Ames Taping Tools announced the appointment of Mark Wilson to the new corporate role of director of education with responsibilities for product education and industry stewardship, according to President and CEO Andrew Reed.

Walls & Ceilings recently conducted a Reader Profile/Preference Study which was done by BNP Media Market Research to find out how our readers prefer to receive their information, their usage of social media, and their feelings on industry publications.

York, Pa.-based Architectural Testing Inc. has expanded its IAS accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 to include fire performance testing test methods for building-related products.

Arxx Corp. has completed the process to have all of its products available in Google SketchUp 3-D, a user-friendly modeling program incorporating a drawing system and product models.

BNP Media, parent company of Walls & Ceilings and Walls & Ceilings Architect, has partnered with BirdDog Career Centers.

Serious Materials has changed its name to Serious Energy.

The Steel Framing Industry Association received an Evaluation Service Report (ESR-2457) from the International Code Council.

San Francisco news source MarketWatch has reported that International Paper Co. has launched a deal for Temple-Inland Inc. on June 6, proposing to acquire the Austin, Texas-based company for $3.3 billion in cash.

Walls & Ceilings will again serve as a co-sponsor to this year’s Virtual Green Expo, held August 4.

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Training Center, of Wilmington, Ill., recently joined the International Powered Access Federation and became an AWPT training center so that they could offer training on the safe use of aerial work platforms to its membership.