Industry News

Falls Church, VA - The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) and market analyst Thompson Research Group (TRG) have released a new report providing a quarterly, industry-wide statistical summary of the volume of steel used by cold-formed steel manufacturers in the production of structural studs and nonstructural studs.

Odessa, FL - Roof Hugger LLC, a leader in metal-over-metal retrofit roof systems, announces its Winter/Spring 2018 webinar schedule.

Walker, MI - Tubelite Inc. has named Jeff Wright as client development manager serving clients in Maryland; Washington, DC; and north Virginia.

Olathe, KS - The 2018 International Reflective Insulation Manufacturers (I-RIM) Conference will take place May 9-10 at the Marriott Los Suenos Resort in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada – Vicwest Inc. announced has secured the site plan approval with the town of Stratford to expand their current manufacturing facilities, expected for completion the second quarter of 2018.

Pittsburgh, PA –Triangle Fastener Corporation is pleased to announce the availability of a full line of 304 stainless steel bi-metal self-drilling screws.

Wausau, WI - Linetec has hired Phil Bauer as its sales manager serving customers in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. He reports directly to Jon Close, Linetec's vice president of sales and marketing.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International Inc. had two employees graduate from the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) Manufacturing Leadership Institute (MLI) certificate program earlier this year. The class included over 20 other area manufacturing professionals.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Designing Curved Façades With Cold-Formed Steel” on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.

Eufaula, AL - American Buildings Company (ABC) has announced the winners of its south division’s Inaugural Safety, Environmental, and Wellness Poster contest for 2017. Aligning with their mission of always maintaining a high level of safety, the contest was developed as an opportunity to get children involved and thinking about what safety, environmental and wellness culture mean to them.

Rolling Meadows, IL – The Metals Service Center Institute has announced the streamlining of its Board of Directors, reducing the maximum number of directors by 60 percent, and creating four official standing committees responsible for Audit, Compensation, Finance and Governance/Nominating.

Deer Park, WA - Knight Wall Systems announces the company now offers its PanelRail™ cladding attachment rails for use with systems other than Knight’s own proprietary rainscreen attachment systems, according to company president Doug Knight.

DeLand, FL – Kingspan North America has announced the hire of Brad Johnson as VP of Sales for the United States. Johnson has more than 25 years in the metal construction industry, beginning his career with H.H. Robertson.

Colorado Springs, CO – S-5! has announced the development of SolarFoot™, a solar mounting bracket that facilitates the attachment of crystalline photovoltaic panels to exposed fastener metal roofs.

Brookhaven, MS - Reed’s Metals, a leading metal products manufacturer in the Southeast, has earned a spot for the third consecutive year among the Top 100 Leading Private Companies presented by the Mississippi Business Journal.

Newton, MA - Exhibitors at the largest international event for the metal construction industry networked with more than 5,000 attendees at METALCON 2017 in Las Vegas from October 18-20, including designers, builders, developers, contractors, fabricators and suppliers from more than 50 countries.

Allentown, PA - The ATAS Monsters of Metal Canstruction® team recently received the Best Meal award and the Best Design award (also known as “Juror’s Favorite”) in the recent Canstruction® Lehigh Valley competition.

Pittsburgh, PA - Triangle Fastener Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, has announced the opening of its new TFC TECH CENTER, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The new 1,100 sq. ft. facility provides the equipment necessary to facilitate product design, product development, and certification.

Chicago, IL – The Synthetic Roof Underlayment Institute (SRUI) met in Las Vegas, NV to conduct the first open election of the board of directors. All six board positions where up for election.

Moon Township, PA - CENTRIA, a leader in architectural metal wall systems, has released a new addition to the Intercept™ modular metal panel system. Intercept RZR is a high-performance rainscreen system that creates the option for sloped panel depth of up to 4” and integrates seamlessly with Intercept Entyre and Intercept LVLZ for dynamic aesthetics including dramatic wall relief and plane changes.