Industry News

Washington, DC - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has compiled a comprehensive list of industry-wide Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for steel building products.

Eufaula, AL - American Buildings Company (ABC) has announced the winners of its 2016 Excellence in Design Awards. Each project showcases new designs that illustrate innovative metal system construction.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) announced the members of its 2016-2017 Executive Committee during the recent 2016 CFSEI/MASFA (Mid-Atlantic Steel Framing Alliance) Expo held in Annapolis, Maryland.

Berlin, Germany - Beckers introduces a new app that allows users to easily calculate the building energy savings that can be realized by choosing Beckry®Therm energy coatings. The new Beckry®Therm App can be downloaded for use on mobile phones or tablets from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Hatfield, PA – Laminators Inc. announces Jeffrey W. Shriver, PE, CDT as its new Technical Sales Engineer and Nick Quartapella as its new Assistant Fabrication Project Lead.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG (NYSE: PPG) and Mill Steel have announced that Mill Steel will stock, market and sell Durastar® ULTRA-Cool® silicone-modified polyester (SMP) coatings by PPG to building product manufacturers. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mill Steel is one of North America's largest steel distribution and service centers.

American Fork, UT - Responding to requests from installers and customers, TRA Snow & Sun introduces a new wire management system for rooftop solar racking systems - the Solar Rail Plus. The Solar Rail Plus design includes a unique wire management component that is placed within the rail system, making it easier to install while offering improved aesthetics and safety.

Washington, DC – Buoyed by increasing levels of demand across all project types, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) was positive in June for the fifth consecutive month. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the June ABI score was 52.6, down from the mark of 53.1 in the previous month.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) presented three Design Excellence Awards during the recent 2016 CFSEI/MASFA (Mid-Atlantic Steel Framing Alliance) Expo. The awards recognize small and large projects that exemplify excellence in the structural design of new or renovated structures utilizing cold-formed steel products.

Wilmington, DE - DuPont Protection Solutions announces the launch of a new line of roofing underlayments, DuPont™ Tyvek® Protec™, part of the Tyvek® family of building envelope products.

Cleveland, OH - The newest crop of recruits at The Garland Company will be the first to go through training in Garland’s newly renovated training center. After nearly 100 years in the Union-Miles neighborhood on East 91st Street in Cleveland, Garland has made another investment in the community – and an investment in their team of employees.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Samco Machinery announces the hiring of Gary Sanford as Project Manager in the Project Management Office and Angel Carpio as an Inside Sales Specialist as part of the Business Development Team.

Louisville, KY – Drexel Metals Inc. has become a Cool Roof Rating Council Licensed Seller.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International Inc. had three employees graduate from the Manufacturers Resource Center’s (MRC) Manufacturing Leadership Institute (MLI) certificate program on June 9, 2016. The class included 18 other area manufacturing professionals. ATAS now has nine employees who have graduated from the MLI program.

Kansas City, MO - Butler Manufacturing™ introduces its electronic building erection drawing system. The new digital drawing system is designed to allow a Butler Builder® to quickly and easily access project details for better communication and collaboration with workers and subcontractors.

Eufaula, AL - 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 Bradford Construction and Concrete Inc. of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada to its national network of Builders.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has named Nabil Rahman, Ph.D., P.E., as the recipient of the 2016 CFSEI John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service. CFSEI’s Distinguished Service Award was renamed this year to honor John P. Matsen, P.E., founder and principal of Matsen Ford Design Associates, who passed away in June 2015.

Rogers, MN - Quality Metalcrafts LLC/AMERICLAD® announces further investment and expansion of its Minnesota presence. After expanding its office and manufacturing space in May 2015, it has since added an additional 24,000 square feet of flexible storage space to its Rogers, Minnesota footprint that now totals over 150,000 square feet.

W. Conshohocken, PA - ASTM International’s Committee on Roofing and Waterproofing (D08) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Aaron Phillips of TAMKO Building Products Inc., based in Joplin, MO. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada - AXYZ International, a global leader in CNC router manufacturing, announces that its Los Angeles office has relocated to Anaheim, California. The new office provides many benefits to customers.