Associated Builders and Contractors announced on Oct. 8 the members of its fourth annual Tech Alliance — a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor-members, which primarily perform work in the commercial and industrial sectors.

The SMACNA Board of Directors welcomed Tom Martin, president of Cleveland-based T.H. Martin, Inc., as its 2024-2025 president. Martin took the reins from current SMACNA president Carol Duncan of General Sheet Metal.

The EIFS Industry Members Association announced the addition of three category-leading companies to its roster of associate members. Joining the ranks of industry leaders, Ames Tools Corporation, MKS Plastics and New Cast Stone bring their expertise and innovation to further enrich the diverse landscape of EIMA’s membership.

Associated Builders and Contractors announced Jan. 24 that Stephanie Schmidt-Lehmann, 2022 chair of the ABC board of directors and former president of Poole Anderson Construction in State College, Pennsylvania, has been named executive vice president of industry relations and member value.

PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announced its first members – Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC, and The Conco Companies. Both organizations have joined PRO as Silver members.

The House and Senate fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Conference report includes language that seeks to encourage separating service members to pursue a career in the trades.

Fresh on the heels of its GATHER National Conference, the American Society of Interior Designers introduced the 2023 inductees to its College of Fellows. Fellowship is the Society’s highest honor and most esteemed membership, only bestowed upon less than one percent of ASID.

The Portland Cement Association is pleased to announce 10 member-company plants have received the Environmental Protection Agency’s distinguished ENERGY STAR certification for 2022. The designation is awarded to manufacturing plants in the top 25 percent of energy efficiency in the industrial sector.

Within only four years of its launch, AD (Affiliated Distributors) is announcing its 100th member is now live on eCommerce powered by AD eContent Service.

AD, the member owned buying/marketing group, has been awarded a Delaware Valley Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Philadelphia Inquirer.