Industry News

West Sacramento, CA - AEP Span hosted the grand opening of its Innovation and Training Center on July 1, 2015 at its corporate headquarters in West Sacramento, California.

Bossier City, LA – McElroy Metal announces the download availability of its new brochure, 138T Shingle Recover System.

Washington, D.C. – Paced by continued demand for projects such as new education and healthcare facilities, public safety and government buildings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased in June following fluctuations earlier this year. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the June ABI score was 55.7, up substantially from a mark of 51.9 in May.

Houston, TX - MBCI, a leading manufacturer of metal roof and wall panels, announces the release of their new product catalogs. The new online product catalogs display the content in a more polished and organized fashion with unique cover pages, color coded product sections and product imagery.

Falls Church, VA - The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) has released the 2015 edition “Technical Guide for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Products,” a comprehensive technical guide for designing with cold‐formed steel framing members.

Norcross, GA – IMETCO (Innovative Metals Company, Inc.) has redesigned its Latitude brochure to feature updated renderings of expanded profile offerings, including new standard profiles as well as deep-fluted profiles. The refreshed design includes a custom profile sketch pad and offers various design possibilities and technical product information.

Los Angeles, CA – To support its growing operations, CRL-U.S. Aluminum has expanded its North American sales force, adding five new employees. Each brings their own unique background and expertise to help strengthen CRL's level of service.

Chicago, IL –The Metal Construction Association has announced the availability of a new technical bulletin entitled Fastener Compatibility with Profiled Metal Roof and Wall Panels. This bulletin serves as a guide for the selection of exposed fasteners used with roof and wall panels.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Customers are searching for information in new ways and Samco Machinery is doing even more to put that information right at their fingertips. Earlier this year, Samco developed a free smartphone application allowing access to company pictures and videos as well as detailed technical information. That app is now available to Android users.

Indianapolis, IN – Citadel Architectural Products has updated and redesigned its Color Guide for 2015, intending to provide customers more dynamic marketing material for presentations.

Chino, CA – ECHOtape, a leading specialty tape supplier, has announced the launch of its new website, www.echotape.com, which features a mobile-friendly design, intuitive navigation and an all-new video highlighting how the people behind ECHOtape work hard to provide various adhesive solutions for its customers.

DeLand, FL -Kingspan Insulated Panels has announced engineered improvements to its Hercules® by Kingspan line of cold storage doors.

Irvine, CA - Architects eager to learn about bird control and earn CEU credit can now enroll in an AECDaily online class offered by Bird B Gone, a leader in bird control products for commercial, industrial and residential applications. The class is presented by Bird B Gone’s Jeff Watts, who has worked with some of the largest architectural and construction firms across the globe.

Cleveland, OH - The Garland Company, Inc., a local employee-owned manufacturer of high-performance solutions for the commercial building envelope, raised more than $68,000 to support the Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland in its effort to inspire and enable at-risk youth to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens.

McHenry, IL – Sno Gem® Inc., a cutting edge snow retention manufacturer, recently introduced the Sno Blockade™ snow retention system to provide the architectural community with another permanent and more aesthetically pleasing solution for snow and ice on standing seam metal roofing.

Corinth, MS - Developmental Industries and D.I. Roof Seamers announce the appointment of Lee King as Chief Financial Officer. The announcement was made by Terry Rider, CEO of the companies.

Washington, DC - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of AISI, announce the launch of the #SummerOfSteel Roadtrip social media campaign promoting steel messaging through a digital “roadtrip” across North America. The campaign will highlight facts, stories and photos displaying how steel benefits the lives of all consumers.

Cleveland, OH – Sherwin-Williams has introduced KEM AQUA® 8710 Water Reducible Enamel for general metal applications. The new coating dries to touch within 30 minutes and dries to handle within 75 minutes, allowing manufacturers to increase throughput.

Perth Amboy, NJ – Eric Lundquist of Hendersonville, Tennessee has joined Englert as a roofing and wall panel sales representative responsible for sales in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Fairfax, MN – When government funding for NASA was cut, that didn't mean America's space program was put on the shelf. America's "can-do" attitude continued to prevail. Schweiss Doors has the same can-do spirit and its demonstrated ability to deliver large custom doors for the space program in the past led to it being chosen to supply two massive doors for a rocket hangar building at Cape Canaveral in Florida.