Industry News

Charlotte, NC - American Buildings Company (ABC) announces that William Schwartz has been appointed as the new General Manager of ABC – West Division. He brings more than 20 years of experience to this position, including most recently serving as a sales service manager.

South Plainfield, NJ - Steel framing manufacturer Marino\WARE® announces the release of third party-verified ISO-compliant Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Health Product Declaration (HPD) for its cold-formed steel framing systems including ViperStud® drywall framing, StudRite®, JoistRite®, structural, shaftwall, plastering and drywall finishing products.

Lewisville, TX - Metl-Span has announced its launch of the FRP CleanSeam insulated metal panel wall and ceiling system. It was engineered to address the sweeping reforms created by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011.

Exton, PA - Kristen Blankenship, technical service chemist at AGC Chemicals Americas Inc., will present the latest advancements of fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE)-based powder coatings for architectural applications at the 2015 Powder Coatings Symposium on October 14 at 9:40 a.m.

Washington, DC - The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slipped in August after showing mostly healthy business conditions so far this year. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI score was 49.1, down from a mark of 54.7 in July.

Chicago, IL – The Post-Frame Advantage Online University has enhanced its continuing education opportunities for architects, design professionals, and structural engineers to learn in depth the benefits of post-frame construction in light commercial applications.

Long Island, NY - Super Stud Building Products Inc. (SSBP), manufacturer of steel framing components and accessories, announces that they are celebrating their 40th Anniversary by supplying materials to Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) for construction of a single-family home for a Veteran in Manorville, Long Island, New York.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) industrial coatings business has broken ground on a new application development center for liquid coatings at its Oak Creek, Wisconsin, plant.

Beloit, WI – A new Silicone Roof Coating System from Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. is intended to extend the life of aging roofs, ensuring that they continue delivering watertight, energy efficient performance while significantly delaying the day when tear-offs – with the associated cost, landfill waste and disruption to building occupants – are needed.

Newton, MA - Do you ever consider how your customers perceive your business? You should and you should do it every day, all day long. Clyde Fessler, one-time vice president of business development at Harley-Davidson, is the scheduled keynote speaker at METALCON. He will present his methods of success at the Tampa Convention Center on Wednesday, October 14.

Philadelphia, PA - Berger Building Products announces that Dan Branthoover has joined the company as regional sales manager, central region.

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Cold-Formed Steel Lateral Systems” on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. ET. It is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) is sponsoring the first-ever Living Product Expo at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Sept. 16-18, 2015. The inaugural event is organized by the International Living Future Institute, which administers the Living Building Challenge™ (LBC) standard, described as the world’s most rigorous green design and construction standard.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International, Inc. has added an online submittal builder to their website. This new tool allows for quick and easy creation of a submittal package, and also has a feature to request panel samples or color chips from ATAS.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) building products coatings group announces that 12 companies have been accredited as members of the PPG CAP Certified Applicator Program® (PPG/CAP) group for 2015.

Verona, WI - Indiana native Joe Ley has accepted the position of Operations Manager for Coated Metals Group's Indianapolis facility.

Elk Grove Village, IL - The Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (FRSA) has bestowed its Charlie Raymond Membership Award on Sal Delfino, technical manager, Petersen Aluminum Corp. The award is given annually to the association member who has recruited the most members during a calendar year.

Walker, MI - Tubelite Inc. has hired Pat Daniels as Southeastern regional sales manager. He reports directly to Steve Green, Tubelite’s vice president of sales and client services.

Jupiter, FL - AppliCad USA has announced the scheduling of two Roof Wizard software training sessions, the second of which is to be held in Tampa, FL on October 20-22. The Florida seminar coincides with METALCON 2015, which will be held at the Tampa Convention Center October 14-16. The other session will be held in Brisbane, Australia September 14-16.

Washington, DC - Registration is now open for the 24th Short Course on Cold-Formed Steel Structures. The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in cooperation with the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, is co-sponsoring the event at the Drury Plaza Hotel at the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri from October 27-29, 2015.