CLARKDIETRICH


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Locations: OHIO, NORTH AMERICA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, COLLINS, CANADA, USA

ClarkDietrich Launches Line of Low Embodied Carbon Steel Framing Products

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClarkDietrich, the largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products in North America, is introducing a new line of low embodied carbon (LEC) steel framing products, giving architects and engineers greater freedom in designing sustainable buildings.

Key Points: 
  • WEST CHESTER, Ohio, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClarkDietrich, the largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products in North America, is introducing a new line of low embodied carbon (LEC) steel framing products, giving architects and engineers greater freedom in designing sustainable buildings.
  • The new offerings make ClarkDietrich the first steel framing manufacturer to offer LEC products nationwide.
  • ClarkDietrich's LEC cold-formed steel is manufactured using steel coils from electric arc furnace (EAF) mills—as opposed to basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs), which are commonly used in steel production—resulting in products with 30 percent less embodied carbon than their standard counterparts.
  • This EPD covers Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) Cold-Formed Steel Products as defined by the United States General Services Administration's (GSA) Interim IRA Low Embodied Carbon Material Requirements and qualifies for the top 20 percent limit for cold-formed and galvanized steel products (U.S. GSA, 2023), as well as private sector LEED projects looking to achieve low embodied carbon optimization.

ClarkDietrich Announces Retirement of Jim Collins

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Monday, March 18, 2024

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClarkDietrich, the construction industry's largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, today announced the impending retirement of its president and CEO Jim Collins.

Key Points: 
  • WEST CHESTER, Ohio, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClarkDietrich, the construction industry's largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, today announced the impending retirement of its president and CEO Jim Collins.
  • Collins, who has been at the helm of ClarkDietrich since 2017, will step down March 31, 2025.
  • Collins, who has been at the helm of ClarkDietrich since 2017, will step down March 31, 2025.
  • ClarkDietrich is the largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, interior and exterior finishing products and accessories in North America.

ClarkDietrich Continues Sustainability Efforts with Launch of SustainabilityPRO and Publishing of First-Ever Corporate Sustainability Report

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

"ClarkDietrich has practiced sustainability principles for many years, but it has been fragmented and not clearly organized," said Adam Shoemaker, corporate sustainability manager, ClarkDietrich. "

Key Points: 
  • "ClarkDietrich has practiced sustainability principles for many years, but it has been fragmented and not clearly organized," said Adam Shoemaker, corporate sustainability manager, ClarkDietrich. "
  • Publishing this first Corporate Sustainability Report was a huge step in setting up the structure and focus of our sustainability program moving into the future.
  • Coinciding with the launch of SustainabilityPRO, ClarkDietrich has also published its first-ever Corporate Sustainability Report, reinforcing the company's commitment to increase product transparency.
  • To download the 2022 ClarkDietrich Corporate Sustainability Report,  visit https://www.clarkdietrich.com/support/sustainability .

ClarkDietrich Begins Integration of Vinyl Corp. and Strait-Flex into Corporate Brand Identity

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Monday, October 1, 2018

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --ClarkDietrich, the construction industry's largest manufacturer of steel framing products and services, today announced that its Vinyl Corp. and Strait-Flex divisions will be fully integrated into the ClarkDietrich corporate brand identity.

Key Points: 
  • WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --ClarkDietrich, the construction industry's largest manufacturer of steel framing products and services, today announced that its Vinyl Corp. and Strait-Flex divisions will be fully integrated into the ClarkDietrich corporate brand identity.
  • The Vinyl Corp. company name will be phased out and its products incorporated into ClarkDietrich's portfolio of bead and trim products, while the well-known Strait-Flex brand will remain as a product line within ClarkDietrich.
  • Strait-Flex International, a leading provider of finishing products for interior drywall applications, was acquired by ClarkDietrich in 2017.
  • ClarkDietrich purchased Vinyl Corp. from Worthington Industries in 2011 to complement its existing line of bead and trim products.