Speakers at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s 2024 Summer Conference on June 3-6 will share knowledge about various aspects of building design, including creating natural disaster-resilient buildings, how façade design can heighten architectural appeal and what the industry can expect when it comes to embodied carbon legislation.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a rule that would effectively ban current portable generators on store shelves. The Portable Generator Manufacturers’ Association is fighting back – but can’t do it alone.

Simpson Strong-Tie and Building Talent Foundation have announced the extension of their partnership into 2026 with a $900,000 investment from Simpson Strong-Tie over the next three years.

Saint-Gobain, through its building materials subsidiary CertainTeed Canada, signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Bailey Group of Companies, inclusive of Bailey-Hunt Limited and its subsidiaries, a leading Canadian manufacturer of commercial metal framing and metal building solutions.

AD reports that member sales in the first three months of 2024 hit a record $19.5 billion, a 7 percent increase across AD’s 14 divisions and three countries.

AD announced it has received four recognitions in 2024 that celebrate its workplace culture.

Associated Builders and Contractors issued a statement on April 23 opposing the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule to ban non-compete clauses. The FTC voted 3-2 to issue the final rule on April 23.

Werner kicks off 2024 Safety Stand-Down with more than 500 trainings planned nationwide in support of the OSHA Safety Stand-Down initiative. Supporting safety leaders, the training events will help raise awareness about fall hazards to help keeps pros safe on the work site.

OX Group Global, a leading provider of innovative hand tools, diamond tools and tool storage, has acquired Armor Tool, an innovative brand of high-quality, auto-adjusting woodworking and welding clamps, along with unique, self-adjusting pocket-hole jigs and accessories.

NWCB announced the newest addition to its team, Carl Wiberg, who joins as a technical consultant. Wiberg brings over 15 years of invaluable project management experience, having worked with renowned companies in the Northwest.