Industry News

Washington, DC – Business conditions remained stalled at architecture firms during August as demand for design services continued to decline, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Washington, DC - In another indicator that housing continues to lead the economy forward, sales of newly built, single-family homes in August topped the 1 million mark and reached their highest pace since September 2006.

Washington, DC – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the September 2020 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 56.5, an increase from the August index of 48.4.

Bristol, CT – Morin®, a Kingspan Group Company, has announced Kevin Phelps as the company's new Regional Sales Manager - Southwest. Phelps has several years of experience in the coil coating industry, building lasting relationships and contributing his experience in architectural coil coating sales.

Pleasanton, CA - Simpson Strong-Tie, a supplier of engineered structural connectors, announces the relocation of its warehouse and annex facilities in Jessup, Maryland.

Washington, DC - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator rebounded to 8.0 months in August, an increase of 0.2 months from July’s reading, according to an ABC member survey conducted August 20 - September 1.

Davidson, NC - 3A Composites USA announces that Mary Aloisio has joined the ALUCOBOND® North American sales team.

Washington, DC - Three new leaders have been elected to The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Board of Directors, to serve terms beginning in 2021.

Sheffield Village, OH - Sheffield Metals International (SMI), a leading distributor of metal coil and sheet products used to manufacture standing seam metal roofing systems, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.sheffieldmetals.com.

Twinsburg, OH - Technoform introduces its thermal isolator clip for buildings with continuous insulation systems. Engineered for use in exterior wall cladding and façade systems - including aluminum composite material (ACM) - the thermal isolator clip is suited for both renovation and new construction applications.

Colorado Springs, CO - S-5!, one of the world's leading authorities on metal roof attachment solutions, supports its local fire department through a donation to kick off a state-wide, 4-day, bike-a-thon and virtual telethon.

Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries announces its new Rust Anodized Aluminum, combining a durable, beautiful product with a weathered look for indoor spaces. Rust not only provides a weathered look, but also offers a rich, rusted metal appeal that comes with all of the benefits of Lorin’s anodized aluminum.

Arlington, VA - Construction employment increased by 16,000 jobs in August, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector lost 11,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of recent government data. The new jobs data comes as association officials reported the results of a survey of more than 2000 contractors that found growing pessimism about a return to normal levels of construction business amid a proliferation of project cancellations.

Chicago, IL – The Metal Construction Association (MCA) is proud to introduce its newest members. The association will be collaborating with these new member companies as it continues to educate people on the importance of metal in the building envelope.

Woburn, MA – RHEINZINK continues to expand its product portfolio and color palette with the introduction of RHEINZINK-PRISMO® color-coated, architectural-grade zinc options for roofing, façade cladding and wall products. This new product offering showcases a colorful, semi-transparent, matte finish in a choice of red, gold, green, brown, blue and black.

Moundridge, KS - The Bradbury Group has three representatives who will share their knowledge, processes, and advice during the FMA World Class Roll Forming Virtual Workshop in September. The four-day virtual conference will cover the complete roll forming process from beginning to end; discussing roll forming justification, complete roll forming systems, design, tooling design and installation, material handling, and more.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released Commercial Communities, its newest case study report. This report looks at the increasingly popular retail developments known as commercial communities and highlights four recently constructed projects and their use of metal building systems.

Rockford, IL - Roper Whitney, a Tennsmith company, has signed a partnership agreement with EvoBend GmbH to bring a new lineup of sheet metal folding equipment to the metal fabrication marketplace in North America.

Arlington, VA - Construction employment decreased from June to July in 26 states and the District of Columbia as earlier widespread job gains gave way to more project cancellations, according to an analysis of government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said construction employment is likely to continue falling in many parts of the country without new federal recovery measures, including liability reform and new infrastructure funding.

Odessa, FL - In the first of its kind testing of a retrofit framing system, over continuous span purlins, Roof Hugger Sub-purlins have again demonstrated to add capacity to an existing metal building roof purlin system.