Central States Names Jered Chandler Plant Manager of New Utah Plant

Central States, the producer of metal building components, roofing, and building systems, has named Jered Chandler the first plant manager for its new Tooele, Utah, manufacturing plant.  In a September 4 news release, Central States said the state-of-the-art manufacturing plant will also be the only metal company in the U.S. West with direct rail access

Contractors Steeled as 1M Texans Under Hurricane Threat

Beryl, the first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season, has already wrought destruction from the Caribbean to the Yucatan Peninsula and, according to officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, is expected to hit the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane sometime early Monday morning.  The center said Beryl would likely land

Owens Corning Named 2024 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winner for Operational Excellence

Owens Corning has been named the 2024 Manufacturing Leadership Award winner in the category of Operational Excellence. Selected by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Owens Corning was one of 27 finalists for the award chosen from a pool of applicants from across the country. This recognition was

Top 10 Largest Roofing OSHA Penalties of 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration named fall hazards as the most cited violation of 2023, making it the 13th consecutive year. It is one of the most cited violations in roofing, and in 2022, falls, slips and trips resulted in 100 fatal workplace incidents. Due to incidents like these, OSHA is not lenient when