Bringing Metalcon back to Las Vegas wasn’t a gamble for organizers as an estimated 5,000 came to the city for the 2017 sheet metal forming and fabricating event.
The North Carolina-based industrial tapes manufacturer hired John Erwin as national channel manager and Nick Baloun as senior national account manager.
Mestek Machinery will be using this month’s AHR Expo to introduce a machine that officials say will save energy while allowing greater shop efficiency, thanks to its ability to perform sheet metal fabrication with heavier gauge metal.
Metal wall panels from Bossier City, Louisiana-based McElroy Metal provided an updated look to the Pickens County YMCA in Easley, South Carolina. The YMCA is adjacent to a church, which also features metal wall panels from McElroy Metal, allowing the two buildings to complement each other.
The group’s top issues include greater use of industry consensus standards, reforming the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, securing ratification of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol and energy efficiency and ensuring high-quality HVAC installations.