Industry News

Cleveland, OH - The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) continues to grow with the addition of four new members. Agilex Business Solutions LLC, CertainTeed Corp., Mid-State Bolt and Nut Company Inc., and Würth House of Threads have all joined MBMA as Associate Members. There are now 74 total Associate Members in the association.

Ventura, CA – Hammerhead Industries, manufacturer of Gear Keeper industrial tool tethering systems, has announced their new ANSI-Compliant ¾ inch Super Coil tool tethers for heavy tools and instruments. The ¾” Super Coil is a flexible, low profile coil system that provides up to an 8-foot diameter working area for heavier tools like power drills, nail guns, power drivers and other similar tools and instruments.

Beloit, WI – With a palette of 29 colors, strong adhesion to almost all construction substrates, and excellent strength and flexibility, new Echo Colorway™ color matching sealant from Mule-Hide Products Co. allows contractors to deliver window, door and siding projects that are tough, durable and beautiful.

Elk Grove Village, IL - Four of Petersen’s PAC-CLAD metal standing seam roof systems are included in a new ICC Evaluation Service report. The ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-4173 provides independent verification that Snap-Clad, Tite-Loc, Tite-Loc Plus and PAC-150 180° double-lock standing seam roof panels meet the fire classification and wind uplift resistance requirements of the IBC, IRC, CBC and CRC.

Olathe, KS - The Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association International (RIMA-I) held its bi-annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, on October 21st. President Doug Kinninger presented four board members with plaques for their service as Directors on the RIMA-I Board.

Pleasanton, CA - Simpson Strong-Tie, supplier of engineered structural connectors and building products and a subsidiary of Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc., recently acquired the Ready Products (Ready-Hat®, Ready-Track®, Ready-Arch® and Ready-Angle®) and Radius Tools (Radius Track Bender® and Radius Trim Bender™) from Radius Track Corporation.

Washington, DC - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a new cold-formed steel research report on load bearing clip angle design. The report presents the second phase of a research project aimed at developing design methods for three limit states of cold-formed steel clip angles—shear, compression, and pullover of the screw connections.

Moon Township, PA - CENTRIA will showcase its innovative range of insulated metal panel products, with a strong focus on its flagship product — Formawall® with Halogen-Free Insulating Foam Core — at Greenbuild 2018, November 14-16 in Chicago, IL.

Portland, OR — Hurricanes, wildfires, massive hail storms, snow, ice, wind and more: for plenty of U.S. and Canadian homeowners, 2018 brought it all.

Allentown, PA - On October 5, area students from Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and Parkland High School visited ATAS International during the Manufacturing Day 2018 celebration. This was the sixth year that ATAS participated in this event.

Pittsburgh, PA - PPG announces that it will showcase its industry-leading liquid, powder, electrocoat (e-coat) and pretreatment systems, along with its full spectrum of coating services solutions, at FABTECH 2018 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, November 6-8.

Cleveland, OH - Allen Harrold, of BlueScope Buildings North America Inc., and Alan Blair, of Chief Industries Inc., were each honored for their service by the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) in late July.

Louisville, KY - Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation, a premier nationwide provider of metal roof and wall panels for the construction industry, has been named “Vendor of the Year” for the Do it Best Lumber and Building Materials Commodities Division. This is a third win for Metal Sales, which also took top honors in 2009 and again in 2012.

Odessa, FL - A series of six 30-minute informative free webinars on Metal-over-Metal retrofit roofing with Roof Hugger sub-framing systems has been scheduled.

Malvern, PA – Leading North American building materials manufacturer CertainTeed® showcased its impressive Matterhorn® Metal Roofing collection during METALCON 2018, held at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in mid-October, offering a preview of what contractors, architects and building owners will soon see in expanded markets nationwide.

New Franklin, OH - The RICOWI Board of Directors has announced deployment of four teams to investigate the damage to roofs from Hurricane Michael in the Panama City, Florida area. This will be the sixth hurricane team deployment.

Washington, DC – Architecture firm billings growth slowed in September but remained positive for the twelfth consecutive month, according to a new report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for September was 51.1 compared to 54.2 in August.

La Verne, CA – Philip Gao, CEO of Sunflare, is passionate about solar. He dreams of making solar power “more efficient, more conducive and inviting to business, and, more importantly, more affordable for people around the world.” With the latest iteration of Sunflare flexible solar panels, he’s taken a big step forward in turning his vision into reality.

Allentown, PA - ATAS International welcomed guests from several countries to the ATAS headquarters in Allentown, PA, on September 19, for the biennial International Melting Pot event. The guests, all of whom are ATAS product distributors, gathered for education sessions, plant tours, and information exchanges.

Portland, OR - The recovery effort from the damage caused by Hurricane Michael and Florence is sure to be a long, difficult road for many homeowners seeking to repair or rebuild. Unfortunately, the challenge can be made that much harder by less-than-reputable opportunists and con artists. It’s a danger the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is warning homeowners about, especially as re-roofing activity spikes in areas like Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.