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Industry News
PPG Brochure Celebrates 50 Years Of Duranar Coatings
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 Pittsburgh, PA -
PPG (NYSE: PPG) has published "The Gold Standard in Architectural Metal Coatings: Celebrating 50 Years of DURANAR® Coatings," a 16-page brochure commemorating the 1967 introduction of one of the industry's first high-performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) coatings for metal building components.
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Featured Project...RHEINZINK America Inc.
Roof And Walls Of Unique "Art Barn" Are Clad With Zinc
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Beverly Hills, CA - Whether it's an "art barn" as he likes to call it or a "mini-museum" as others refer to it, the new 4,500 sq. ft. art and entertainment structure on the residential estate of billionaire Steve Tisch in Beverly Hills is a stunner. Part of the building's design success is owed to its exterior being wrapped entirely with titanium zinc from
RHEINZINK America Inc.
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AGA Announces Galvanizing Touch-Up Video Series
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 Centennial, CO - The
American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has developed and released the Touch-Up and Repair of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel online video series. These six short videos detail the specifications and methods used to touch-up and repair hot-dip galvanized steel. The videos provide highly beneficial visual aids to those needing assistance with touch-up and repair, whether in the plant or the field
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Featured Project...Schweiss Doors
When An Old Door Fails, Airport Upgrades To Schweiss
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Clewiston, FL - Imagine walking out to your hangar to see its 74-foot door lying on the ground in a twisted heap. Tom Vaughan, a manager at two Florida municipal airports, recently experienced this headache while on the job at the Airglades Airport in Clewiston. After discovering the old door's inferior hinges were the culprit, his next call was to
Schweiss Doors.
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Triangle Fastener Sealant Gains NSF Certification
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 Pittsburgh, PA - Triangle Fastener Corporation's APS500 Advanced Polymer Sealant is now NSF certified. Recognized internationally, NSF certification ensures that nonfood compounds are compliant to food safety regulations and are acceptable for use in the intended application
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MBMA Membership Announces Two New Companies
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 Cleveland, OH - The membership of the
Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) continues to grow in 2017. The addition of Sukup Steel Structures LLC as a new Building Systems member and Building Products Development as an Associate member exemplifies the growth and importance of the MBMA as a leader in the low-rise, non-residential building market
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July 2017 Contractor Edition Ezine Now Available
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DesignandBuildwithMetal's
July 2017 Contractor Edition ezine is now ready for viewing. You'll find a number of fantastic projects and interesting articles in this issue, including a cover feature on a German company that combined metal building construction with insulated metal panels to create their new plant in the U.S. The July ezine is free to read and requires no login to access! To view, click the link below or the image at the left.
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National Association of Women In Construction
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September 5-8, Las Vegas, NV
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September 10-13, Las Vegas, NV
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