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.
Ames Taping Tool Systems Inc. announced the opening of its newest store in Greensboro, N.C. The opening continues the company's expansion into various metropolitan markets across the country.
A donation of code books has been made by the International Code Council Foundation to help local Louisiana governments' efforts to carry out requirements of the state's new construction code law as the state rebuilds in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.