Dietrich Metal Framing announced that it has signed an exclusive sublicensing agreement with Clark Western Lath & Steel Framing for UltraSteel metal framing products using patented technology of Hadley Industries PLC.
European company Gypsum Recycling International is opening its U.S.-based operation Gypsum Recycling America LLC, which recently received permits and approval from the state of Massachusetts, as well as the city of Cambridge, Mass., to open a recycling facility that is geared to handle scrap gypsum.
FinishPro Tools LLC announced that it has acquired the Goldblatt and Pacesetter brands from the Stanley Works. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Stanley originally acquired Goldblatt in 1992 and later moved it out of Kansas City, where it originated in 1885.
Activant Solutions Inc. announced that it has been endorsed as a "Business Service Partner" by Nemeon, a purchasing cooperative for independent roofing and siding distributors, to give its members access to industry-specific business management technology solutions licensed by Activant.
The Nathan Kimmel Co. turns 50 this year. Beginning in the garage of Nathan and Bella Kimmel, the company has since served the wall and ceiling industry as a source for tarps, machinery, parts and supplies.
An accord signed in March by the United States and Mexico that will drastically lower duties on Mexican cement imports and eventually result in free trade between the two nations is expected to help increase much-needed supplies of Mexican cement to the U.S. market, the NAHB reported.
All-Wall celebrates its 15-year anniversary this year. Founder Jeff Weiler worked in the drywall tools industry for 22 years before opening the company in 1991. To celebrate its 15 years, he credits his customers for making the anniversary happen.
Sto Powerwall Stucco Systems was selected as the cladding of choice for the Southface Energy Institute's Eco Office in Atlanta, slated for completion this summer. The office is slated to earn the Southeast's first LEED Platinum-level rating for New Construction from the U.S. Green Building Council.
As of February, TRP Tarp-All has changed its name Tarps Manufacturing Inc. All personnel, financial particulars and processing remain the same. The transition was made to avoid confusion with a similarly branded product in the tarpaulin industry.
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