Product News

2018 August

BackerBead® from ClarkDietrich Passes ASTM E-331 Testing

ClarkDietrich, West Chester, Ohio, announces that its BackerBead® vinyl accessory product has passed testing under ASTM E-331, Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air...

2018 July

TrueLook Announces Integration with PlanGrid

TrueLook, a company in Winston-Salem, N.C., involved in construction camera technologies for more than 20 years, has announced the company’s state-of-the-art camera interface has integrated with PlanGrid’s construction productivity software platform. The integration provides PlanGrid...

2018 July

Vellrath Company Receives Patent for UFP

Universal Fireproofing Patch has been granted a U.S. Patent, the first of its kind within the fireproofing industry in 40 years.      In 2012, Tim Vellrath, P.E., MBA, developed a unique patch kit, Universal...

2017 November

VIPERSTUD® Brand to Be Manufactured in Canada

MarinoWARE® and CEMCO® have announced a strategic manufacturing agreement allowing for the sublicensed manufacturing of the ViperStud® Drywall Framing System to Fusion BP and Imperial Manufacturing Group in Canada.      This venture is scheduled...

2017 August

StoPanel Technology Announces Partnerships

Sto Corp., Atlanta, announces that the company’s prefabrication division, StoPanel Technology, is now partnered with Swisspearl, the inventors of fiber cement panels, as well as Dri-Design, to offer a unique non-composite pressure-equalized rain-screen, architectural metal...

2017 June

Huttig Announces “Made in the USA” Fastener Selection

Huttig Building Products, Inc. has announced an agreement with American Fasteners Co. (AFC), expanding the fastener offering at Huttig.      AFC will produce collated fasteners in the Southwest United States, offered under the Huttig-Grip...

2017 April

G-P Barrier System Has Been Tested for Drainage Efficiency

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum’s DensElement™ Barrier System, an integrated gypsum sheathing water-resistive barrier and air barrier, has passed testing as a substrate in exterior insulation and finish systems with drainage.      To be recognized as an...