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Residents and contractors in the Cleveland metro region will now have a new option for building materials and interior construction supplies with the opening of L&W Supply Bedford Heights, Ohio. 

 The new Austin Community Rec Center offers locals an indoor playground, youth center and a relocated YMCA. It features a forward-looking, curvilinear design called out by standing-seam metal panels that wrap around the two most visible elevations.

By acquiring G. Proulx, L&W Supply will increase its team of experienced associates and strengthen its presence in the southeast Florida market. 

ClarkDietrich has launched a new interactive educational lunch-and-learn series called “Conversations With ClarkDietrich.” The series was kicked off with an event on October 15 at Dallas-based MAREK Design Studio and was focused on head-of-wall framing solutions.

Petersen has promoted its Southeast Regional Manager Mike Weis to Vice President, Sales and Marketing. The promotion precedes the planned retirement of President Mike Petersen in the new year.

Cold-formed steel is one of the most widely used framing materials because of its ability to provide strength and stability in a number of conditions.

Jonathan Humble, regional director of the AISI Construction Technical Program, was installed as an Honorary Member of the International Code Council (ICC).

As I think about the words of the Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, “Never waste the opportunity offered by a good crisis,” I can’t help but think how that relates to us today.

Adding to its lineup of clips and connectors, ClarkDietrich now offers a multi-purpose, commercial-grade coil strapping product for wall framing and floor joist applications.

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has released a new white paper, Finding the Meaning in the R-Value and U-Factor of Insulated Metal Panel Building Envelopes, providing guidance for architects and specifiers on evaluating the thermal testing of insulated metal panels (IMPs).