ISSFA membership pays off in numerous ways. Some are educational, some financial, and others are priceless returns that come in the form of lifelong friendships, mentor relationships and business development lessons.
The following is a list of reasons for being a member of ISSFA.
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Top 10 Reasons To Become a Member
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1. Networking
ISSFA members share a profound sense of community that creates endless networking opportunities in the only trade association dedicated exclusively to the solid surface industry. ISSFA is the source of unity, information and education for all solid surface professionals. It is fabricator serving fabricator through local events, conventions, regional meetings, seminars, shop tours and on the Web site. |
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2. Group Power
ISSFA members are a community of solid surface professionals who gather power through unity and interaction for the betterment of the entire industry. Connected globally through the association, each individual member has the collective strength of the group. This strength enables members to solve problems, promote the industry and learn from one another, making each member far greater than his or her own enterprise. |
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3. Education
ISSFA members are exposed to leading edge information and technology through the five most powerful training seminars available in the solid surface industry. They are:
- Total Fabrication Training
- Job Management & Installation Seminar
- Job Management & Installation Self-Study Learning Program
- Shop Process Optimization Seminar
- The ISSFA Home Center Seminar
These world-class programs are brought to the fabricators door through local and regional meetings, and special events
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4. Buying Power
ISSFA members’ collective buying power is estimated at over a billion dollars annually. Being a part of ISSFA gives individual members the buying power of the entire group, thereby providing access to special discounts on products, tools, equipment and services. |
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5. Promotion and Consumer Awareness Campaigns
ISSFA members are collectively the voice of the solid surface industry. The power of this community filters down to you by offering you access to the resources of the global solid surface industry. Through use of the ISSFA logo, you gain credibility as a member of the only solid surface trade association in the world. You benefit from the marketing efforts of the entire association to increase product awareness and market share. You are promoted as a source of quality fabrication to consumers, designers, architects and specifiers. |
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6. Communications
ISSFA membership gives you access to a network of one-on-one communications with your peers all over the globe. Your company benefits from the collective wisdom of every ISSFA member through meetings, the web-site, the bulletin board, seminars, the ISSFA Training and Education Center (ITEC), and industry publications. |
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7. Quality Assurance & Standards
ISSFA membership aids solid surface professionals in setting personal and industry standards and practices that raise the bar for consumers, suppliers and practitioners. In addition to publishing the Solid Surface Industry Standard, the Solid Surface Specification Sheet, and a member’s Code of Ethics, ISSFA offers continued education programs in fabrication, repairs, sales, business development, installation and financial management to ensure that you are up-to-date and on the leading edge of excellence. |
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8. Contribution & Participation
ISSFA membership is all about giving and receiving. By “showing up and putting up” you earn the right to take back from the community. You give your one share and receive back hundreds of shares in return. If you want to be a pro you have to pay your dues somewhere along the way. Science calls it synergy. Finance calls it compound interest. In K1 they call it sharing your toys and tools. |
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9. Industry Events
ISSFA members become industry “insiders” through involvement in national, regional and local events. The industry coming together under one roof brings a unity and power you simply cannot achieve on your own. You get the opportunity to learn from the best, to network with your peers, to discover the latest in industry technology and to improve your business - instantly. |
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10. It is the right thing for you to do.
The self-made man who became president of the United States of America may have summed it up best when he said, “Every man owes part of his time and money to the industry to which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.” — Theodore Roosevelt |
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Each Fabricator Member of the International Solid Surface Fabricators Association agrees to observe high standards of honesty, integrity, and responsibility in the conduct of their business.
• By adhering strictly to the highest quality standards of fabrication and installation
• By promoting only those products and services that are proven quality and value
• By writing contracts and warranties that are clear, honest, and fair to all parties involved
• By honoring all contractual obligations in a reasonably prompt manner
• By quickly acting on and attempting to resolve all customer complaints, and in situations where complaints appear unreasonable and persistent, by encouraging the customer to initiate and approach third party dispute settlement mechanisms
• By being fiscally responsible and honoring all legitimate financial obligations
• By maintaining all required licenses and insurances
Each ISSFA Fabricator certifies that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of their knowledge, and does agree to abide by the Code of Ethics of the International Solid Surface Fabricators Association for as long as they hold an active membership, therein. |
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Fabricator Bill Of Rights
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The Members of The International Solid Surface Fabricators Association
Regard the Following Rights as Fundamental to an Ethical Business Relationship Between
Fabricators and Suppliers
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The Right...
to be treated by all suppliers as customers, first and foremost.
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The Right...
to not be required by any supplier to disclose proprietary information.
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The Right...
to choose between competing products without fear of retaliation.
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The Right...
to not be unduly influenced by any supplier to initiate a change in an architectural specification.
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The Right...
to be free of any attempt by any supplier
to interfere with our lawful business practices.
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The Right...
to not be restricted or prohibited by any supplier in our ability to purchase solid surface & quartz
material for reason other than our failure to meet required standards of fabrication or
installation training and quality, or our failure to meet reasonable standards of credit
worthiness, or for engaging in the unauthorized wholesale distribution of
non-fabricated solid surface material.
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