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New PE Entrant Rampart Exterior Services Buys Independent Roofing

Aug 24, 2024Facilitate Administratorannounced, Capital, Detroitbased, equity, firm, Huron, middlemarket, Partners, private, Wednesday

Detroit-based Huron Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, announced Wednesday that its commercial roofing and exterior facility services platform, Rampart Exterior Services, closed on its first acquisition: Independent Roofing Systems, Inc. Founded in 1980, Independent is headquartered in central Mississippi and serves critical industries, including education, government, industrial, and other commercial customers. According to…

Crews Locate Body of Missing Man After Devastating Roof Collapse

Aug 4, 2024Facilitate Administratorarea, devastating, evening, last, microburst, Phoenix, Wednesday, West, wind, with

A devastating microburst hit the West Phoenix area last Wednesday evening, with wind gusts reported up to 77 miles per hour. The storm downed trees, inflicted severe damage to homes and buildings, and caused a warehouse roof system to fail, trapping a worker in the debris. It took three days before rescuers were able to…

GAF to Expand Residential Roofing Operations with New Kansas Facility

Mar 24, 2024Facilitate Administratorannounced, build, company, Industries, Newton, plans, plant, shingle, standard, Wednesday

GAF, a Standard Industries company, announced plans on Wednesday to build a new shingle plant in Newton, Kan., which the company says will enable it to add residential roofing manufacturing capacity to close to end markets and enhance service to customers nationwide. “This new facility allows us to meet growing customer demand for our market-leading…

Omnia Exterior Solutions Appoints Nina Lucas as Chief People Officer

Dec 23, 2023Facilitate AdministratorAdvisors, announced, CCMP, company, Exterior, Growth, Omnia, portfolio, Solutions, Wednesday

Omnia Exterior Solutions, a CCMP Growth Advisors, LP portfolio company, announced on Wednesday the hiring of Nina Lucas as its new Chief People Officer, deepening the company’s leadership bench. she will drive Omnia’s people strategy, leveraging scale and synergies for positive business impact. “Nina’s proven experience in both human resources as well as the home…

S-5! Announces 21 New Patents Awarded This Year

Dec 22, 2023Facilitate Administratorachieved, announced, attachment, global, leader, manufacturing, metal, patents, roof, Wednesday

S-5!, a global leader in metal roof attachment manufacturing, announced on Wednesday it had achieved 21 new patents issued in 2023, bringing the total number of patent issuances to 133 since the company’s first product was patented in 1991. In a Dec. 13 news release by S-5!, the company said The United States Patent and…

Saint-Gobain Invests in ION Storage Systems’ Earth-friendly Battery Production

Dec 22, 2023Facilitate Administratorannounced, by SaintGobain, expand, invested, NOVA, relationship, Storage, Systems, that, Wednesday

NOVA by Saint-Gobain announced on Wednesday that it had invested in ION Storage Systems to expand the relationship between Saint-Gobain Ceramics and ION as the companies work together to bring an innovative approach to battery technologies. ION provides battery solutions for applications used in defense, aerospace, consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage. “This investment is…

Beacon Opens Five New Branches, Closes Out 2023 Adding 26 More Outlets

Dec 21, 2023Facilitate Administratoracross, Beacon announced, country, five, including, locations, opened, Southeast, that, Wednesday

Beacon announced on Wednesday that it has opened five new locations across the country, including two in the Southeast, two in the Midwest and one in the Southwest, bringing the company’s 2023 total to 26 new branches. In a Dec. 20 news release, Beacon said the new branches are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, South Carolina, and Texas,…