By METALCON. METALCON 2019 is less than 6 months away so make your plans today to attend. We are headed to the “Steel City” for the first time which will only enhance the number one show for metal construction and roofing. Sponsor Update: Sherwin Williams is back as a title sponsor, proudly sponsoring ...
By METALCON. Magnificent Metal Monday (MMM) travels to Greenville, Texas, to check out the new high-tech headquarters for Innovation First International. As reported by our friends with DesignandBuildwithMetal.com in March, “The company behind the popular HEX BUG micro robotic toy line was founded on the belief that product and technological innovation are ...
By METALCON. More than 2,300 squares of beautiful, red standing seam metal was installed on the school. As featured in DesignandBuildwithMetal.com’s recent issue, instead of doing more “band-aid” fixes to Roma High School’s roof, the school board opted to do a full replacement of the original tile roof with 233,335 square feet ...
By METALCON. Dating back to the days of World War II when the British demanded a stronger roofing product to protect themselves against bombings, stone coated steel roofing tiles have played an important part of roofing history. It wasn’t until a few years ago that the industry saw a surge in their ...
By METALCON. For the first time in METALCON’s show history, it will take place in the birth-place of steel. Given Pittsburgh’s illustrious history in the steel and metal industry, the METALCON team is extremely proud to announce that this year’s premier sponsors are Pittsburgh-based and long time standing partners, PPG Industries and ...
Make plans now to attend METALCON 2019, October 16-18, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Housing is officially open and Globetrotter Travel, METALCON’s ONLY travel partner, is ready to make your guaranteed reservation. Select from hotels in walking distance from the Convention Center at competitive hotel rates. METALCON 2019 is the metal construction industry’s largest ...
By METALCON. This past weekend included a road trip to Florida’s “mecca land,” Orlando. With two “tweens” in the car, I was essentially the hired “uber” driver so had plenty of time to take in the sights during the drive. While driving along Florida’s Interstate 4, the main highway that runs between ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner. RoofersCoffeeShop serves up coffee and fun at the 2018 METALCON. This Roofing Road Trip is a little late, but I cannot skip over the amazing time we had at METALCON. We had the pleasure of attending the 2018 METALCON Conference in Charlotte, NC and although ...
By METALCON. It’s been one year as your METALCON blogger has been bringing you, our readership, a wide range of interesting topics and stories. Looking back over the year, here are the top five that seemed to spark more interest with you yielding the highest views: Coming in at #5 Magnificent Metal Monday ...
By METALCON. Seeing this recent “polar vortex” create record-breaking frigid temperatures, here is a relevant article about protecting metal building materials from corrosion caused by severe weather. Metal Construction News’ recent article, “Tarping Loads During Winter Months,” explores the changing needs of transporting metal building materials during harsh winter conditions. The article ...