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6 10, 2022

Trex Teams With DW Distribution To Expand And Elevate Service In The South Central Region

By |2022-10-06T10:11:03-05:00October 6th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , |

Dallas Wholesale Distribution (DW Distribution), a Specialty Building Products, Inc. (SBP) brand, has teamed with Trex Company to further expand availability of the brand’s industry-leading decking and outdoor living products across the South Central region. The well-established Texas-based distributor of building materials and millwork products will supply Trex products through its three Texas locations (Arlington, DeSoto and Round Rock), along with its facility in Oklahoma City.

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4 10, 2022

MoistureShield Expands Partnership with BlueLinx in Texas

By |2022-10-04T10:49:24-05:00October 4th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , , |

MoistureShield, an Oldcastle APG brand, announced its agreement with BlueLinx, a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of residential and commercial building products, to expand its position in Texas. BlueLinx branch locations in Dallas and Houston will offer the full line of MoistureShield composite decking products, adding San Antonio in early 2023.

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4 10, 2022

Fastenmaster Teams With Industry Leaders to Recruit Deck Builders

By |2022-10-04T10:44:22-05:00October 4th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , |

Fas­ten­Mas­ter, a divi­sion of OMG, Inc., recent­ly teamed with Col­orado-based O’Keefe Built, a lead­ing region­al deck-builder and NADRA mem­ber (North Amer­i­can Deck and Rail­ing Asso­ci­a­tion), and the Build­Strong Acad­e­my of Col­orado to host a day-long, 10-step deck build­ing train­ing ses­sion for indi­vid­u­als who are inter­est­ed in learn­ing about the deck-build­ing trade. 

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4 10, 2022

BlueLinx Acquires Vandermeer Forest Products

By |2022-10-04T10:38:58-05:00October 4th, 2022|Categories: Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , |

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. has acquired privately-held Vandermeer Forest Products, a wholesale distributor of building products, for a purchase price of $67 million, which includes $3.6 million for the distribution facility and real estate in Spokane, Washington and $63.4 million for the business.

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23 09, 2022

NADRA Code Committee Update

By |2022-09-23T09:19:40-05:00September 23rd, 2022|Categories: Building Codes, Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News|Tags: , , , |

The NADRA Code Committee, represented by consultant Glenn Mathewson and co-chair John Kozal, returned to the ICC Code Hearings this past week in Louisville KY.  This is the final leg of the code development cycle, where proposals that were either approved or disapproved by the smaller Code Development Committee in April can be brought back for reconsideration.  Public comments that are submitted by proponents or opponents prior to this meeting online, form the basis of these discussions.

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15 09, 2022

American Wood Council Schedules Intro to Material Wood Science Webinar

By |2022-09-20T13:34:21-05:00September 15th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News|Tags: , , |

American Wood Council Intro to Material Wood Science Webinar, A Brief Introduction to Wood Material Science (MAT200), Thursday, September 29, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon EST. Wood material science influences its behavior from harvest through the use phase and beyond. This course will provide an introduction to wood material science, wood-moisture relations, and wood anatomy. The types of wood products structural engineers may use in designs, and the standards governing these products are also discussed. 

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12 09, 2022

Simpson Strong-Tie Participates in Construction of First Multi-story 3D Printed House in the US

By |2022-09-20T13:42:19-05:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , |

Construction 3D printing is gaining new heights in Texas, as printing begins on the first multistory printed structure in the United States. HANNAH, PERI 3D Construction, and CIVE, in collaboration with building industry partners, are printing a two-story single-family home that integrates customized architectural design and a resilient structural system that leverages a hybridized construction method.

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6 09, 2022

Fall Atlanta Home Show

By |2022-09-06T12:22:23-05:00September 6th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News|Tags: , , |

Friday is Trade Day with free admission for home-related tradespeople and members of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), Professional Real Estate Agents (Realtors), Home Builders Association (HBA), National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), North American Deck & Railing Association (NADRA), Georgia Real Estate Investors Association (GaREIA), American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC), Atlanta Area Chapter Appraisal Institute and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) by presenting their business card at the box office.

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2 09, 2022

Fortress Building Products and IWP Enter Exclusive Distribution Partnership Ahead of 2023 Building Season

By |2022-09-02T08:39:11-05:00September 2nd, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News|Tags: , , , , |

To meet continued demand for outdoor home improvement ahead of the 2023 building season, Fortress Building Products has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with longtime partner International Wood Products, LLC (IWP). An independent building material distributor, IWP will extend its current line-up of Fortress® offerings to deliver the Total Solution (decking, railing, fencing, framing, lighting, fasteners, cladding and pergolas) to the California and Northern Nevada markets.

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30 08, 2022

Versatex Expands Distribution Network and Marketing Team

By |2022-09-06T12:16:25-05:00August 30th, 2022|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News, NADRA News, Press Release|Tags: , , , |

 Versatex Building Products has expanded distribution through Woodford Plywood, Inc. based in Albany, Georgia, with locations in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. “For the building-materials dealers we work so hard to satisfy, an effective distributor network is essential,” said Sales and Marketing VP Rick Kapres. “Our long-term goal is to make access to our value-adding products seamless, dependable and comprehensive.”

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