Simpson Strong-Tie is sponsoring The Tech Challenge 2015, an annual team design challenge for children in grades 4-12 presented by The Tech Museum of Innovation.

As part of its commitment to serving its customers and offering a variety of roofing solutions, EXCEPTIONAL Metals has announced that it has partnered with MBCI to offer standing seam metal roofing.

 Atlas Copco announced that the Atlantic division of Stewart & Stevenson has added Atlas Copco construction equipment to its fleet.  

 Morin, A Kingspan Group Company, has announced the addition of two regional sales managers. 

 To keep the roofing industry up to date on the changing science of roofing technical information, the NRCA has released The NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof Systems — 2015.  

 GAF has announced that it was voted No. 1 in Quality Ratings and as the Brand Used the Most in the 2015 Builder Brand Use Study in the category of Roofing: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles.  

 SafeWorks LLC has recently welcomed David Beckett as vice president and general manager for Spider.  

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed Bill Brengel as the general manager for the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation and roofing materials business. 

The NRCA will hold its semi-annual regional conference April 29 at the Soprema Pompano Beach Regional Office and Training Facilities in Pompano Beach, Fla. 

 Registration is now open for the longest-running polyurethanes conference in North America.