Frame Building News

Frame Building News is the official publication of the post-frame industry and has more than 22,000 subscribers. It covers news from suppliers, trade shows and conferences, and important issues for post-frame contractors. It is published five times a year.

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Exhibitor Space for 2019 Frame Building Expo Sells Out

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Exhibitor space for the 2019 National Frame Building Association’s Frame Building Expo has once again sold out. It’s the fourth year in a row and the “Sold” sign went up in the final days of December, several weeks ahead of when it sold out in 2018. This year’s show is scheduled...

F+W Media, NFBA to End 25-Year Collaboration After 2019 Expo

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F+W Media Inc., has confirmed that its 25-year collaboration with the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) will end at the conclusion of the 2019 Frame Building Expo in March. F+W Media owns Frame Building News, which, until Jan. 1, 2019, was the official publication of the NFBA. The magazine will continue...

Special Touches for Horse Barns: Ideas to Spur Your Interest

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The horse barn market is heating up, and today’s owners are looking for more options in every price range. Nelson Witmer, owner of Witmer’s Inc., Columbiana, Ohio, has built horse barns for all budget sizes and says, “it doesn’t take a lot of money to do something special, it just takes...

Maze Nails Celebrates 170 Years in Business!

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H. Maze Company in Peru, Illinois, is celebrating its 170th year of doing business as a nail manufacturer and retail lumberyard. In operation since 1848, Maze Company continues to be the largest manufacturer of specialty nails supplying U.S. and Canadian customers many millions of pounds of nails annually. The 5th and...

Bernon G. Perkins Award Winner Henry A. Getz Dies at Age 97

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Henry A. Getz, former president of Morton Buildings, Inc., and a pioneer in post-frame construction, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the age of 97. Getz was honored for his contributions to the industry with the NFBA’s Bernon G. Perkins Award at the 2016 Frame Building Expo. A celebration of life...

ASABE Revises Shallow Post Foundation Standard

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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its shallow post foundation design standard. The revised standard, ANSI/ASAE EP486.3, Shallow Post and Pier Foundation Design, includes a new procedure for estimating foundation lateral load capacity; adjustments to safety and resistance factors for lateral foundation strength; and updated definitions....

New Post-Frame Supply Business Opens in Southwestern Indiana

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ProMark Building Solutions Begins Operations in Linton Linton, Ind. (Sept. 25, 2017) – ProMark Building Solutions, celebrated the beginning of operations with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 25 at its new facilities located at 575 N. 1000 W. in Linton, Indiana. ProMark Building Solutions was formed out of the partnership of Elmer...