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The Metal Construction Association has announced that the Irving, Texas, firm KSC has met the requirements to become an MCA-Certified MCM Fabricator.

GMS Inc. announced that the company has added several newly developed material handling trucks equipped with battery-powered hydraulic cranes to its distribution fleet and plans to add approximately 20 additional units in the next two years as they become available.

Twelve years ago, Foundation Building Materials first opened its doors at a single location about a mile from Angel Stadium. Today, FBM is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, and has grown into a building materials industry leader with more than 270 locations across North America.

The company creates clean, straight edges, twice-as-fast beads and uses half the compound compared to tear-off bead. The tape features a diamond-punched pattern for a superior bond and faster drying with no rippling or blistering.

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will host the 2023 CFSEI Expo on May 8-10 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel in New Orleans.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced Jan. 17 that the company has acquired Elk Grove, California–based EstiFrame Technologies, Inc.

Belton High School, located in Belton, Texas, along the fast-growing Austin-Waco corridor, was bursting at the seams in May 2018 when the Belton Independent School District’s board approved spending for a second high school.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced the expansion of its Construction Trades Support program with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley. Formerly held once a year, program events will now take place twice yearly, with an expanded agenda that includes hands-on activities in the plumbing and electrical trades.

Simpson Strong-Tie has announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship as part of the company’s Strong-Tie Undergraduate Fellowship. The online scholarship application for the 2023–2024 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships.

Richmond Fournier, Inc. of Sant-Adrien-D’Irland, Quebec, Canada, won the first-place award in the sustainable category in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition. InSpire HP solar air heating wall panels in Select Blue .032 aluminum were installed on this project.