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Snap-Z Ridge Vent introduced by Glick Metals at METALCON

By: Contributed | October 22, 2015 | Comments 0

“There has to be a better way” is often the rallying cry for inventions. For the Glick brothers – Chris, Omar and Manny – it was the tedious work of installing ridge vents on standing seam roofs. It was Manny who came up with a solution for making it simpler: the...

AceClamp installation at manufacturing plant prompts CEO to order one for home

By: Contributed | September 3, 2014 | Comments 0

Residential SSMR solar installation praised by city building inspector PLAINVILLE, Conn.– An AceClamp® fastener system from AceClamp/PMC Industries was recently used for a standing seam metal roof installation at the Morin Corporation’s manufacturing site in Connecticut. Morin is one of the industry’s most versatile manufacturers of single element metal wall and...

AceClamp/PMC Authorized To Apply UL Mark To Products

By: Contributed | July 1, 2014 | Comments 0

PLAINVILLE, Conn. – AceClamp®/PMC Industries has received authorization to apply the UL Mark to its AceClamp® non-penetrating, standing seam metal roof fasteners and solar kits. This stamp of approval indicates a product has passed stringent testing for code requirements and performance. The AceClamp® A2® and Solar Kit and AceCamp® ML and...

Drexel Metals introduces architectural binder

By: Jim Austin | July 30, 2013 | Comments 0

Drexel Metals new binder includes 10 different sections for the architect and/or designer to choose from. Sections include: Drexel Metals Metal Roof Systems Custom Fabrication and Trim Products ES-1 Perimeter Edge Systems design and installation guides Drexel Metals Color Selector Drexel Metals Warranties Drexel Metals Specifications Drexel Metals Construction Details...

Drexel Metals wins FRSA S.T.A.R. award for steel slope roofing

By: Jim Austin | July 24, 2013 | Comments 0

Drexel Metals won Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ Association’s newly launched S.T.A.R. Award — the Spotlight Trophy for the Advancement of Roofing for steep slope roofing — Manufacturing Segment. The S.T.A.R highlights various roofing and sheet metal projects completed during 2012 and is was recently given out in...

Installations: Follow the instructions!

By: Jim Austin | November 27, 2012 | Comments 0

By Jim Austin, senior editor / Manufacturers offer proper installation techniques for their products; it’s up to you to make sure you’re providing a watertight system It’s easy to get hung up on details. And it’s OK to get hung up on the details when you’re installing a metal roofing system...

“the idea book” 2012 metal roofing showcase

By: Contributed | June 19, 2012 | Comments 0

Metal roofing has come a long way and “the idea book” is a tribute to that progress. This is our eighth edition of “the idea book” and featured in the pages are 26 manufacturers who showcase their best work so architects, specifiers and roofers like you reach out and let them...

A true roof Celebration!

By: Jim Austin | June 12, 2012 | Comments 0

Everyone is celebrating the new Drexel Metals Galvalume colored roof on the picturesque Celebration Church located in Kissimmee, Fla. The DMC 150SS profile used on this roof is Drexel Metals’ traditional mechanically seamed metal roof system. It is applicable to both light duty commercial and residential use. This profile is installed...

SnoBlox-Deuce Clear for standing seam and R-panels by SnoBlox-Snojax

By: Contributed | January 3, 2012 | Comments 0

The “DEUCE” can be adhesive or mechanically fastened and requires a 1.5” flat mounting area. They will fit most popular 36” panels with three 12” flats or four 9” flats without rib straddling! The waffled base provides almost triple the bonding power of a smooth bottom guard in this size category....

ATAS International offers new color chart

By: Jim Austin | November 21, 2011 | Comments 0

ATAS International Inc. released its new color chart while at METALCON International in Atlanta, from Oct. 11-13. Trade show visitors got the first chance to see how ATAS has expanded its color options for both roofing and wall panels. “We reviewed the colors we were offering, and we saw that the...

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