Allied Building
Products Corp. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of
United Products Corporation (United), a privately held roofing and siding
distributor based in Minneapolis.
Convenience Products,
the manufacturer of Touch ‘n Seal Insulating Foams and Sealants for new
construction and retrofit applications, announces its ASTM E-84 Class 1 Flame
Retardant spray foam insulations, Low Density (1 pcf) and Medium Densities
(1.75pcf and 2.0pcf) have passed the requirements of NFPA 286 (room
corner fire test).
Big news in the
rental world within the last week: United Rentals Inc. and RSC Holdings
announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which
UnitedRentals will acquire RSC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $18.00
per share, or a total enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion
of net debt.
The Insurance
Institute for Business & Home Safety released a new report that provides an
analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states
along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast.
A working group of the American Concrete
Institute’s Committee 131 on building information modeling is actively
developing an “Information Delivery Manual” for cast-in-place concrete.
Sto Corp. announced John Edgar as the new Technical Director
for Canada. Edgar has been working for Sto for the last 20 years, serving in
multiple leadership positions involving both Canadian and U.S. technical
matters.
Wagner Distribution Holding Co.’s President and
CEO Bill Sturgeon announced that the company has acquired Commercial Drywall
Supply Inc., a privately held specialty building materials distributor based in
Wichita, Kan.
CertainTeed Corp. announced that its CertaSpray Closed Cell
Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation has been approved for use in non-combustible
commercial walls.
Steelscape Inc. has developed “Sustainability
Technical Bulletins” relating to sustainability issues that directly or
indirectly impact the steel value chain.
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