Post Frame News

News, features and technical information directly related to the post frame industry.

PFMI Update: Educate your post-frame customers!

Let the Post-Frame Advantage website work for you  / By John Ryan, NFBA Director, Market Development  / Have you visited the website postframeadvantage.com lately? It’s worth a visit, a bookmark and a link from your company site. Here are some … Read more »

Posted in FN June 2013, Frame Building News, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News | Tagged nfba, Post-Frame Advantage, post-frame building | Leave a comment

Storage for corrosive conditions: Tension fabric popular for buildings needed for harsh environments

By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – A popular choice by municipalities for the storage of salt and similar materials is tension fabric. The reason simply comes down to the harsh interior environments that a good fabric can handle. “In … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News, Post Frame Products, Post-Frame Technique, Products, RB May 2013, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged legacy buildings, ODOT, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, tension fabric | Leave a comment

The possibilities of post frame: Ohio DOT project helps move style beyond pole barns

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- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine – Municipal projects offer many opportunities for contractors who have the patience for the challenge. But for post-frame builders, the potential opportunities may not even be offered due to a lack of understanding … Read more »

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Indiana “Made-in-America” building products

Perma Column  Permanent foundation systems for post-frame buildings400 Carol Ann Ln., Ossian, IN, 46777, United StatesFax: 260-622-7192www.permacolumn.com   RETURN TO MAP . . .

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A post-frame success story in Canada

If you’ve recently attended a Frame Building Expo, you know there are devoted fans of post-frame in Canada. You meet them at the Expo. The Calgary Herald has published an article about two post-frame guys - Al Williams and Jerry Myer … Read more »

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2012 NFBA Buildings of the Year

April 2013 Frame Building News

NFBA recognizes ‘best of the best’ for 2012 The announcement of the Buildings of the Year Awards is one of the highlights at the annual National Frame Building Expo. A large audience gathered for the NFBA luncheon at the Memphis … Read more »

Posted in Buildings of the Year, Events, Featured Magazine, FN April 2013, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Industry Honors, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News, Post Frame Products, Post-Frame Technique, Products | Tagged 2012 NFBA Buildings of the Year, frame building expo, post-frame construction | Leave a comment

Michigan residents take to the streets with mini pole barn in Lansing protest

Neighbors in a Lansing, Mich., community distressed over the looks of a company’s new “pole barn” addition have taken to the streets with their own “mini-pole barn on wheels” in protest. Members of the Walnut Neighborhood Association have been upset … Read more »

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Rural Builder inducts three new members into Rural Builder Hall of Fame

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Rural Builder magazine has inducted three new members into the Rural Builder Hall of Fame.  Dwayne Borkholder, owner and president of Borkholder Buildings & Supply, Nappanee, Ind.; Stephen Pohl, PhD, from the University of South Dakota; and Wayne Schrock, owner … Read more »

Posted in Construction Industry News, Events, Featured News, Frame Building Expo, In the Industry, Industry Experts, Industry Honors, Post Frame News, Post-Frame Technique, RB March 2013, Rural Builder Hall of Fame, Rural Builder Magazine | Tagged Borkholder Buildings & Supply, Pacemaker Buildings, Rural Builder Hall of Fame, Stephen Pohl, Wayne Borkholder, Wayne Schrock | Leave a comment

Get in on the action at 29th Buckeye State post-frame expo

January 17th marks the date of the next Buckeye Frame Building Association Expo. The turnout to this Expo has been growing steadily every year, and for good reason. BFBA is bringing the people of the post-frame industry a back-to-basics collection … Read more »

Posted in Business and Management, Construction Industry News, Events, Frame Building Expo, Frame Building News, In the Industry, Low Rise Construction, Post Frame, Post Frame News, Post Frame Products, Post-Frame Technique, Products, Research and Technology | Tagged Bellville, BFBA, Buckeye Frame Building Association Expo | Leave a comment

Spotlight on benefits of NFBA membership

The National Frame Building Association is always adding benefits for its members, through technical or legal support, networking at its trade show (Frame Building Expo) and offers through its website. Below are a few more benefits of NFBA membership. Business … Read more »

Posted in FN November 2012, Frame Building News, Post Frame News | Tagged nfba, NFMA membership | Leave a comment