Industry News

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) elected the 2016 Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting held December 8-9, 2015 in Atlanta, Ga.

Memphis, TN - Varco Pruden Buildings (VP) announces that their national headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. was recognized a second time this year as a top place to work. The Memphis Commercial Appeal ranked VP in the top 10 of the Top Workplaces 2015 in the small size category (under 100 employees).

Washington, DC - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI S202-15, Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2015 Edition, which supersedes the 2011 edition. It addresses trade practices for the design, fabrication and installation of cold-formed steel structural framing products.

Lewisville, TX – Metl-Span LLC has posted a white paper on its website detailing the many benefits and advantages of Insulated Metal Panel (IMP) Systems as building components, specifically walls and roofing.

Oklahoma City, OK - After a long and distinguished career at Star Building Systems, Joe Edge recently announced his retirement. Edge was hired July 15, 1977. During his tenure at Star, Edge held more than 14 different positions including Crane Operator, Customer Service Representative, District and Regional Sales Manager, VP of Sales, Executive VP and GM, President of Star and President of International Services.

Pittsburgh, PA - John Puhr, industry veteran with Triangle Fastener Corporation for over 35 years, has announced the 5/16"-diameter BLAZER 3 as the newest addition to the company's BLAZER Drill Screw line.

Morrisville, PA - The Brightsmith Coil Coaters Wellness Committee organized a team for the American Cancer Society’s Bark for Life walk on October 24, 2015. Bark for Life is a fundraising event honoring the life-long contributions of “Canine Caregivers”.

Raleigh, NC – VMZINC®-US, the international brand name of rolled zinc products, is celebrating its 200th anniversary of zinc roofing worldwide, in addition to its 15th anniversary in the United States.

St. Louis, MO - Precoat Metals announces that it has acquired the metal coil coating and processing assets of Consolidated Metal Products, a business unit of Consolidated Systems Inc.

Hatfield, PA - Laminators Inc. has announced the availability of a new Architectural Systems Technical Guide, packed with updated technical information and data, enhanced product and project photos, detailed illustrations and much more.

Lewisville, TX – The employees at Metl-Span’s corporate headquarters and Lewisville manufacturing plant have again stepped up to generously support a program organized to provide Christmas gifts for underprivileged children in the area.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International, a leading manufacturer of metal roofing, wall and ceiling panels, has been named a finalist in the Corporate Citizen of the Year category in the 2015 Lehigh Valley Business’ Business of the Year awards program.

American Fork, UT - TRA Snow & Sun has improved its line of solar mounting products with the introduction of Mid and End Clamp Assemblies, which make it easier to attach solar panels to the system's Power Rail.

Washington, DC - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three test standards in its S900-series. All test standards have been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and are available for downloading free of charge at www.aisistandards.org.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) coil and building products - exterior coatings group announces that specifications for Duranar® fluoropolymer coatings are now available on the BSD SpeckLink-E® subscription-based master specification system from Building Systems Design Inc.

Winsted, CT - Metal Plus LLC, supplier of standing seam metal roofing brackets for use by metal roof installers, announces the addition of Nesta Equipement as its newest international distributor. Based in Mundolsheim in northeastern France, Nesta has supplied machinery to the construction industry for more than 20 years.

Morrisville, VT - EcoFasten Solar, a leader in the solar roof mount manufacturing industry, announces that it will relocate its headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona in January 2016.

Crystal Lake, IL – TMJ Architectural, distributor of Universal Flashing System 3000 roof jacks, snow retention systems from Alpine SnowGuards and roof ventilation products from Superior Ridge Vent Systems, has expanded the family of products it represents to now include metal roof systems from Classic Metal Roofing Systems and underlayments from RoofAquaGuard.

Raleigh, NC – The nonresidential construction sector is experiencing a slowdown as the economic recovery continues to taper and the industry is headed into the winter season, according to the FMI Nonresidential Construction Index Report (NRCI) for Q4 2015. The Index reflects the observations and sentiments of a sampling of construction industry executives nationwide.

Jupiter, FL - AppliCad USA has announced the release of version 8.0 of its flagship Roof Wizard roofing and cladding take-off software.