Industry News

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 Lakewood Design Inc. of Lowell, Indiana to its national network of Builders.

Atlanta, GA - SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.) announces the opening of an SAF Northwest Sales office in Salem, Oregon. The new office opened this spring and is managed by Peter Stauffer, Account Manager of Pacific Northwest.

Chicago, IL - The Metal Construction Association (MCA) announces that the 2nd annual MCA / METALCON Metal Roofing Championship Games will be held at the METALCON show, October 14-16, at the Tampa Convention Center. Themed "Battle by the Bay", a new game has been added this year for a total of five different challenges where contractors compete to win cash prizes.

New York, NY - Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® (OBE), a CRH Group company, has executed a binding agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. (CRL), a manufacturer and distributor of custom hardware and glazing products to the glass and glazing industry.

Laurel, MT - Wood's Powr-Grip, a leading manufacturer/supplier of vacuum lifting equipment, has produced a new video that shows how its MTCL Cladding Lifter can be used to rotate 500 lb. (225 kg) insulated metal panels (IMPs) safely and efficiently, while reducing labor.

Beachwood, OH – The new TremLock T-138 Shingle Recover System from Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance is a building owner’s long-term solution for quickly, easily and cost-effectively re-covering a damaged but still functional shingled commercial roof.

Houston, TX - Mid-West Steel Building Company, a leading supplier of metal building systems and related products, has announced the recipients of its 2014 Mid-West Design Build Award of Excellence and Mid-West Design Build Award of Merit.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) coil and building product coatings business has launched two online self-service tools that enable customers to order and track requests for product data sheets (PDSs) and color-matched metal panels through PPG’s color-match system (CMS).

Verona, WI - Madison, WI-based Coated Metals Group (CMG) has launched a new website, featuring tools and resources to aid in the process of selecting metal building products.

Washington, D.C. – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting healthy and sustained demand for design services in nearly all nonresidential project types. 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 July ABI score was 54.7, down a point from a mark of 55.7 in June.

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 Collicott Construction Inc. of Willits, California and Brown Construction of Fayetteville, Tennessee to its national network of Builders.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International Inc. will host an open house at its manufacturing facility located at 6612 Snowdrift Road, Allentown, PA, to celebrate Manufacturing Day. The event will be held on Friday, October 2, 2015, with two programs open to the members of the Greater Lehigh Valley area community; one begins at 9:00 am and the other at noon.

Houston, TX - The CAID Industries project in Tucson, Arizona has been named the 2014 Mid-West Structure of the Year by Mid-West Steel Building Company. Fast Fab Erectors, also of Tucson, was the builder, erector and roofing contractor on the project, and Division II was the general contractor.

New York City, NY – The nonresidential construction sector continues at a steady pace, a slight decline notwithstanding, according to the FMI Nonresidential Construction Index Report (NRCI) for Q3 2015. The Index reflects the observations and sentiments of a sampling of construction industry executives nationwide.

Cleveland, OH – The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) announces the availability of more than 20 free educational “Tool Kits” in PDF format written by industry experts on the coil coating process. The Tool Kits are comprehensive yet easily understood papers that address popular topics related to prepainted metal and the process.

Tinton Falls, NJ - Merchant & Evans, Inc., a Burlington, New Jersey-based manufacturer of premium metal roofing systems, and Roofinox America of Tinton Falls have announced a strategic alliance to provide the Roofinox line of stainless steel and tin-plated (terne-coated) metal roofing materials to Merchant & Evans customers in the United States and Canada.

Houston, TX - A multi-building project in Bastrop, Texas for JAMCo (Johnson Architectural Metals Company) has been named the 2014 Mid-West Steel Building Company Building of the Year.

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 Keen Project Solutions of Ames, Iowa to its national network of Builders.

London, UK - The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has published a new brochure exploring the wide contribution molybdenum makes to sustainable development. A Sustainable World with Molybdenum showcases examples of how molybdenum’s unique properties are being harnessed to generate a wide range of sustainable benefits in many sectors.

Chicago, IL – The Metal Construction Association has announced that it is taking on three new research projects, which were topics at the association’s summer meeting. One project is evaluating the air permeability in metal roof panels to measure the level of wind uplift this type of roofing can withstand. The second project is a study on cool wall panels to reduce building energy usage and that will impact the urban heat island effect. The third project is a study on the effects of spray polyurethane foam insulation on metal panels. The results of the three studies are expected to make a significant impact in the industry and will take place over several years.