AMS Controls announce the availability of a new optical folding machine safety system created by Lazer Safe. This system, the LS-FM, is compatible with AMS Controls’ Pathfinder Folding Machine Controls on both new and retrofit installations. AMS Controls is the exclusive provider of the LS-FM in North America. Material clamping operation of a sheet...
MR August/September 2013
Putting siding aside
Opportunity to purchase gutter machine leads to new business / By Mark Ward Sr. / That day in 1996 started like any other. Through his 20 years in the siding business, Bryan Thompson had often arranged for contractors to drop off the gutters he needed to finish a job. But on this particular day,...
Total control of your business
Roofing contractors gain a certain power from owning their own roofing roll former … or roll formers / By Jim Austin, senior editor / You can purchase metal roofing products or you can manufacture them yourself. The smart businessman will do what is most profitable for his company. When considering the purchase of a...
Get on board now!
MRA announces new contractor initiative aimed at a continuing growth in the metal roofing marketplace / Over the past decade, the Metal Roofing Alliance has been instrumental in growing residential market share from 3 percent to 10 percent in the U.S. and Canada. In fact, as homeowners have come to understand its durability and...
Metal vs. Mother Nature (Thermal Movement)
Surface temperature change is a major consideration when installing standing seam metal roofing panels / Metal roofing stands up to the forces of nature as well as or better than any type of roofing material and you should know how to sell that benefit to your customers. This is the fourth in a six-part...