Atlas Roofing Corporation today announced Jeff Key has joined the company as the new Director of Marketing. In this position, Key will guide the marketing strategy across both the Shingles & Underlayment and Roof & Wall Insulation Divisions, as well as the company’s overall corporate marketing strategy across all divisions – Shingles & Underlayment, Roof & Wall Insulation, Molded Products and Web Technologies. 

Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Jason Dooley has been promoted to Principal in the firm’s Atlanta office. In this role, Dooley is responsible for leading the overall growth and management of the firm’s offices in Atlanta and Miami, as well as other responsibilities encompassing the Southeast region.

Historically, the construction industry has been one of the slowest to adopt new technology, lagging only behind agriculture in digitization. But that’s changing as software entrepreneurs turn their attention to the needs of the deskless workforce.

Contractors, engineers and architects now have a single online source for product information on steel framing and drywall finishing products with the launch of the redesigned ClarkDietrich website. Most notably, the website now includes the full integration of the company’s Strait-Flex® brand and vinyl corner bead and trim drywall products.

EIMA would like to extend hearty congratulations to this year's EIFS Hero Project Awards recipients.

New vice chairs have been announced for the ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council, Concrete Research Council, and Scholarship Council.

Hy-Brid Lifts, the industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, has partnered with three regional sales groups to better serve customers across the U.S. The three new partnering entities include CMT Equipment, HK Sales and MLA Construction Sales.

We regret to inform you that the 2020 Insulation Industry Washington D.C. Fly-In, scheduled for May 19-20th is cancelled. We made this decision due to the uncertain status of travel and meeting restrictions, and out of an abundance of caution for the health of meeting participants.

The Coronavirus has caused many material shipments to be delayed or cancelled. As a result, the cost of ordering and supplying materials for many items has increased. 

On Thursday, April 9th, hundreds of construction firms from across the country will stop work and hold coronavirus-focused safety stand downs as part of a nationwide safety campaign organized by the Associated General Contractors of America.