CertainTeed Gypsum has announced the launch of CertainTeed Connect, a new extranet that provides customers 24/7 access to account information and a host of new online tools.

Crump Insurance Services, part of Crump Group, the nation's largest insurance wholesaler introduces an exclusive general liability program for subcontractors, both residential and commercial, for a broad range of classes. 

The Steel Framing Alliance announced that Mark Nowak will serve as the association’s acting president while its Board of Directors continues a formal search for a permanent replacement.

Sto Corp. recently hired Jackson Productivity Research Inc. to objectively compare and evaluate the application times of StoGuard products and the leading spun-bonded olefin sheet wrap. The results showed StoGuard is easier and faster to install.

A simple inquiry about National Gypsum's New Gold Bond BRAND e2XP Extended Exposure Sheathing product turned into a winning move for Nevada architect Ben Canizaro.

Brenda T. Cubbage, founding shareholder of Dallas-based law firm, Spencer Crain Cubbage Healy & McNamara is helping numerous subcontractors by pursuing the application of Texas Property Code, Chapter 162 – often referred to as the “Trust Fund Statute.”

The Green Builders Council of Washington, D.C. has launched a job-training program that will train construction workers and students in Washington on environmentally friendly construction methods as well as on USGBC's LEED green building rating program.

GE Money has announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with CertainTeed to provide consumer financing through select contractors nationwide.

California Expanded Metal Products Co. has entered into a formal agreement with Marino\WARE for the latter to manufacture and sell SureBoard in the eastern U.S.

The Insulating Concrete Form Association will hold its annual conference at the Doubletree, Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore. The show, held Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, will be four days of sessions and seminars.