Industry News - Walls and Ceilings

CEMCO STOCKS BRADY INNOVATIONS PRODUCT CEMCO has announced an agreement with Brady Innovations to stock the ProX Header in its West Coast plants, effective immediately. This will increase the availability of the product line across the Western United States.

FOUNDATION RELEASES SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE PLANT GUIDELINES

The RMC Research & Education Foundation announced the release of its Sustainable Concrete Plant Guidelines. The concept behind the development of the Guidelines was to further the efforts underway within the concrete industry in the sustainable development field and assist producers by providing additional resources on how to make their own plants and operations more sustainable.

Georgia-Pacific Double Length of Weather Exposure Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, the first manufacturer to offer extended Weather Exposure Limited Warranties for fiberglass mat gypsum panels, is now doubling the weather exposure limited warranty for its entire line of DensArmor Plus interior panels from six months to 12 months.

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Roof Assembly Reduces Sound Penetration by More Than 50 Percent Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, an innovator in the development and use of fiberglass mat-based gypsum panels, announced that its assembly for retrofitting lightweight commercial roof decks based on its DensDeck Roof Board product can reduce sound penetration by more than 50 percent.

INDUSTRY TEAM PUTS SUSTAINABLE MESSAGES INTO ACTION The Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative announced at this year’s World of Concrete its 2010 goals and initiatives to align sustainable development activities within the concrete industry.

People: March 2010

STO ISO CERTIFIED FOR ALL FACILITIES Atlanta-based Sto Corp. has announced the awarding of the ISO 9001:2008 certification for all its manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. The company has been ISO certified since 1998.

Strait-Flex International Launches New Product Line Strait-Flex International announced the addition of a self-squaring, paper-faced metal drywall corner bead to its family of drywall products.

Telling Announces the Launch of Drywall Framing System Telling Industries has begun a full conversion to the True-Stud product line. The line is a patent pending drywall framing system that utilizes improved design elements and stronger raw materials.

WARRANTY EXTENDED BY G-P GYPSUM Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is now doubling the weather exposure limited warranty for its entire line of DensArmor Plus interior panels from six months to 12 months.