2021 May Issue
– Installing a 100-Foot Truss
– Tips for Passing Down Your Business
– Riding Arenas – Building Styles
– Ergonomics Combats Common Injuries
Author: Rural Builder Staff
March 2021 Edition
– Building for Animal Waste Management
– Nutrient Runoff Solution
– Ensure a Grade 1 Insulation Rating
– On-Site Mold Prevention
Rigidply Rafters Inc. – Gold Key 2021
In the summer of 1954, the Shirk family began to manufacture laminated wood rafters in their home in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. Before and after school, several sets of rafters were glued and clamped together in the basement of...
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Connecting Builders with the Supplies They Need
By RB Staff Many builders and contractors are still having difficulties finding the supplies they...
Read MoreRed Dot Products – Gold Key 2021
We get it. Most medium-size roll formers and metal distributors are limited on space. You wish you could stock everything your customers ask for, but there’s no way. Plus, you wouldn’t get the high-value pricing unless you...
Read MorePerma-Column – Gold Key 2021
Treated lumber prices skyrocketed this past year as inventories hit rock bottom. The result is shell-shocked project budgets. According to the National Association of Home Builders, lumber costs have spiked almost 250% since...
Read MoreBECK America GM Subsidiary Retires
Dave Nolan, longtime owner and General Manager of ET&F® Fastening Systems, Inc., retired in June. ET&F® Fastening Systems, Inc., based in Solon, Ohio, is a supplier of fastening systems used by contractors for...
Read MoreBank – Petersen | PAC-CLAD
Petersen | PAC-CLAD provided materials to construct this unique community bank building. A new Wildlight branch for First Federal Bank of Florida puts an industrial twist on basic gabled designs to create a quirky, inviting...
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