Industry News

Kansas City, MO - Butler Manufacturing™ has named Canadian builder Bel-Con Design-Builders Ltd. as this year’s Butler Design Award winner for its industry-leading construction of a new facility for SafeStart, a safety training company in Belleville, Ontario.

Indianapolis, IN - Coated Metals Group (CMG) has expanded its Indianapolis location with a recent addition to its operation facility. The expansion has increased the building's square footage by over 50 percent allowing CMG to ramp up their on-hand inventory and production.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG (NYSE: PPG) has produced four videos - including an introductory video and three training videos - demonstrating how original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers can repair surface defects on coated parts without re-running entire units through their production lines.

Olathe, KS - A white paper titled "Does the presence of a radiant barrier system (including an RBS with metallic materials) increase the risk of a lightning strike to a structure?" is now available for purchase through RIMA International (RIMA-I).

Pittsburgh, PA – Wismarq Industries, LLC will now be called Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC. This name change, along with the launching of Vorteq’s new web-based customer portal, is the culmination of a comprehensive initiative to create a differentiated and personalized customer service model, to further augment the company’s quality standards, and to enhance brand recognition of the company as a supplier of specialized coil coating services.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Fastening and Firestopping Interior and Exterior Walls” on Thursday, April 27, 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.

Cleveland, OH - Scott Russell of Nucor Corporation has been presented with the first Norman W. Rimmer Technical Leadership Award by the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA). The award was presented to Russell in recognition of eight years of exemplary service as Technical Committee Chairman, and as an advocate of the spirit of discovery and sharing of knowledge within the metal building systems industry.

Pittsburgh, PA - BuildSteel, an alliance of steel and construction industry organizations, announces the release of “BIM for Cold-Formed Steel Framed Projects: Benefits, Drawbacks, and How to Succeed,” an e-book to help architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals understand and utilize building information modeling (BIM) for cold-formed steel projects.

Raleigh, NC – VMZINC®, the international brand name of rolled zinc products and a division of Umicore, has announced that the International Code Counsel Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has issued final approval of the report for VMZ Flat lock and VMZ Interlocking panels.

Washington, DC – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to growth mode in February, after a weak showing in January. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the February ABI score was 50.7, up from a score of 49.5 in the previous month.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada - AXYZ International, a CNC router manufacturer, announces the release of its third iBook, titled, "AXYZ Trident – The Most Versatile CNC Router-Knife Hybrid In the Industry".

Chicago, IL - Jeremy K. Flack, CEO of Flack Global Metals, and Greg Underwood, President of Kenwood Painted Metals, have announced the merger of their companies, effective April 1, 2017. Flack will retain his position as CEO of Flack Global Metals, and Underwood will join the company as executive vice president.

Phoenix, AZ - EcoFasten Solar has launched their newest product, SimpleBlock, a solution designed specifically for standing seam metal roofing applications.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG (NYSE: PPG) will launch a year-long celebration of Duranar® coatings' 50th anniversary at A'17, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture 2017, in Orlando, Florida, April 27-29.

Bristol, CT – Morin, a Kingspan Group Company, has announced the hiring of Peter Faulk as its marketing manager. He will be charged with invigorating electronic content for architects, developing systems for managing and disseminating electronic media and ideas to sales and clients, managing ad campaigns, sales support systems, trade shows and events, social media channels and more.

Arlington, VA - Forty-three states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

Stoughton, WI – Thermal Design has announced the development of Quik-Stop Trash Free™ thermal break tape, an easy-to-apply insulative foam tape with a specially formulated adhesive backing that works without peel-and-remove backing tape.

Washington, DC - The Steel Framing Alliance (SFA) has published an update to “A Guide to Fire and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies”.

Cleveland, OH - The membership ranks of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) are showing strong growth this year with the recent addition of four new members. Joining MBMA are Kingspan Insulated Panels Inc., Powerlift Hydraulic Doors and Redd Team by Sapa as Associate members, as well as Sukup Manufacturing Co. as a Building Systems member.

Vacaville, CA – William Lowery, the President of All Weather Insulated Panels, sees the North American construction industry on the verge of a new way to build. His company is a leader in the manufacture of composite insulated metal panels (IMPs), products that forge the way in meeting the most stringent environmental regulations while offering high visual appeal.