PPG Announces U.S. Tour for PPG MOONWALK Automated Paint Mixing System
PPG announced a U.S. tour of its revolutionary PPG MOONWALK automated paint mixing system in two colorful trucks outfitted with the company’s suite of digital technologies for the refinish industry. The tour will make stops from coast to coast and will showcase the system’s significant benefits for body shops, including improved quality and efficiency, time […]
Deckorators Predicts Emerging Trends for Summer 2024 and Beyond
Shifts in the business of outdoor living, including the latest design trends and consumer preferences, continue to evolve and find balance in a post-pandemic landscape. Deckorators, a UFP Brand and leading provider of outdoor living solutions, explores this and other emerging ideas in the summer edition of its Outdoor Living Report, curated in collaboration with […]
Branching Out With Combilift
Following the launch of five new models in its 25th anniversary year in 2023, Irish materials handling specialist Combilift has already announced the premiere of yet another innovation. The Combi-CLL (Container Log-Loader) was recently exhibited at EXPO Richmond 2024, one of America’s leading trade shows for the forest products industry. The concept and operation of […]
Vista Railings and Carolina Atlantic Expand Distribution Network in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida
Vista Railing Systems Inc., a market leader in aluminum and glass railings, have expanded their distribution agreement with Carolina Atlantic to include their location in Baxley, Georgia that covers the southern half of Georgia and northern half of Florida. This relationship represents significant growth potential for each company in a significant aluminum railing market. “Over […]
David Weekley Homes Names Simpson Strong-Tie a National Preferred Partner for 2024
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has earned David Weekley Homes’s prestigious “National Preferred Partner” designation for 2024. The 20th annual award recognizes the builder’s field and manufacturing partners that have consistently operated at world-class levels in quality and customer service. “We’ve built our reputation on providing our customers with […]
Johnson Paint, A Ring’s End Brand, Announces New Store Opening in Plymouth
Johnson Paint, A Ring’s End Brand, after recently acquiring Wilmot’s Decorating Centers, announces a new store opening in October 2024 at The Grove at Plymouth shopping plaza. The new paint center will bring Johnson Paint’s store count to 14 locations across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine and parent company, Ring’s End Inc.’s total store count […]
US LBM Acquires Wisconsin Truss Manufacturer
US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Automated Products, Inc. (API) a top manufacturer and supplier of structural building components located in Wisconsin. Founded in 1964, API manufactures roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels and floor panels for commercial and residential builders throughout Wisconsin and the Minnesota-St. […]
Simpson Strong-Tie New BTCT Brick Ties Meet Changing Canadian Building Codes
Simpson Strong-Tie, a leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is expanding its line of brick ties with model BTCT, which meets the new requirements under the National Building Code of Canada. Standard brick ties currently on the market meet the prescriptive requirements of Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC […]
LP Chair and CEO Brad Southern Named 2024 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets
LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced that LP Chair and CEO Brad Southern has been named 2024 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets. This marks the second time in five years that Southern has received this recognition, a rare achievement noted by Fastmarkets. Southern was selected by analysts who cover the North American […]
Scam Alert: Beware of Fraudulent Calls
A caller claiming to be from Epicor contacted a business owner stating that they needed to restart one of the POS screens due to an error with processing items. The caller insisted they were hired by True Value/Do-It-Best to run field tests on credit card terminals. This scenario seemed suspicious, as it mirrored a similar […]