"Of all the metal roofing options available for residential roofing, metal standing seam is the best-selling. Standing seams are not only unique in appearance, they're also unique in the fact that attaching anything to them can be tricky in that you don't want to penetrate the roofing material," writes Jolene Ciosek of Alpine SnowGuards. Check out this new Featured Article to learn about a variety of snowguards that Alpine offers for standing seam roofs. More

Louisville, KY - Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation announces significant product line expansion at the company's Rogers, MN branch. Four new profiles will become part of the facility's product mix and will provide customers with greater selection and faster service. More

"We are now officially in the 2016 hurricane season. We already had a named Atlantic hurricane near the Azores in January! Colorado State University (CSU) is predicting near average activity in the Atlantic. CSU predicts a total of 12 named storms, and six hurricanes (three at Category 3 level or higher)," writes Scott Kriner of Green Metal Consulting Inc. in his recent column on DesignandBuildwithMetal.com. "So as residents in the high-wind areas of our country think about the supply of plywood, generators, and evacuation routes, the dialogue also turns to how to make our buildings stronger against high winds." More