Industry News

Portland, OR – Homeowners have inflation on the brain right now as they plan for spring and summer home improvement projects. Making smart decisions for both the short and long term are critical. To help stretch project budgets and make the best possible reroofing decisions, the Metal Roofing Alliance offers a few suggestions.

Atlanta, GA – Polyvision Corp., a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of CeramicSteel collaborative writing products and architectural panels for cladding, has announced the appointment of Kevin McCoy as Chief Executive Officer.

West Sacramento, CA - AEP Span, an architectural metal roofing and siding products manufacturer, and Concora, developer of a digital experience platform for commercial building products, announce the recent launch of AEP Span’s digital experience platform technology.

Houston, TX - MBCI is offering contractors training courses on the proper use and procedures for installing standing seam roofing and insulated metal panels. The courses will be held throughout 2022 at the Star Building Systems Training Facility in Oklahoma City.

Washington, DC – Architecture firms began 2022 with a slight improvement in business conditions, according to a new report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 51.0 (any score over 50 indicates billings growth). Inquiries into new work and the value of new design contracts both remained strong with scores of 61.9 and 56.1 respectively.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International has introduced a new profile to its Design Wall panel system. The new High Design Wall Flush V (DSV120) panel has been added to the existing series of four profile options. Typical applications for this panel include walls, fascia, or equipment screens.

Washington, DC – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the February 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 61.8, easing from the January index of 63.9.

Baton Rouge, LA – A new app is helping businesses find the skilled workers they need in this often challenging and competitive labor market. BoomNation is a new app community where skilled workers find applicable content, communicate with employers, and find jobs within their field of work. This new app helps employers find and connect with qualified talent in just minutes.

Kalama, WA - Steelscape announces the launch of Natural Matte®, a range of ultra-matte exterior finishes for metal roofing and siding. The range of six refined colors delivers a balanced, non-reflective light interaction for design flexibility.

Houston, TX – Westlake Royal Building Products™ has introduced a new synthetic roofing underlayment for steel, tile, shingle and shake roofing. Called SwiftGuard™, the new roofing solution is easily installed and leverages a patented nail gasketing technology to provide durable all-season weather protection. Westlake Royal™ gave contractors and builders their first peek at the new product at the International Roofing Expo (IRE) in New Orleans, and at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando.

Moundridge, KS - Two Bradbury Group experts are slated to lead classes at the 2022 World-Class Roll Forming Workshop. The workshop will take place April 11-13 in Memphis, TN. The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association annual workshop offers small-group roll forming training sessions and networking events to those within the industry.

Beloit, WI - Chris Schmidt has joined roofing products and systems manufacturer Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. as national business development manager.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) announces the winners of its inaugural Student Design Competition. On February 15, 2022, the association acknowledged five students and their faculty sponsors in an online ceremony and awarded a total of $16,000 in awards.

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. The results indicate opportunities in the reroofing industry improved during the fourth quarter of 2021 when compared with the same quarter in 2020.

Norcross, GA - IMETCO (Innovative Metals Company, Inc.) recently added TAJO™ natural clay based cladding to its ventilated façade options, offering sustainability, energy efficiency, and the beauty of earth-made materials to facilities. The terracotta cladding from IMETCO and Favemanc is a versatile panel system with a wide variety of profiles, dimensions, colors, textures, and natural and glazed finishes for virtually limitless design options.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - From its beginnings as a one-man operation to an industry-leading global innovator in roll forming and value-added solutions, Samco Machinery celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG (NYSE:PPG) announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings business of Arsonsisi, an industrial coatings company based in Milan, Italy.

Houston, TX - Two years of strategic geographic and category acquisitions throughout the North American building materials market has culminated in the creation of the Westlake Royal Building Products™ brand. Bringing together the trusted Royal® Building Products, Boral® North America building products, and DaVinci® Roofscapes product lines under one unified brand signals a new era of growth and opportunity for the 50-year-old company.

Walker, MI - Jeff Born has been named as the director of procurement and supply chain solutions overseeing North American activities for Tubelite Inc., Alumicor Ltd. and Linetec.

Arlington, VA - Construction spending increased in December compared to both November and a year ago thanks to growing demand for residential construction, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released today. Association officials noted, however, that spending on private nonresidential construction was flat for the month and down compared to a year ago while public sector construction spending fell for both the month and the year.