According to statistics compiled by the Gypsum Association, the United States gypsum board industry shipped a total of 8.362 billion square feet of material during the third calendar quarter (July through September) of 2006. During the same period, Canadian manufacturers shipped 802 million square feet of material.
All-Span Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement to outsource a portion of the company’s marketing efforts to Atlanta-based Integrity Marketing Group located in Grayson, Ga. The company is owned by Roy Zeh, former employee of All-Span.
Dominic Sims, C.B.O., has been named chief operating officer of the International Code Council.
The Wall coverings Association has announced Ken Salyer Jr., of TRI-KES Wallcovering Source, of Dallas, as the 60th Anniversary 2006 Allman Award winner.
ToolPro now carries the full line of Red
Devil products, including the best selling Slam Scraper and Onetime Lighten-Up
Spackling. This product line will allow more customers the opportunity to
purchase Red Devil products.
Roos International Ltd. announced its U.S. distributors for its EnVision Portfolio Collection from NaturDecor & Supply.
The distributors are Architectural Surfaces Inc., of Honolulu; Ark-La-Tex WallSource Inc., of Shreveport, La.; Comwall/Korseal, of DesMoines, Iowa; Duron Paints & Wall Coverings of Baltimore; Fashion Wall Covering, of Cleveland; Wall Resources of Denver; and WallLogic of Renton, Wash. Additional distributors are wanted for other territories.
Trimble announced that it has acquired privately held XYZ Solutions Inc., of Alpharetta, Ga., in an all-cash transaction. XYZ Solutions provides real-time, interactive 3-D intelligence software to manage the spatial aspects of a construction project. The software transforms data from various sources into actionable information that can be used in the decision making process to reduce rework and improve productivity for engineering and construction professionals. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
For innovations ranging from electronic finger-writing technology to environmentally responsible architecture, 10 Chicago-area organizations were named winners in the fifth annual Chicago Innovation Awards competition, the program’s creators announced in October.
According to statistics compiled by the Gypsum Association, the United States gypsum board industry shipped a total of 8.362 billion square feet of material during the third calendar quarter (July through September) of 2006. During the same period, Canadian manufacturers shipped 802 million square feet of material.
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