Mohawk Industries Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Unilin Holding NV for 2.2 billion Euros or approximately $2.6 billion in cash. Mohawk intends to allow Unilin to operate as an independent company as they have done in the past with ceramic producer Dal-Tile.
The PPG Building Renewal Program is designed to give building owners and facility managers a one-stop resource for the coatings, glass and paint products and information they need to revive the appearance of older, weathered commercial buildings in the United States and Canada.
Bill Sturgeon, president/CEO of Manufacturing Specialties Inc., announced the recent move to Johnstown, Ohio, located 20 miles from Columbus. The building is 53,000 square feet on a 13-acre site.
Ames Taping Tool Systems Inc. announces the opening of its newest store in Long Island City, N.Y. The opening continues the Atlanta-based firm's expansion into major metropolitan markets across the country. Ames has established company-owned store locations in more than 100 markets, in addition to franchise operations in over 80 of residential and commercial construction markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company has opened 10 new store locations this year, and continues its store opening program throughout the U.S. in the first half 2005.
Walls & Ceilings visited the grand opening of Armstrong World Industries' new ceiling suspension system manufacturing plant in Aberdeen, Md., May 25. The event had a commemorative ceremony with company staff, with representatives from Worthington Armstrong Venture, as well as Aberdeen's Mayor Douglas Wilson.
By a significant margin, members of the Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association have given approval to a proposal to become a council of the Steel Framing Alliance. With this approval, the LGSEA will serve as the steel framing industry's home for professional designers.
G-P Gypsum plants in Tacoma, Wash., and Wheatfield, Ind., have received certification for recycled content from Scientific Certification Systems, an internationally recognized, third-party evaluation and certification organization.
Simpson Strong-Tie has developed its second training kit for builders and trade contractors to improve product installation in the field. The company's training materials on joist and beam hangers recently received National Housing Quality certification from the NAHB Research Center.
The first draft of an application installation manual for one coat stucco is being finalized by Ronald Ogawa & Associates, as reported by the National One Coat Stucco Association in its newsletter "One Coat News." The draft was sent to the NOCSA board of directors in May.
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