YOUR FUTURE IN FOAM
INTRODUCTION
The following pages have been compiled by industry experts and are to assist you in planning your future in the polyurethane foam industry. In to-day’s world it has become more and more challenging than ever to make important career decisions, enter into a business, make solid and decisive business choices and secure a future for you and your family. Our book “Your Future In Foam” is meant to assist you in providing a business guideline for building and sustaining your company in the polyurethane foam industry.
Polyurethane Foam Systems Inc. has been partnering with business owners across Canada for 10 years. We have engineered certification training courses for over 7 years achieving a designation of the “best course offered in North America”. Our employees have the most extensive experience in this growing industry than any other company in the trade and have worked with many entrepreneurs over the years. The success stories are countless. We have drawn on these success stories to share these ideas with you. We have a mandate to assist every new business builder in striving to secure a solid foam future. We have developed four sections in this book for you, our customer, to work toward that goal.
Technical – This section gives you the necessary information with regard to machinery, equipment, maintenance, job site work technique, along with testing information and trouble shooting. It was put together using information garnered since the onset of the spray foam insulation industry by experts in the industry, and contains valuable tips for your actual job site work. Read it over carefully.
Marketing – This section has been put together to assist with the marketing and promotional part of your business. Our many years in this business have provided us with a multitude of ideas you can use to increase your business exposure in the foam market place and promote your company at every opportunity. It also outlines advertising tips along with sales strategies. It informs you on the materials available in the line of brochures, display booths and ideas available from PFSI as a supplier and also on promotional materials and ideas for home shows. Read about them. There is also a section to assist you in calculating foam costs, and coating requirements.
Business Plan – Our accounting experts have made this section easy to understand. No business can survive without good financial planning and what you will read in this section will become invaluable in providing you not only a start-up business plan, but a plan to carry you into your future in foam. The good business habits outlined in this section are mandatory for you to carry through. Sound advice – sensible procedures.
CUFCA – Advantages and Forms – This section has been put together to outline the advantages of being a CUFCA member and to make sure that your Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Assoc. forms are filled out correctly. You are a professional and this administration work is necessary and is reflective of the consistent quality and excellence that is expected from its members. When you are represented by CUFCA your business is backed by a strong organization recognized for its excellence in industry standards that give peace of mind to homeowners, architects, inspectors and contractors.
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the polyurethane spray foam industry. You have our assurance of always providing the best in quality foam products, coatings, equipment, machinery, rigs, and spray foam training. We have worked diligently at supplying an outstanding service reputation along with the sharing of our industry technology and expertise. We are honoured to have you choose Polyurethane Foam Systems Inc. as your business partner of choice. You have our promise that we will do our utmost to provide you with “Your Future In Foam”.
Dan Clayton,
President
POLYURETHANE FOAM SYSTEMS INC.