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The building materials industry faces unique challenges when it comes to product identification. From lumber and steel pipes to insulation and roofing products, materials must move through demanding environments while maintaining clear, compliant, and long-lasting markings. Grade stamps, barcodes, batch numbers, and logos aren’t just “nice-to-have” — they’re essential for compliance, safety, and customer confidence. Without reliable coding and marking, …
In today’s fast-paced construction and manufacturing industries, traceability has become a critical factor in ensuring quality, compliance, and efficiency across the supply chain. From raw materials like lumber, steel, and concrete to finished products such as drywall, underdecking, and insulation, reliable technology systems help ensure businesses are able to track materials from production to installation. With increasing regulatory requirements and …
Considering the steel tariffs are now in place, the news that new wood products are being designed to offer more affordable housing in Atlanta seems even more important. Recently it was announced an international contest was taking place that puts Georgia’s biggest crop, pine trees, into the spotlight as a new building material. According to news reports the contest involves …
Recently it was announced that Woburn, MA-based Atlantic Plywood Corp. has been purchased by Parksite Inc., based in Batavia, IL. Atlantic Plywood distributes industrial wood products across the Northeastern U.S. according to news reports and will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parksite. Parksite Inc. is a building materials supplier distributing lumber, siding, decking, roofing and other products to dealers …
Metsä Wood, a manufacturer and seller of quality timber, plywood, laminated veneer lumber, and other products sourced from sustainable northern forests and headquartered in Finland, has launched its Open Source Wood initiative in an effort to share the knowledge regarding the use of timber as a key element in modular construction. This initiative would help to further the growth of …