INDUSTRY NEWS
Acquisition of SYNTHEON Inc. SYNTHEON Inc., the Pittsburgh manufacturer
of the ACCEL-E Steel Thermal Effi cient Panel wall system and ELEMIX concrete additive, has been acquired by Headwaters AG LLC and other private investors from NOVA Chemicals for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of all SYNTHE- ON shares became effective December 4, 2012. The acquired SYNTHEON businesses encom-
pass ACCEL-E, ELEMIX and the SYNTHEON Chile operations, including its building products business and packaging business. Ricardo Wiener Strauss, the former general
manager of NOVA Chemicals Chile Limitada, San- tiago, Chile, has been named CEO of SYNTHEON. The new SYNTHEON President for North America is Peter A. Humphrey, PE, whose previous posi- tion with the company was director of design and engineering. Humphrey has 22 years of experience in building and construction as both a structural engineer and project manager.
An Apple-approved app from ATAS ATAS Complete Product Line App was created
to change the way people research and spec a project using Allentown, Pa.-based ATAS International Inc. products. Once downloaded to a tablet, the app works by swiping left to right to change products and swiping up and down to reveal more information about each product. The app takes users through recent project installations, as well as technical product information. If you need more de- tails-such as product drawings, spec data and load tables-you will be whisked to the ATAS website by clicking a button on each product page. ATAS also is reachable through the app with a contact button. Search for the ATAS iPad App in the App Store by using keywords: ATAS, metal, roofi ng, wall panels, steel, aluminum, solar, shingle, tile, manufacturer, siding or construction.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA fi res up
melt shop on second anniversary ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, Calvert, Ala., offi cially fi red up its fi nal production line. The Melt Shop is the last in a series of stainless steel manufacturing processes the company has brought online over the last three years to serve its customers in the North American Market. The offi cial startup of the Melt Shop occurred on the second anniversary of the Calvert production site's offi cial grand opening in December 2010, fulfi lling the site's capabilities as a fully integrated stainless steel manufacturing facility. The site now manufactures throughout the full
life cycle of stainless steel, from "cradle to grave," by reclaiming and melting scrap metal into molten
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material, casting it into slabs, hot rolling it into coils, annealing and pickling the coils, cold rolling the material for strength and thickness, and fi nishing it according to the specifi cations of its North Ameri- can customers. The company fi rst launched its pro- duction at the new Calvert site in September 2009 serving customers by fi nishing products in varying stages of the production process and working back- wards until the offi cial completion of the Melt Shop.
NRCA employee receives
McCawley Award Mark Graham, the National Roofi ng Contrac- tors Association (NRCA) executive director of technical services, has received the Midwest Roofi ng Contractors Association's (MRCA's) 2012 James Q. McCawley Award for outstand- ing service to the roofi ng industry. In 1984, Graham began his career in the roof-
ing industry when he joined F.J.A. Christiansen Roofi ng Co. Inc., Milwaukee, as an estimator and project manager. In 1986, he joined Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill., as a proj- ect engineer specializing in the investigation, de- sign and repair of roof and waterproofi ng systems. Graham joined NRCA in 1993 and is responsible for the association's Technical Services Section. Established in 1969, the MRCA award, named
for James Q. McCawley who dedicated his life to the advancement of the roofi ng industry, is the highest honor bestowed by MRCA. The award is presented annually to an individual in recognition for outstanding service to the roofi ng industry.
Winners announced in 2012
Armstrong i2r Design Competition Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa., an- nounced the four winners of the 2012 i2r (ideas 2 reality) professional design competition where commercial architects, interior designers and specifi ers showcase their creativity with sketches and installed project photography using Armstrong commercial Floors and Arm- strong commercial ceilings and wall systems in "idea" and "reality" categories. The competition, now in its second year,
recognizes outstanding fl oor and ceiling design as part of the beauty and function in education, health care, retail, corporate or hospitality environments. The winners were selected from more than 150 entries from across the United States. Submissions were judged on the creativity of the design, use of Armstrong products, originality of the design and the successful incorporation of other interior products. Idea winners were chosen by online popular vote and Reality winners were judged by
a respected panel of International Interior Design Association (IIDA) professionals. The 2012 i2r award winners are:
Armstrong Commercial Flooring • Reality Winner: Michael McCoy, Michael McCoy Architects Inc., Midwest City, Okla., for the Mid-Del Schools–Carl Albert Middle School Home Economics Department, Midwest City, for a renovated classroom
• Idea Winner: Amanda McAlpine, AEWorks, Pittsburgh, for a Laboratory Floor Design
Armstrong Commercial Ceiling & Wall Systems • Reality Winner: Christina Brown, Eastlake Studio, Chicago, for Interactive Data, Chicago
• Idea Winner: FM Solutions, Phoenix, for Infusions Pinwheel
NCI Building Systems unveils marketing
initiative, names new vice president To accommodate its growth and evolving mar- keting and creative needs, NCI Building Systems, Houston, has adopted a new structure to streamline cre- ative efforts and the overall effi ciencies of its marketing department. Brooke Mathes- Yep has been selected to lead the development of this new model as vice president of cor- porate marketing, and Patrick Racelis has been promoted to the position of creative director. In her new role, Mathes-Yep will be accountable
Brooke Mathes-Yep
for leading the development of a synergistic central marketing group encompassing market intelligence, creative services, and web and technical market- ing services, which will effectively evolve the level and quality of support provided to the company's 20 brands, while minimizing redundancies in costs. Additionally, she will be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of marketing and communica- tions programs to enhance NCI brand awareness in investor and opportunity markets, as well as for the facilitation of internal communications. Mathes-Yep will work closely with R&D and
the coatings, components and buildings divisions to support the development and deployment of dif- ferentiated offerings, and to enhance the breadth of customer-focused products and services pro- vided by the company's brands. She will also work in concert with these brands to support the imple- mentation of new technologies and processes for enhanced marketing operations and performance. Prior to her new role, Mathes-Yep served as director of marketing for the buildings division,
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