I XXXXNDUSTRY NEWS BlueScope sells Metl-Span to NCI
BlueScope Steel, Kansas City, Mo., announced the $145 million sale of Metl-Span, Lewisville, Texas, to NCI Group Inc., Houston. The estimated net proceeds of the sale, $117 million after purchase price adjustments, tax and fees, is expected to be received during the fourth quarter of FY2012 subject to receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and finalization of debt financing by NCI. BlueScope has owned Metl-Span since Febru-
ary 2008 when it acquired the IMSA Steel Corp businesses—Steelscape, Kalama, Wash.; ASC Profiles, West Sacramento, Calif.; Varco Pruden Buildings, Memphis, Tenn.; and Metl-Span. BlueScope has been actively seeking
potential asset sales that could realize around $100-150 million. The divestment of Metl-Span achieves this target and the net proceeds will be used to pay down debt. BlueScope’s North American subsidiary, Steelscape, will continue
to supply product to Metl-Span and Metl-Span will continue to supply product to BlueScope Buildings North America. The acquisition is subject to a number of clos-
ing conditions, including the expiration or termina- tion of any applicable waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Act. Mark Dobbins, president of NCI’s Components
Division, commented: “As a past customer of Metl- Span, we have tremendous respect for the organi- zation and the people. Their decades of experience with regards to manufacturing processes, customer service and technical development for insulated metal panel systems will be an invaluable addition to our Components Division. Metl-Span’s existing five locations will accelerate our expansion plans and allow us to better service our customers with additional products and opportunities to compete in the nonresidential construction market.”
Architectural Building Components merges with McElroy Metal
McElroy Metal, Bossier City, La., announced Houston-based Architectural Building Components became a division of McElroy Metal. Architectural Building Components offers unique products and services that will offer new opportunities to McElroy Metal customers. The combined business will bring a broader product line, additional services and provide a higher level of service to customers across the United States. Ian McElroy, president of McElroy Metal, says:
“We are pleased to introduce Architectural Build- ing Components products and services to McElroy Metal customers. Our goal is to provide a seamless transition over the next several weeks as we merge products and systems. The company is excited to have Charlie Smith and the Architectural Building Components division as part of the McElroy Metal family. We realize the valuable opportunities the new division will bring to our customer base and look forward to a long and gainful partnership.”
McElroy Metal will add the following prod-
Project management and communications professionals join CENTRIA FROM LEFT: Chelsea Rommes, Eric Lytle, Andrew Hardman, Hannah Snyder
Eric Lytle joins Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA as project team leader. Lytle brings to CENTRIA extensive experience in project man- agement and workflow analysis across industries. Lytle will be responsible for project management activities that focus on building strong working re- lations with the dealers and customers that have projects with CENTRIA. He will center attention on process improvements within the sales, engi- neering and pricing teams as projects are quoted, closed and managed. Prior to joining CENTRIA, Lytle was a
partner at Strategic Consulting LLC, Pittsburgh, which provides program management and de- velopmental services for major retail chains and the hospitality service industry and health care industry. In 2004, he formed Lytle Construction Services LP, Pittsburgh. CENTRIA is pleased to announce the addition
of three talented marketing, design and commu- nication professionals: Andrew Hardman, market- ing communications specialist; Hannah Snyder, communication and graphic design specialist; and Chelsea Rommes, media and content coordinator. Hardman joins CENTRIA from the com-
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munications and publications department at the Allegheny County Bar Association in Pittsburgh where he wrote and edited legal articles for the ACBA Lawyers Journal and managed circula- tion for the Pittsburgh Legal Journal. He has also worked as a news reporter and photographer for West Virginia-based newspapers, for which his work earned first- and second-place honors in the West Virginia Press Association’s 2008 Better Newspapers Contest. Snyder’s impressive performance as an intern
with CENTRIA in December 2011 led to her full- time hire as communication and graphic design specialist. Prior to her internship with CENTRIA, she worked for Gnarwal Studios as a graphic design intern and for Pittsburgh Technical Institute as a digital print coordinator. Rommes was also an exceptional intern with
CENTRIA in the summer of 2011, and returned upon graduation to continue her expertise of man- aging content and creating an additional 500-plus uploads into CENTRIA’s new project web gallery and digital asset management system. Because of her hard work and diligence, she will fill the newly created role of media and content coordinator.
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ucts and services to their current offerings: • The 138T and 238T Symmetrical Panel Systems
• The Wave Panel • Enhanced job-site rollforming with Archzilla and Highroller job site product vehicles
“We are looking forward to contributing to
McElroy Metal’s national footprint once the transi- tion is complete,” says Charlie Smith, president of Architectural Building Components. “Additionally, Architectural Building Components’ customers will now have access to a wider selection of products such as commercial and industrial exposed fastener panels, structural framing, retrofit packages, slit coil and much more. Customers will also have access to service centers with national distribution. All of the service centers stock flat sheets and have trim fabrication capabilities, should one of our custom- ers find themselves in a pinch. These are great people and they run a great company.” McElroy Metal is headquartered in Bossier
City and Architectural Building Components will continue to have a significant presence in Houston. The Houston location will add an additional manu- facturing location and service center to the already established 11 manufacturing locations and 20 ser- vice centers nationwide that are currently operated by McElroy Metal.
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