Industry News

Cleveland, OH – The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has announced the lineup for its annual technical meeting at the Renaissance Fort Worth, in Fort Worth, TX, September 25-27, 2017.

Bossier City, LA – McElroy Metal announced the download availability of its updated company product catalog.

Waterloo, IN - Nucor Building Systems, a leading manufacturer of custom-engineered metal building systems, announces that one of its Authorized Builders, J & M Steel Solutions, was awarded the 2017 Building of the Year honor at the 48th Annual Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association (MBCEA) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana for their work on the Provo Power project located in Sandy, Utah.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG (NYSE: PPG) has launched a new website for architectural metal coatings featuring a streamlined appearance, intuitive navigation and enhanced access to popular coatings specification tools.

Houston, TX - NCI Building Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal building solutions, announces that its Board of Directors has approved the implementation of the company’s senior leadership succession plan. Effective July 1, 2017, Donald R. Riley will become Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Following a successful 13-year tenure with the company, Norman C. Chambers will continue to serve as the company’s Executive Chairman.

Cleveland, OH -The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released two new series of webinar recordings that are available on MBMA’s YouTube channel. Energy Code Compliance for Metal Buildings consists of three episodes totaling two hours, while Fire Resistance Design for Metal Buildings has five episodes of approximately 20 minutes each.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Samco Machinery, a supplier of roll forming and material handling systems, has added three Project Managers to its Project Management office.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International has added a series of instructional videos for the installation of their Dutch Seam standing seam metal roof panels. Each short video is animated to address a particular detail. These include installation of the underlayment, drip edge, valley pan, gable trim, and ridge cap - in addition to the metal panels.

Ashland, Ohio, – Don Bratcher was promoted to President of Atlas Bolt and Screw effective June 1, 2017. Bratcher will have complete responsibility for all Atlas’s North American activities including the branches in Ashland, OH; Flat Rock, NC; Salem, OR; Houston, TX and the manufacturing plant and corporate offices in Ashland. Bratcher joined Atlas in April of 2015 as the Business Unit Manager for the Wood Segment and has overseen many programs to drive significant improvements in both operations and customer service.

Terrell, TX - The Terrell, Texas division of Nucor Building Systems, a leading manufacturer of custom-engineered metal building systems, has demonstrated their awareness and dedication to safety by completing more than five million worked hours in 10 years since the last time an employee has had to miss an actual day of work due to an injury.

Selah, WA - American Buildings Company (ABC), a leading domestic and international manufacturer and marketer of high-quality metal building systems for industrial, commercial, and institutional construction markets, announces the addition of Scout Lake Construction Inc. of Selah, Washington to its national network of Builders.

Vancouver, BC and Washington DC – Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) have signed an agreement in principle to form a Canadian joint venture called Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada), with final terms anticipated to be agreed upon this summer.

Pittsburgh, PA - The PPG (NYSE: PPG) coil and building products – exterior coatings group announces that Anacolor Inc., Quebec City, has achieved PPG CAP Certified Applicator Program™ (PPG/CAP) accreditation as a premier member.

Deland, FL – Kingspan Insulated Panels has announced the appointment of Alswinn Kieboom as President of the North American business.

Lewisville, TX – Carl Powell, Senior Chemical Engineer for CENTRIA and Metl-Span, will be presenting a webinar: Flame Retardants in Rigid Foam Applications for the American Chemistry Council.

Sanford, ME - Wasco Products Inc. announces the appointment of Sara Havard to Vice President of Sales & Marketing. She has been with the company for 13 years.

Colorado Springs, CO – The S-5! Attachment Solutions continuing education course, The Solar-Ready Roof: Optimize the Design, is now live in the AEC Daily Online Learning Center.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Essential Concepts for the Meticulous Navigation of Cold-Formed Steel Regulations” on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors.

Cleveland, OH – On April 25, 2017, Al Dunlop was inducted into the NCCA Hall of Fame during the NCCA's Annual Meeting in Naples, FL.

Chicago, IL – The Metal Construction Association (MCA) will be welcoming five new members when its annual Summer Meeting convenes in June. Green Span Profiles, Messing Construction, Quality Metalcrafts, LLC - Americlad, Roofing Magazine and thinkstep, Inc. have joined the association's ranks of more than 75 member companies with specialties in the metal construction industry.