On June 1, Foundation Building Materials completed the successful acquisition of Sices Material Products Inc. in Gary, Indiana.

France’s Saint-Gobain announced a deal to acquire privately-owned Building Products of Canada Corp. on June 12 in a nearly $1 billion cash acquisition that solidifies the company’s dominance within the Canadian construction product manufacturing sector.

Saint-Gobain North America, through CertainTeed, has installed a smart water submetering system and upgraded equipment at its siding plant in Jackson, Michigan. This upgrade reduces the site’s consumption of water by more than 9 million gallons per year, a reduction of more than 50 percent compared to 2019 levels.

Saint-Gobain North America has been recognized with three Stevie Awards in the 21st annual American Business Awards. Specifically, the company was honored with two silver Stevies in the categories of Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility and Achievement in Environment, Social and Governance, and a bronze Stevie in the category of Achievement in Human Resources.

The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation and CertainTeed contributed more than $175,000 in siding and insulation products and monetary donations to Volumetric Building Companies Giving Foundation’s Veterans Village Project, a 47-unit new permanent housing community for veterans in Philadelphia.

The University of California-Davis Teaching & Learning Complex added the first general assignment classroom building on campus in more than 50 years and one of the largest.

Rockfon invites architectural and interior design professionals to envision acoustic ceilings in contemporary color palettes inspired by today’s nature and wellness trends, as curated by international experts. Along with enhancing aesthetics with biophilic colors, the natural benefits of Rockfon’s stone wool ceiling panels support interior environmental quality and healthy acoustics.

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