Industry News

Jacksonville Beach, FL - Moffitt Corporation, Inc. has announced the impending launch of three new products into the industrial and commercial marketplace. These products complement the Moffitt message of Natural Ventilation Solutions as they each promote a better work environment by reducing temperatures, reducing the need for maintenance, and reducing the roof load on customers’ buildings.

Fairfax, MN - Schweiss Doors, one of the world’s premier manufacturers of bifold, hydraulic and designer doors for general aviation, commercial, industrial and architectural applications, has raised the bar in door design with the introduction of its one-of-a-kind Superstructure Triple Leg Stand-Alone Door.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), celebrating 65 years of industry leadership in 2021, has added Wolverine Advanced Materials and Thornton Tomasetti to its ranks as Associate members.

Deland, FL - Kingspan Insulated Metal Panels has released a whitepaper designed to help building owners and architects make more informed choices when it comes to reducing embodied carbon in commercial and industrial buildings.

Dallas, TX - The International Roofing Expo (IRE) will be hosting two major events in 2021, with the complementary virtual event taking place March 2-4 in addition to the live event happening August 10-12 in Las Vegas. Registration is now open for the virtual event.

Washington, DC - Higher home prices stemming from rising lumber and other building material costs as well as a lack of inventory due to a shortage of buildable lots offset solid demand for new home sales in December. Despite a brief slowing in sales activity toward the end of the year, new home sales in 2020 posted a strong 18.8 percent gain over 2019.

Newton, MA - METALCON, the metal construction industry's only global event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, announces its new safety certificate program in partnership with SafetyWorks, Inc.

Portland, OR - Green Knight Metal Roofing of Austin, Texas has landed top honors in the Metal Roofing Alliance’s (MRA) 2020 Best Residential Metal Roofing quarterly competition for a challenging, environmentally-friendly roofing project that features a custom, ultra-modern design.

Marion, KS - Marion Die & Fixture, a member of The Bradbury Group, has announced the addition of Trenton Lowe to their sales team. Lowe will serve as the Technical Sales Leader and will focus on sales support and prospecting new clients.

Washington, DC - The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its January 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. 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 59.6, unchanged from the December index and in line with pre-pandemic levels.

Oklahoma City, OK - Flex-Ability Concepts recently prepared one of its regular shipments to Pro Plaster Products in Capalaba, Queensland, Australia. Pro Plaster faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 because it, like so many companies, relies on shipments from China and the United States that were slowed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has addressed this by increasing stock levels to be prepared for a successful 2021, and Flex-Ability Concepts—a 22-year partner—is ready to help.

Hatfield, PA - Laminators Incorporated is offering a new AIA-approved course titled, Specifying ACM Installation Systems. The course offers 1.00 LU/HSW CEU credit through the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Mesa, AZ - Minnie Robles, CSI, the Arizona and southern Nevada product representative for ATAS International, received the 2020 Volunteer of the Year award from the Arizona Roofing Contractors Association (ARCA).

Washington, DC - The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Frequently Misunderstood Wind Load Topics for Cold-Formed Steel Structures” on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

Washington, DC - Demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms took a pointed dip last month, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The pace of decline during December accelerated from November, posting an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 42.6 from 46.3.

Washington, DC - The founding, association and corporate sponsors of the Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (CCFSS) announce that the CCFSS is closing its doors after 30 years. The CCFSS programs will continue under the management of various sponsoring organizations.

Minneapolis, MN - On Monday, February 4 at 1 PM EDT, Sherwin-Williams will present an online Continuing Education webinar titled "Achieving Green Building Standards with Sustainable Metal Coatings." The course is designed to give attendees the knowledge and inspiration needed to select the right coating technologies to meet LEED, LBC and other independent design declaration program standards.

Chicago, IL - The Metal Construction Association’s 2021 Winter Meeting will be virtual this year, February 2-4. The meeting is one of the metal industry’s most valuable opportunities to network with leaders in metal construction and obtain important industry and technical updates.

Cleveland, OH - Garland Industries Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance roofing and building envelope products for commercial, industrial and institutional markets, has announced the merger of two of its 18 vertically integrated companies, IMETCO (the Innovative Metals Company) and Merchant & Evans.

Olathe, KS - The Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International (RIMA-I) held their annual elections in the fourth quarter of 2020 and elected directors to serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.