View or download the 2020 Year in Review Slideshow here.
Event Highlights
02.25.20 | Brews, Builders & Benefits
97 registered
Pivoting During COVID-19
- BX Staff was able to transition to working off-site during the two-month shutdown and continued to process print orders, post projects, and serve members.
- BX advocated for our members to safely re-open by collecting and sending data to the State of Michigan’s COVID-19 Bipartisan Task Force.
- BX provided our members with FREE workplace safety plans for safe re-opening.
Event Highlights
08.31.20 | Annual Golf Outing
59 teams
Winning team – F C & A Inc
$24,943 raised for the Back to Work Program at Guiding Light
BX has raised over $70,000 total for Guiding Light in the last five years
Golf League took place on Tuesdays from May 5th – September 1st
10 teams
09.29.20 | Annual Sporting Shootout
22 teams
Top Gun – Pete Flanagan of Grand Eagle Insulation
$11,206 donated to Mel Trotter Ministries through the proceeds of various events
Class Highlights
01.07.20 | Print Reading & Specifications Course
01.09.20 | Legal Series: Lien Law
01.09.20 | Applied Estimating
01.22.20 | Safety Series: Lead Awareness
01.28.20 | OSHA 10-Hour Certification Course
02.12.20 | Safety Series: Asbestos Awareness
02.13.20 | Legal Series: Surety Bonds
02.18.20 | OSHA 10-Hour Certification Course
03.03.20 | OSHA 30-Hour Certification Course
03.12.20 | Legal Series: Show Me the Money
06.30.20 | Safety Series: Silica
07.07.20 | Safety Series: Fall Protection
08.11.20 | Safety Series: Scaffolding
Website Redesign
53% increase in the volume of Free Demo requests submitted due to enhanced SEO and a more functional website!
2% increase in web traffic, 3.5% increase in new users visiting the website, 4% increase in returning visitors, and a 4% decrease in bouncing visitors (visitors who visit a single page and leave) since 2019!
The Source
Spring School Bond Issue was completed while under quarantine
Fall Pivot Point Issue was the first issue done entirely in-house
Direct mailed to over 1,500 owners and over 1,800 architects, engineers, and Builders Exchange of Michigan members.
Coming in 2021
OSHA 10-Hour Certification Courses
Legal Series Lunch & Learn (Virtual)
Building with CQ Seminar (Virtual)
BX Safety & Networking Series (Virtual)
2021 Save the Date
02.02.21 | Building with CQ Virtual Seminar
08.30.21 | 65th Annual Golf Outing
09.21.21 | 25th Annual Sporting Clays Shootout
11.04.21 | Turkey Party
Noteworthy Statistics
- Over 9,200 active projects posted from January – November
- A 15% decrease from 2019 due to COVID-19’s effect on the construction industry
- Over 2,100 planning projects posted from January – November
- A 4% decrease from 2019 due to COVID-19’s effect on the construction industry
- 47% of the planning projects posted in 2020 were privately funded
- BX team checked over 1,800 sources daily and an additional 1,400 sources monthly
The newest Builders Exchange of Michigan Board Members serving 2021 – 2023
Dave Moore, Grand Rapids Gravel Co
Adam Tweedy, Owen Ames Kimball Co
Jason Ruud, S.A. Morman & Co
Introducing the 2021 Builders Exchange of Michigan Board President
Jodi van Haren, Advantage Mechanical Refrigeration
Thank You, Outgoing Board Members!
Ken Jansen, Lake Michigan Insurance Agency
Builders Exchange of Michigan Board President 2020
Builders Exchange of Michigan Board Vice President 2019
Builders Exchange of Michigan Board Director 2018
Doug Snyder, Kenowa Plumbing
Builders Exchange of Michigan Board Director 2018 – 2020
Tom Gombar, Hurst Mechanical
Builders Exchange of Michigan Board Director 2018 – 2020
