Leland Industries Expands Into New Addition
Leland Industries Inc., a domestic producer of metal building fasteners since 1984, has added 50,000 square feet to its manufacturing plant and warehouse to meet growing demands for quality metal and...
View ArticleFrame Building Expo Returns to Nashville March 8-10
The Frame Building Expo heads back to Nashville March 8-10. Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center will host the 50th anniversary event. Ken Gieseke, NFBA Board Chair, offers the following...
View ArticleNFBA Video Takes a Look at Career in Post Frame
The National Frame Building Association has posted a new YouTube video. “A Career in Post Frame” is aimed at helping to introduce future post-frame builders to the industry. The post NFBA Video Takes a...
View ArticleNew Products at the 2018 Frame Building Expo
Levi’s Building Components – Snow Defender 7500 Deco Based on the design of the popular Snow Defender 6500, this new color-matched, 304 stainless steel model has the more traditional, historic look of...
View Article2018 Rural Builder Hall of Fame Inductees Honored
Three new inductees were welcomed into the Rural Builder Hall of Fame at the 2018 Frame Building Expo. Mike Burkholder, owner of Ohio Timberland Products; Sam Cottrell, owner of Hos-Cot Builders Inc....
View ArticleASABE Revises Standard for Building Diaphragm Design
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed a revised standard, ANSI/ASAE EP484.3 DEC2017, Diaphragm Design of Metal-Clad, Wood-Frame...
View ArticleKenneth K. Kistler, Rural Builder Hall of Fame 2011 and Active NFBA Member...
Kenneth K. Kistler, a 2011 inductee of the Rural Builder Hall of Fame, died on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, at the age of 71. A resident of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, he and his wife, Beverly, had...
View ArticleNew from Plyco: Complete Slide Door Packages
ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin — Plyco’s new Complete Slide Door Packages for the company’s 1-1/2-inch and 3-1/2-inch systems are available in 79 sizes to meet any slide door size. The Plyco 1-1/2-inch...
View ArticleProject of the Month: Net-Zero Post Frame Home
“I wanted an energy efficient home with minimal maintenance,” Borkholder says. “It’s a post-frame home on a slab. I was the general contractor with multiple subs. This was a great way for me to learn...
View ArticleResidential Post-Frame 2021 Update
Residential post-frame trend is moving full steam ahead. It isn’t unusual for a post-frame storage facility, airplane hangar, or workshop to include a small livable space or even a full-on residential...
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