On January 2005, Parex Inc., LaHabra Products Inc. and El Rey Stucco Co. merged to form ParexLahabra Inc., a California corporation based in Anaheim ...
Since January 1979, Florence (Pottinger) Inman and Focal Point have been manufacturing polyurethane moldings. Today, the company offers more than 450 products, including moldings, medallions, domes, niches, door systems, shelves and more ...
ServiceMagic Inc. announced its inaugural "Best in Business" Award, which was established to recognize home service professionals who best exemplify excellence in workmanship, integrity, dedication and exceptional customer service. Twelve of the company's 27,000 member businesses are being honored with the award for their service in 2004 ...
CertainTeed Corp's Insulation Group is offering a new traveling building science workshop for architects, builders, building owners, engineers, developers, and local government and code officials. The workshop is presented by local CertainTeed territory managers free of charge.
Wind-lock recently held its second Trimroc Interior Molding sales training class in Reading, Pa. Ten dealers and distributors attended the class, which included classroom training and hands-on product training, where attendees installed moldings.
Lafarge North America Inc. announced that it will invest approximately $75 million to substantially upgrade and double the capacity of its gypsum drywall manufacturing facility in Buchanan, N.Y. The new production line will operate at manufacturing standards, producing 650 million square feet of gypsum wallboard annually to meet demands of the company's residential and commercial customers in the Northeast region. The renovation is expected to begin mid-2005 and scheduled for completion in mid-2006.
Johns Manville has created an opportunity for the Berkshire Hathaway Co. to increase capacity for its line of Formaldehyde-free glass fiber building insulation products. Johns Manville will add up to 200 million pounds between now and 2006, as customer demand increases.
EIMA has teamed with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Building Technology and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Charleston, S.C., School District to establish a Natural Exposure Test Facility at the Baptist Hill High School, in Hollywood, S.C., for a joint three-year analysis to determine optimal EIFS performance.
The Province of Prince Edward Island has formally adopted the latest editions of two key National Fire Protection Association safety codes. The 2003 edition of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code and the 2003 edition NFPA 101, Life Safety Code have been adopted by an Executive Council Order, which became effective in November.