ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., introduced the A2-A6 Process Controller PEK system. This controller is adapted for use with ESAB’s automatic power sources LAF 631/1001/1251/1601 and TAF 801/1251 and can be used for submerged arc welding, GMAW welding and arc gouging. The control system is connected to the power source via a control […]
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A new 32-page catalog that features an expanded line of specialty abrasive products including mounted points, cut-off wheels, burs, kits, and displays is being offered by Rex-Cut Products, Inc. of Fall River, Massachusetts. The Rex-Cut 2010-2011 Specialty Abrasive Products Catalog includes a wide array of products for grinding, deburing, blending, and finishing stainless steel, aluminum, […]
Big Ass Fans, Lexington, Ky., ranks first in manufacturing for the second consecutive year and 17th overall in the Best Places to Work in Kentucky award program. This prestigious award recognizes Big Ass Fans and their commitment to an excellent work environment. “We’re honored that Big Ass Fans has been recognized as an outstanding place […]
American Buildings Company, Eufaula, Ala., was recently honored by city of Eufaula officials for its employees’ hard work and devotion to improve local park conditions. During a ceremony in March, the renovated pavilion in Creek Town Park was dedicated to American Buildings and those employees who assisted. As part of a 40-year practice of no […]
The American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, D.C., has published an update to S110-07-S1-09, the Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems—Special Bolted Moment Frames With Supplement No. 1. The Standard addresses the design and construction of cold-formed steel seismic force-resisting systems (SFRS) in buildings and other structures, with focus on the special […]
ERSystems’ Tony Leonard has been selected to the board of the SPFA (Spray Polyurethane Foam Association). ERSystems believes that Spray Polyurethane Foam and coatings is the most energy–efficient, reliable, sustainable, and low maintenance roof system available. For Leonard, promoting the growth of energy-efficient, cool roofing as an SPFA board member is an exciting opportunity. ERSystems […]
Central States Manufacturing Inc. Founder Carl David Carpenter, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at his family farm in Jane, Mo. Born on July 7, 1932 in Flint, Mich. to Plez and Mary Evelyn Warr Carpenter, Carl founded the Lowell, Ark.-based company in 1988. He revolutionized the metal building components industry by offering cut-to-order panel […]
Firestone Building Products Co. LLC, Indianapolis, is unveiling modified bitumen cap sheets made with UltraWhite roofing granules, which provide a granule-surfaced, cool roofing solution that enhances light reflectivity and heat emissivity, greatly reducing energy consumption and electricity demand. UL- and FM-code approved, UltraWhite Modified Bitumen Cap Sheets meet requirements for California’s Title 24 regulations and […]
ERSystems’ Tony Leonard has been selected to the board of the SPFA (Spray Polyurethane Foam Association). ERSystems believes that Spray Polyurethane Foam and coatings is the most energy–efficient, reliable, sustainable, and low maintenance roof system available. For Leonard, promoting the growth of energy-efficient, cool roofing as an SPFA board member is an exciting opportunity. ERSystems […]
Wheeling Corrugating, Wheeling, W. Va., recently held the company’s first-ever Distributor Advisory Council to gain insight from top building material distributors. As a vital link between Wheeling Corrugating and the builders who install metal roofing and siding, distributors are in a unique position to provide a frontline viewpoint of the market – and to guide […]
Millennium Building Components, Houston, announced the addition of Dan Owens to the Millennium Sales Team. Dan will be responsible for the West Texas and Oklahoma Territories. With over fourteen years experience in sales and marketing, as well as his strong background working with general contractors, building owners and architects, Owens has proven to be a […]
RHEINZINK has received Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification for roof, façade and drainage goods. The increasingly-important recognition was awarded by MBDC, a product and process design firm located in Charlottesville, VA. Founded in 1995 by renowned architect William McDonough and chemist Dr. Michael Braungart, MBDC strives to design and shape what it calls “The Next […]
CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa., recently announced the availability of its latest brochure, “Distinctively Global,” which demonstrates the company’s commitment to the international building industry. CENTRIA’s international presence began in Europe in the 1920s. Since that time, the company has continued to expand its global reach and today has a world-class reputation for quality and reliability. […]
Bradco Supply Corp., Avenel, N.J., has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, Wis., The transaction will create a distributor of exterior building materials with 479 locations in 45 states and the District of Columbia and combined sales of over $4 billion. The acquisition is expected to close by […]
The Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, D.C., has elected Daniel R. DiMicco, chairman, president and CEO of Nucor Corporation, to serve as chairman of the Institute until May of 2011. AISI also announced that James L. Wainscott is the 2010 recipient of the Gary Memorial Medal, the Institute’s highest […]
The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress, Rosemont, Ill., (http://www.nrca.net/rp/related/nrf) has awarded a $750,000 grant to the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (http://www.roofingcenter.org) to co-sponsor the development of RoofPoint, a new guideline and rating system for the selection of roof systems that maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental impact. The grant will provide the center […]
Dri-Design has announced innovative technology that allows virtually any image to be sculpted into the company’s architectural panels. The new Ombrae Imaging Technology uses an advanced computer software system to cut three-dimensional pixels into Dri-Design panels. Any image—from a graphic design or corporate logo to a photograph or illustration—can be created. From the Latin word […]
Dura Coat Products Inc., Huntsville, Ala., has been recognized for its human and environmental health efforts with the 2009 Achievement Award from the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities. From 2008 to 2009, Dura Coat’s Huntsville plant minimized chemical waste, reducing the amount of lead chromate pigment dispersed by 75.12 percent and the […]
Brian R. Patrick has been named director of Operations at Englert Inc, Perth Amboy, N.J. Patrick will be responsible for the management of Englert’s manufacturing facilities, its field service center operations and its warehouse and distribution operations. Prior to joining Englert, Patrick was director of business development at Chinook Sciences LLC in Cranford, N.J., where […]
BETCO, Statesville, N.C., has added three new sales representatives in Texas. Julie Farrar joins the company with an impressive background in self-storage as well as in the fields of banking, real estate and oil and gas exploration. But her main emphasis in recent years has been in the construction, development, marketing and management of self-storage […]
Richard “Rick” Spinelli, president and owner of Bryant Air Conditioning Contractors Inc., West Babylon, N.Y., was recognized May 3rd as the Chantilly, Va.-based Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s Legislative Contractor of the Year during the association’s legislative dinner held in conjunction with the National Issues Conference. The original announcement of Spinelli’s award […]
