Thor Systems Inc., Larksville, Pa., announced receipt of a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Custom Architectural Stone and Tile Inc has been awarded the exclusive national distributorship for “The Best Roofing Bracket."

Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Fringe Benefits Joe Rossmann, in recent testimony before Congress, called for passage of H.R. 1774, the Small Business Health Fairness Act.

Firestone Building Products Co. recently donated $10,000 to the Roof Consultants Institute Foundation.

Rheinzink GmbH & Co. KG announced the establishment of Rheinzink America Inc.

Ecostar™, Vernon Hills, Ill., announced the addition of a new manufacturing plant in Trenton, S.C.

Allied Building Products, East Rutherford, N.J., completed the acquisition of A.L.L. Roofing Materials of California on June 6, 2002.

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., provided funding to Habitat for Humanity for a community center renovation and a new 10-home building project in Durban, South Africa.

Everhard Products Inc. has agreed to purchase Klenk Industries.

Weather Guard Building Products, Denver, announced the opening of a branch in Omaha, Neb.