Building Materials

Bolingbrook – October 19, 2026 -- Gerflor North America has begun offering select sports flooring products that contain Nike Grind materials, made from manufacturing scrap and end-of-life footwear, under an authorized licensee arrangement.

Gerflor North America becomes an authorized Nike Grind licensee

The company uses Nike Grind-derived material as an ingredient in eligible flooring products. The offering is limited to select products rather than the full portfolio.

Gerflor North America says the move supports its focus on responsible material sourcing and product innovation.

Global – October 18, 2026 -- SupplyOne supported a leading building products manufacturer as it cut its distribution network from seven locations to two, supplying scalable packaging, just-in-time (JIT) delivery and vendor-managed inventory (VMI) across both remaining distribution centers.

SupplyOne deploys Strategic Account Services model across two sites

The packaging supplier used a Strategic Account Services model that pairs corporate account management with local execution. The manufacturer is not named in the source material.

Central team engages buying teams at both distribution centers

SupplyOne managed the corporate relationship centrally. That included direct engagement with the customer's distribution center buying teams.

CHICAGO – October 13, 2026 -- Ozinga has opened a slag cement mill in East Chicago, Indiana, with capacity of 1 million tons per year. The company calls it the largest of its kind in North America. Its blends are designed to cut embodied carbon by up to 80% compared with traditional Portland cement mixes.

Mill targets 700,000 metric tons of annual CO2 offsets

At full operation, the plant is projected to offset more than 700,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions a year. Ozinga equates that to taking more than 150,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles off the road for a year.

The facility will produce ASTM C989-compliant slag cement. It will also make proprietary blends under the CarbonSenseTM brand that meet ASTM C1157 performance standards. The process recycles slag, a by-product of steelmaking. Traditional Portland cement accounts for nearly 7% of global CO2 emissions.

Birmingham – October 13, 2026 -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results before the NYSE opens on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and hold its earnings conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET).

Vulcan schedules live webcast and dial-in access for the October 29 call

Investors and other interested parties can follow the call through a live webcast on the company's website. Phone participants can dial in about 10 minutes before the 9:00 a.m. CT start, using separate numbers for U.S. and international callers and a conference ID of 5524133. A webcast replay will be posted on the company's website after the call.

GRAND RAPIDS – October 13, 2026 -- Deckorators, a brand of UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI), introduced Meridian and Elevate decking as the first collections launched since it acquired MoistureShield decking assets, alongside a new aluminum railing system built to cut installation labor.

Meridian and Elevate extend the decking range with two new collections

Meridian carries proprietary CoolDeck technology, which Deckorators says absorbs less heat than conventional composite decking. It launches in four colors: Hudson, Sonoma, Catalina and Newport. Its full 1-inch profile is approved for dock and waterfront applications.

Elevate targets active outdoor spaces and resists moisture, rot and insect damage. It can be installed anywhere, including ground and water applications, and launches in Basin Brown and Ridge Gray.

Pleasanton – – October 12, 2026 -- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD) will publish its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

Management hosts call 45 minutes after the release

President and CEO Michael Olosky and CFO and Treasurer Matt Dunn will lead a conference call the same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet via the Investor Relations section of the company's website.

Replay runs through November 9 by phone and 90 days online

A telephone replay will open at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 26 and stay available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 9, 2026. Callers in the U.S. and Canada can dial (844) 512-2921, and international callers can dial (412) 317-6671. Both must enter conference ID 13762883.

Putian – October 09, 2026 -- 3TREES has earned the Guinness World Records title for the "largest coatings showroom" with a nearly 20,000-square-meter experience center converted from an industrial facility.

The 3TREES Quality Home Technology Experience Center was built out of a structure more than two decades old. The company used its own green building materials to revitalize the existing facility instead of constructing a new one.

Center covers five product and culture themes

The center presents 3TREES' innovations across healthy homes, urban renewal, industrial coatings, smart construction and traditional Chinese lacquer culture. It combines brand showcases, cultural heritage and immersive experiences.

Pittsburgh – October 06, 2026 -- An inventor from Gipsy, Pennsylvania, has developed the TRI GUARD SNOW DEFENDER, a new snow retention system designed for metal roof installations, and submitted the design to InventHelp for licensing or sale.

Inventor targets drainage and debris buildup on metal roofs

The inventor, who works in the metal roofing industry, designed a smart rib structure intended to improve water drainage while preventing leaves, twigs, and other debris from accumulating on roof surfaces. The system is built for both residential and commercial metal roof applications.

Design addresses installation errors linked to roof leaks

Beyond debris management, the invention is engineered to reduce positioning errors during installation, a common cause of roof leaks in snow retention hardware. A clay prototype of the TRI GUARD SNOW DEFENDER has been completed.

Doraville, Ga. – October 05, 2026 -- SEI Group LLC has acquired Greenhome Specialties, Inc., marking its first expansion into Utah and pushing its acquisition total to 17 businesses since a February 2021 recapitalization with Quad-C Management, Inc.

Greenhome brings fiberglass and spray foam installation expertise to SEI's Utah debut

Greenhome, founded in 2011 and based in West Haven, UT, installs fiberglass, spray foam and other insulation products for single-family and multi-family residential projects as well as light commercial new construction. The company operates across greater Salt Lake City, throughout Utah and in several neighboring states. Owner Kyle Tolman will remain president of Greenhome following the deal.

Jeddah – October 02, 2026 -- The Mysk Al Wadi Jeddah Hotel, the first Mysk-branded luxury property in Saudi Arabia, will open in September 2026 after builders treated over 2,000 cubic meters of concrete with crystalline waterproofing admixture to counter high groundwater and chloride exposure at the Red Sea construction site.

General contractor specified PENETRON ADMIX for below-grade structures exposed to groundwater

Faraj Abdulkarim Est, the project's general contractor, required a waterproofing solution for below-grade concrete after excavation depths revealed elevated groundwater levels at the site in Jeddah's Obhur district, near the Jeddah Corniche. Sam Annous, Managing Director of Penetron Saudi Arabia, said the hotel's proximity to the Red Sea made resilience against chloride-rich conditions a parallel priority alongside groundwater control.