Industry News

Washington, DC – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released its August 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 now stands at 50, an increase from the July index of 46.1.

Mason, OH – Clopay® Corporation, a leader in closure products for commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, and retail applications, has unveiled its new Visionaire® MicroCoil® Grille. Available through both its Cornell and Cookson brands, the patented, ultra-slim profile of Visionaire® MicroCoil® Grille requires nearly 30% less headroom than standard industry grilles.

Conshohocken, PA (Newswire.com) - Mainline Metals, Inc. announced today that it acquired Great South Metals, located in Acworth, Georgia. Under the leadership of John Kingery, Great South Metals has become one of the leading flat-rolled service centers in the South with a phenomenal reputation for over 40 years. It has immediately bolstered Mainline Metals' position as a leading nationwide provider of prime, excess, and secondary steel.

Chicago, IL – Working with machinery OEMs, the Metal Construction Association’s Metal Forming Equipment / Rollformer Council has developed a structured outline of the benefits of proper general maintenance schedules for machinery.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International has added a new educational course titled “Insulated Metal Panels – Creating the Perfect All-In-One Barrier Back Up Wall System".

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.