TOWSON, Md. –DEWALT announces the launch of its new 4 ½” Small Angle Grinders (DWE402 and DWE402N), ideal for professionals who need to perform a variety of applications in tight spaces such as grinding and beveling steel, grinding welds, cutting pipe and steel plate and concrete surface prep. “The new 4 ½” Small Angle...
Tools and Jobsite Equipment
New Petersen Aluminum App Launches With Smartphone Giveaway
The comprehensive metal product resource app from Petersen Aluminum Corp. is now available for smartphones. This newest version of the app complements the existing tablet version to provide anytime access to metal product information wherever and whenever building professionals need it. Petersen Aluminum also is giving away a new smartphone to one randomly chosen...
Van Mark Products Corp. Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Van Mark Products Corporation is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. Founded in 1964 by Gene Van Cleave, Van Mark has become the worldwide leader in manufacturing portable jobsite bending brakes and installation tools for the residential and commercial construction industries. Doing business globally and based out of Farmington Hills MI, Van Mark designs...
Money Talk: Lease or Buy? New rules to impact decision
– By Mark Battersby – Whether to buy or lease is a question facing many rural builders even as credit becomes more readily available. While there is no one correct answer that fits every situation nor every building business, compared to the simplicity of buying, leasing is far more complicated and may be getting...
Mid-year 2014 U.S. construction machinery exports decline 17.3 percent
U.S. construction machinery exports dropped 17.3 percent during the first half of 2014 compared with midyear 2013: $8.93 billion in exports were shipped to global markets compared to $10.8 billion for first-half 2013, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing U.S. Department of Commerce data. The AEM off-road equipment manufacturing trade group...
New global account executive joins Swenson Shear
Turlock, CA – Marshall Benson, seasoned business development professional, joins Swenson Shear‘s CEO, Jonathan Dravecky, and the team as Global Account Executive. Benson will focus on international and system-wide sales channels. Benson’s extensive manufacturing knowledge and experience in the commercial and residential OEM, retail and wholesale markets will be an asset to the Swenson Shear team as...
Valspar Unveils New Exterior Color Collections
New research based color palettes created to inspire architects and designers MINNEAPOLIS – Color matters – it defines cultures, sells products and services, conveys emotion, inspires everything around us and continues to evolve. From there, Valspar refined the themes into sets of palettes that tell an overarching story and help designers bring their outdoor...
2014 idea book – Jobsite/In-House Equipment
Englert Inc. Designed by Englert’s own machine experts, its comprehensive line of machines is time tested and proven in the field. Englert’s multi-panel machine offers the capability to run 10 different panel configurations. And there are 11 fixed-position roll forming machines, three electric panel seamers and two panel curving machines to choose from. Englert...
2014 is the time to purchase equipment, grow your business
– Roll forming machinery a strong investment with improving economy – TORONTO – It’s a new year and the economic indicators are more positive than they have been in quite some time. New construction is up, renovations are up. Even the Florida construction market is improving. Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity projects the construction...
Check out the newly updated Rural Builder Buyers’ Guide – Free online!
An annual tradition here at Rural Builder is the release of the newest edition of the Rural Builder Buyer’s Guide. The Rural Builder Buyers’ Guide is a go-to source for all things post-frame and steel-frame construction supplies for builders in rural markets. The work in producing the updated guide has been completed. If you...