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US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Manning Building Supplies, a top provider of building products and manufactured components to professional builders throughout Eastern and Central Florida.

GMS Inc. provided an update on Oct. 3 on the continued execution of its growth strategy with the acquisition of AMW Construction Supply, LLC, a highly respected distributor of tools, fasteners and other complementary products servicing the Phoenix metro area.

PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announced its first members – Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC, and The Conco Companies. Both organizations have joined PRO as Silver members.

The Steel Deck Institute announced the launch of its new and expanded website with added functionality and information that will make using steel floor and roof decks easier and more economical. The official launch date for the new website was Sept. 5.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published AISI D250-23 (Thermal Design and Code Compliance Guide for C-Shape Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Building Envelopes).

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council announced Sept. 27 that Wanhua Chemical (America) Co., Ltd’s WANNATE 9131FC has won the 2023 Polyurethane Innovation Award.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has updated AISI S310 (North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels). The standard, first published in 2013, provides design provisions for diaphragms consisting of profiled steel panels, which include fluted profiles and cellular panel profiles.

National home remodeling company Great Day Improvements, LLC, announced that it has acquired Florida-based Home Performance Alliance, a remodeler working in the roofing, window replacement and bath remodel space. Great Day Improvements jumped to No. 3 nationally on Qualified Remodeler’s 2023 annual HIP 200 list of top Home Improvement Pro companies.

According to a report released Sept. 26 by Procore Technologies, Inc. and the Associated General Contractors of America, 78 percent of civil and infrastructure construction firms expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up.

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 North Texas Regional event and its live mason contractor auction raised $58,700 at the sixth annual Bricks, Blocks & Bags for Bikes Charity Auction. The money enabled the local group of “Santa’s Helpers” to purchase 1,000 bikes for underprivileged youth in the North Texas area.