Buddy Henley was elected national chairman of Associated Builders and Contractors for 2024 during a meeting of the ABC board of directors that was held in conjunction with the association’s annual Leadership Institute.

Court filings by Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, were announced Nov. 7.

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The Metal Construction Association (MCA) Design Awards, previously known as The Chairman’s Awards, recognize member companies involved in the construction of outstanding building projects that use metal in significant and innovative ways.

Lexington Lofts’ pitched roof design was made possible by the MagicPak system.

The walls were constructed with 27,838 square feet of Metl-Span’s CF Mesa panel, a 42-inch-wide IMP with three inches of foam insulation. 

Sheet Metal Supply custom-crated the panels for this job to accommodate the tight jobsite spaces. SMS and NMA both deal mostly in natural metals because they are sustainable: high recycled content, long life cycle and recycled at the end of that life cycle.

Vertical Mechanical Group is a full-service HVAC and plumbing contractor that specializes in large-scale commercial projects such as hotels and multi-family residential buildings.

McLauchlan has served in an array of capacities including installation, dealer support estimating, project management, operations, and on the manufacturer side of the industry.

Brian Partyka of Drexel Metals will serve as Chair of the Executive Committee, along with Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Chandler Barden of Cidan Machinery.