MBMA Adds Seven New Associate Members

CLEVELAND - Feb. 5, 2016 - PRLog -- www.mbma.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) announced the addition of seven new Associate members.

The new members include: Quality Roof Seamers (Olive Branch, Miss.), Birmingham Rail & Locomotive (Birmingham, Ala.), D.I. Roof Seamers (Corinth, Miss.), Global Building Products (Elkhart, Ind.), Metl-Span (Lewisville, Texas), Distribution International (Houston, Texas), and Konecranes (West Allis, Wis.).

The Associate Membership of MBMA has grown to 57 companies since the organization was founded in 1956. This membership class consists of material suppliers and service providers within the construction industry. MBMA’s Building Systems Manufacturer Membership now totals 43 companies, which puts combined membership levels at an all-time high of 100 member companies. Adding to this momentum, MBMA’s Board of Directors recently approved an expansion of the MBMA membership categories to include a class comprised of firms that provide architecture and engineering services.

“Associate members provide invaluable technical and business input which helps keep the industry ahead of the curve,” says Dan Walker, PE, associate general manager of MBMA. “Associate member firms are very active in helping MBMA achieve its mission to grow the industry for everyone involved with metal building design, fabrication and procurement. We are especially excited about the added architecture and engineering firm membership category because these professionals work directly with our members’ products. Their active participation and engagement will provide members with tangible benefits.”

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Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers as it works to promote the metal building systems industry. For 60 years, its membership has supplied high-quality buildings for use in commercial, retail, office, industrial, institutional and other end-uses.  The association provides a wealth of useful information on its website, www.mbma.com, for anyone who works with or is interested in metal building systems, including numerous technical materials and design guides.