Industry News

Allentown, PA - Award winners have been announced by ATAS for their 2023 Project of the Year competition. There were seven award categories: commercial roofs, commercial walls, residential roofs, residential walls, accents, sustainable, and interiors. Each award recognized projects in which ATAS products were incorporated into the design and construction of the building.

DeLand, FL – Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has released an environmental product declaration (EPD) for its K-Roc™ HF Series insulated metal panels (IMPs). EPDs have become the industry standard for identifying the best building materials to lower embodied carbon in the built environment.

Newton, MA — METALCON, the only global event dedicated exclusively to the application of metal in design and construction, announces its keynote speakers for this year’s annual conference and tradeshow in Atlanta from Wednesday, Oct 30. – Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Bryan, OH – As a leader in residential and commercial building attachments, TRUFAST ® is continuing to grow its portfolio of TubeSeal™ self-sealing fasteners to give building professionals cost-effective solutions to help ensure the integrity of air and moisture barriers.

Cleveland, OH - Each year the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) honors member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in maintaining workplace safety. These awards are given to Building Systems members as well as Associate members for their performance during the previous calendar year. Safety awards for the 2023 year were presented during the 2024 MBMA Spring Meeting held April 24 – 26 in San Diego, California.

Kalama, WA - Steelscape LLC, a supplier of painted steel products for metal roofing and siding, announces the expansion of its Textured Rustics colors. This expansion includes introducing Sedona Rawhide™.

Washington, DC – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released its May 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $1 trillion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 50.7, a decrease from the April index of 52.9.

Vacaville, CA – All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) has named Scott Bacon as Vice President of Sales. Bacon most recently served as AWIP’s National Sales Manager, Commercial & Industrial, for nearly four years, and has over 30 years of experience in the metal roofing and siding industry.

Bethlehem, PA - The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) presented two prestigious member awards at the 55th Annual MBCEA Conference, held in San Diego, California. The Robert and Beverly Ketenbrink “Oil Can” Service Award was given to Douglas Seth Collins for his dedication and service to the metal building industry.

Buffalo, NY - Rigidized® Metals' engineered metal surfaces in stainless steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, carbon, brass and bronze, as well as its manufactured panel systems, have been third-party verified as compliant with LEED v.4 and other environmental bodies.

Newton, MA — METALCON, the metal construction industry’s premier global event for the metal construction and design industry, announces its Fourth Annual Top Product Awards to recognize companies at the forefront of innovation in industry products, technologies and solutions.

West Chester, OH - ClarkDietrich, manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, adds BlazeFrame® Tape to its line of BlazeFrame firestopping products.

Bethlehem, PA - The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) announced its 2024 Building of the Year winners at the 55th Annual MBCEA Conference, held April 24 - 26 in San Diego, CA. The overall winner is the Truck Center Companies sales and service center in Mankato, MN, completed by APX Construction Group of Mankato.

Chicago, IL – The Metal Construction Association (MCA) is excited to announce that five outstanding students affiliated with MCA member companies have been chosen as the first recipients of the association’s scholarship program. Through this new MCA member benefit, funding has been awarded to the following five students to help them pursue their dreams.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 6 for the expansion of their second Allentown, PA manufacturing facility on Grant Way. The existing 65,000 sq. ft. building was constructed in 2005, and the addition will add another 53,000 sq. ft. This will allow for additional metal forming equipment and employees to support ATAS’ continually expanding product line.

Boulder, CO - SmartBuild Systems, which offers powerful technology that empowers contractors and manufacturers to design and bid complicated metal buildings, announces that it can now feed its framing requirements automatically to roll forming machinery that is offered by its sister company, International Steel Framing (ISF), to produce all the cold formed steel material to frame interiors for these buildings as well as the shells.

Norcross, GA - IMETCO (Innovative Metals Company, Inc.) has engaged Robert Gregory as general manager, a role in which he expects to introduce sophisticated manufacturing technologies while overseeing business development to ensure an excellent customer experience and improve operational efficiencies.

Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries, Inc., a global industry leader in the innovation and production of coil anodized aluminum, is expanding their partnership with ATAS International, a leading, innovative manufacturer of metal walls, metal roof systems, accessories, and more. ATAS is now stocking more colors of Lorin’s renowned and resilient Architecture Class II anodized aluminum in a range of striking finishes, including ClearMatt®, BlackMatt, and ColorIn® LA Extra Dark Bronze.

Houston, TX - Fortify Building Solutions, part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family, announces the opening of two new locations in Belgrade and Billings, Montana.

Colorado Springs, CO – S-5!, one of the world's leading authorities on metal roof attachment solutions, has added new leadership to its Colorado Springs corporate office to manage growth in research and development.