Industry News

Deer Park, WA - Knight Wall Systems announces that it now offers custom parts and fabrication manufactured to order from its Eastern Washington production facility and shipped nationwide, according to company President Doug Knight.

Cleveland, OH - The Garland Company, a full-service roofing manufacturer and building envelope solution provider based in Cleveland, Ohio, announced a 2022 partnership with local nonprofit University Settlement, highlighted by a recent “Spirit Week” employee charity drive that raised $50,000.

Buffalo, NY - Rigidized® Metals has expanded its line of TXTRwall Interior Metal Wall Panel Systems to now include TXTRsound Interior Acoustical Metal Ceiling Clouds. Like TXTRwall, the TXTRsound systems are customizable, durable, attractive, and capable of maintaining interior design intent.

Galena, KS - Roofing manufacturer TAMKO Building Products LLC has promoted longtime TAMKO executive Jeff Beyer to Chief Operating Officer, while announcing that Prithvi (Prith) Gandhi joins the company in Beyer’s previous position as Chief Financial Officer.

Deland, FL - Kingspan Insulated Panels North America and Seabin™ have partnered up to launch the first ocean cleanup initiative for Los Angeles, California. Marina del Rey, the largest man-made marina in North America, is the second location in Seabin’s 100 Cities by 2050 campaign, with the program expecting to capture 120 tons of marine waste and microplastics from the waterways over a three-year period.

Rosemont, IL - A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for the second quarter of 2022. The survey results indicate opportunities in the reroofing industry generally improved during the second quarter of 2022 when compared with the same quarter in 2021.

Washington, DC – Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services in June, according to a new report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Portland, OR - The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) has selected a residential re-roofing project completed by Worthouse, Inc., a leading metal roofing manufacturer headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Ill., as the winner of its Best Metal Roofing Project competition for the second quarter of 2022.

Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries has expanded its collection of stock pre-cut sheets for a variety of exterior and interior architectural applications including ceiling tiles, paneling, exterior wall cladding, backsplashes, column covers, decorative trim, and more.

Kennesaw, GA – Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, GA and Waukegan, IL, has announced Nat Morey as a new sales representative.

Washington, DC – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released the July 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 46.1, a decrease from the June index of 50.9.

Wilmington, DE - Dupont™ Tedlar® PVF film, which has demonstrated superior performance as a protective coating for metal roofing and wall cladding, among other applications, is the subject of a new Infographic titled Benefits of Tedlar® PVF Film: The Premium Architectural Metal Protective Solution.

Chicago, IL — Jobba, one of the roofing industry’s leading software providers, announced that Dennis Keglovits has joined the company as the Chief Customer Officer, where he will focus on building a truly customer-centric culture within the company.

Lewisville, TX – Metl-Span, a recognized leader in the advancement of insulated metal panel technology, is expanding its lineup of clips for concealed fasteners with the introduction of the patent-pending V6 X-Span Clip.

Buffalo, NY – Rigidized Metals has expanded its family of engineered metal surface patterns to include the new 1WND offering. The pattern was inspired by—and named for—the appearance of the wind interacting with water at the company’s Buffalo waterfront headquarters.

Newton, MA - METALCON, the only global event dedicated exclusively to the application of metal in design and construction, announces its program line-up for this year's annual conference and trade show, scheduled from Wednesday, Oct. 12 to Friday, Oct. 14 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Allentown, PA - In its sixth year, ATAS International once again sponsored the Greater Lehigh Valley Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls at the Associated Builders and Contractors’ facility in Allentown, PA. ATAS also participated in a new camp that was held at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center in Canfield, OH.

Waukesha, WI — Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems have expanded their Strategic Accounts to a nationwide territory-based team through their parent company, MTL Holdings.

Kalama, WA - Steelscape, a West Coast manufacturer of coated and painted metal for roofing and siding, announces the launch of a new Digital Experience Platform powered by Concora.

Arlington, VA - The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction jumped 1.1 percent from May to June, outpacing the rise in contractors’ bid prices, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of recently released government data. Association officials warned that rising materials prices were having an adverse impact on a growing number of construction projects that have suddenly become more expensive.