Industry News

Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries, Inc., a global industry leader in the innovation and production of coil anodized aluminum, announces the Lorin Anodized Copper Collection, ideal for exterior and interior architectural finishes. With a number of the products meeting Architectural Class I and Architectural Class II designations, the Lorin Anodized Copper Collection provides the perfect complement to a variety of applications, including ceiling tiles, paneling, exterior wall cladding, back splashes, column covers, decorative trim, and many more applications.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released its 2018 Annual Report, entitled Metal Buildings: A Limitless Future. The resource is useful for anyone involved in the metal building industry and highlights the work that MBMA and its members have undertaken over the course of 2018.

Portland, OR - Everyone loves a Christmas surprise...unless that surprise comes in the form of a rooftop ice dam. Ice dams can cause major damage, compromise durability and result in costly maintenance issues. While many homeowners blame faulty gutters for freezing over, the root cause of ice dam problems is much more complex.

Oakland, CA – Feeney, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel and aluminum railing systems is now offering architectural rod assemblies – an attractive, high strength and low-maintenance alternative to traditional steel rod and wire rope rigging systems.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International has promoted Kevin Cox, CSI, CDT, to the position of Director of Interior Business Development. To complement this new market focus, an interior applications brochure was created to highlight the many ways in which ATAS metal panels can be used within a building.

Scottsdale, AZ - Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL), a global leader in commercial and industrial building envelope products through its Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) operating segment, announces that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation.

Bethlehem, PA - Gary Smith, Metal Buildings Institute President, will be starting his annual Southeast Train the Trainer tour on behalf of the Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA). This year’s training series will be Rigging I, but other training programs will be available based on the needs of the attendees.

Lewisville, TX – Metl-Span, a manufacturer of durable and energy-efficient insulated metal panels, has developed an online video library that includes several installation instructional videos as well as videos featuring specifiers discussing their success stories with Metl-Span products.

Cleveland, OH - Garland was recently honored with a Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service for its annual tradition of supporting non-profit organizations through fun, creative and thoughtful fundraising. Garland’s philanthropic initiative called Spirit Week began in 2010 with Garland employees helping raise more than $400,000 for charities in northeast Ohio and across the country over the last nine years.

Elk Grove Village, IL - The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on John Palesny, president of Petersen Aluminum Corp., in late November during its Aluminum Products Division Conference in Florida. The honor recognizes Palesny’s contribution to the metals industry during his 47-year career at Petersen.

Pittsburgh, PA - Triangle Fastener Corporation has announced the move of its Pittsburgh branch to a new, larger location. The new location has 16,500 square feet of warehouse space and 1,000 square feet of showroom space to service middle/western Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) elected its 2019 Board of Directors at the association’s annual meeting held December 4-5, 2018 in Orlando, FL.

Colorado Springs, CO – Rob Haddock, CEO of Metal Roof Innovations Limited (MRIL), manufacturer of S-5!® metal roofing attachment products, was recently announced as the 2018 recipient of the Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI) Ben John Small Technical Writing Award.

Wilmington, DE – DuPont Safety & Construction, a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, has announced the release of the DuPont™ Tyvek® DrainVent™ Rainscreen to provide advanced protection against moisture damage in exterior wall systems.

Bossier City, LA — McElroy Metal has announced the launch of three website blogs to help educate contractors, consumers and homeowners on the benefits and frequently asked questions regarding metal roofing and wall products.

Wausau, WI - Tammy Schroeder has been promoted to marketing manager at Linetec, an architectural metals finishing company.

Pittsburgh, PA - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production of Chinese steel are substantially greater than emissions from production of comparable steel in North America, according to a series of reports released by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Pittsburgh, PA – Triangle Fastener Corporation has launched a new product video featuring their CONCEALOR Pancake Head Screw line. The new video provides product details including sizes, applications and helpful installation tips. The video can be viewed on Triangle’s website or by clicking here.

Allentown, PA - The ATAS Monsters of Metal Canstruction® team recently received the Best Meal award in the recent Canstruction® Lehigh Valley competition.

Woodlake, CA - PanelClad, developer of the Panelizer™ System for quicker sheeting of metal buildings, has announced the launch of a new product which tackles material handling and speeds installation of metal roofing systems on all types of projects. Dubbed the “MTX System by PanelClad”, the new product line was developed as a scalable solution to eliminate the non-value-added task of hand carrying material on metal roofing projects.