady Lake, Fla.; Berlin, N.J.; Spokane, Wash.; Milton, Fla.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Walla Walla, Wash.; Plant City, Fla.;  Kingston, N.Y.; West Richland, Wash.; Norcross, Ga.; Delaware, Ohio; and De Pere, Wis.

ProBuild joins an elite group of truss manufacturing facilities in the United States that are ?SCORE certified. Only 46 facilities are currently SCORE certified across the United State out of the more than 1,500 facilities operating today, according to the SBCA.

"After careful consideration of various options, we determined the SCORE Elite Program provided ProBuild with the most comprehensive standardization program to augment industry best practices across our component manufacturing platform," said Lonnie Bernardoni, SVP manufacturing for ProBuild Holdings. "Enough can't be said about our component manufacturing employees who have embraced the process and have adapted to a new way of operating that ultimately raises our business to a new level of manufacturing excellence."

Acomprehensive program, three primary elements of the SCORE Elite certification require being In-Plant WTCA quality control certified, operation safety certified and having a minimum of 80% of technicians certified in truss technician training at various levels. To help customers, SCORE-certified locations send out job site packages with each delivery to share industry-recommended practices for safe truss installation.