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On June 30, GMS Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year, which ended April 30.

Simpson Strong-Tie has earned David Weekley Homes’ 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.

The IBM Bromont plant, located in Bromont, Quebec, Canada, opened in 1972. Fifty years later, the facility continues to be a leader in innovation, technology and continuous improvement, with over $10 million invested each year in product and process development.

Don Allen, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, is the Steel Framing Industry Association’s new executive director, effective Aug. 1. Allen succeeds Larry Williams, who will be retiring.

Simpson Strong-Tie has announced the recipients of its Student Scholarship for the 2024–2025 academic year. The 120 scholarship recipients are undergraduates majoring in architecture, civil/structural engineering or construction management/technology across the country. The scholarship awards $3,000 to qualifying university students to help them meet tuition costs.

Sto Corp. has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Muncipio de Dalina, Victoria, Nuevo Leon.

GMS Inc. announced May 1 the continuing execution of its strategic growth priorities with the acquisition of a single-location distributor of building products in Southern California.

Simpson Strong-Tie has joined the Board of Directors of the ACE Mentor Program to promote construction trade careers to high school students across the U.S. The partnership includes a $50,000 donation to ACE and the addition of Simpson Strong-Tie Vice President Annie Kao to the ACE national Board of Directors.

In response to the recent storms that produced several tornadoes across northeastern Oklahoma, northern Texas, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas, Simpson Strong-Tie is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross for direct support services the organization is providing to those who were affected.