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The popularity of metal buildings is explored through news, features and product profiles, geared toward the professional builder.
Varco Pruden introduces new Tech Four Wall Panel
The Tech Four Wall Panel, an economical, easy-to-install architectural wall system featuring concealed fasteners and an attractive embossed finish, is now available from Varco Pruden. The Tech Four combines smart design with energy-efficient performance, offering 16-inch coverage with a ¼-inch-high, … Read more »
Airport opportunities: Hangar market has own unique requirements
There is nothing especially unusual about the latest hangar construction project at the J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport in De Queen, Arkansas — except that aircraft hangars have, by their very nature, unique requirements. “Hangars are really door systems … Read more »
Retrofit your operation
By Mark James, RetroSpec / Have you considered commercial roof replacement to make money? Author Mark James of RetroSpec LLC, presented “Retrofitting for Profit” at METALCON International in Atlanta in October. This article is taken from that presentation. To be … Read more »
Precision Foam Fabricators purchases second continuous panel laminating system
MOUNDRIDGE, KS – Bradbury Group Australia is set to deliver a second continuous panel laminating system to Georgia based Precision Foam Fabricators. PFF has been providing expert structural insulation services since 1969 and has used BGA equipment for the last … Read more »
MCA elects officers for 2012
The Metal Construction Association elected its 2012 Board of Directors and officers at its 2012 annual meeting in Clearwater, Fla., January 22-24. Todd Miller, president of Isaiah Industries, Piqua, Ohio, was elected chair of the association. Karl Hielscher, president/CEO of … Read more »
Scrap metal thieves steal an entire building
With scrap prices at a premium, thefts of metal from abandoned buildings has become a problem, but thieves in the Chicago area stepped it up a notch recently by stealing an entire building. According to the Chicago Sun-Times scrap metal … Read more »
Klauer Manufacturing, EMCO Building Products announce agreement
Klauer Manufacturing Company and EMCO Building Products announce plans to form a strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths to create an alliance, making them one of the strongest companies in the steel and aluminum building products sector. Klauer … Read more »
Free webinar: Beyond lead generation — developing leads that turn into sales in 2012
They say that “leads are the lifeblood of our business”! And they are right! In fact, in a recent survey conducted with thousands of home services companies, 78 percent of respondents indicated that ‘consistent lead generation’ is currently their biggest … Read more »
Ameripak Stretch Wrapping Systems
WHY PACKAGE YOUR FORMED METAL MANUALLY? Ameripak, Inc. manufactures stretch wrap equipment specifically for the metal forming industry. Distributed by B Industries Inc., Ameripak Inc. offers semi- and fully-automated stretch wrapping systems to wrap metal products such as roof and … Read more »
Valspar announces release of Flurothane Coastal Coating System
The Valspar Corporation introduces Flurothane Coastal coating system, a Polyvinylidene Fluoride system developed for use in the most extreme coastal environments. This coating system is unique because of its innovative thick film primer application, which allows the coating system to … Read more »
