Rollforming Magazine, P. O. Box 255 (2025)

15/08/2025

Screws may seem simple, but their design and function are complex. They play a crucial role in the performance of metal panels, relying on specifics like angles, pitch, and depth. Engineer Peter Graves highlighted the importance of using the right screw for different materials, explaining that screws for metal to wood differ from those for metal to metal.
ST Fastening Systems

Contractors are looking for one-stop-shopping to save time, so rollformers are increasingly offering not just the panel, but what goes through it to keep it on. Screws may look rather small and insignificant but in fact they are an extremely important part of future panel performance. Engineer Peter...

14/08/2025

Construction roll forming has a unique industry due to its people, who share experiences for others' benefit. This summary reflects on 2021 with colorful quotes from Rollforming Magazine, offering useful and entertaining insights.

Construction roll forming is an interesting industry in part because of the people inside it. They are often willing to share experiences to help pave the path for others; that makes writing about the industry especially enjoyable. Here is a look back at the year 2021 highlighting some of the especi...

13/08/2025

Best Buy Metals, based in Cleveland, Tennessee, was recognized in 2021 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U. S. with an 87% growth rate over three years. Founded in 2002 by Isaac Libbey after identifying challenges in the metal roofing market, the company expanded from selling roofing kits to manufacturing its own products.
Best Buy Metals

By Sharon Thatcher Best Buy Metals of Cleveland, Tennessee, was named to the Inc. 5000 list in 2021 identifying it as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The Inc. 5000 website says companies that make the list have displayed “brains, bravery, and optimism” to propel them t...

12/08/2025

Rollformers were optimistic about 2022, expecting it to be a good year despite a usual slowdown in fall and winter. Steel prices are predicted to decrease, with incoming import steel prices being lower, which will pressure domestic mills to adjust prices.

by Sharon Thatcher In speaking with rollformers and their suppliers during preparation for this issue of Rollforming Magazine, optimism has been running high throughout the country for 2022 to be another good year. A typical slowdown between fall and winter seemed only a blip on an otherwise upbeat....

11/08/2025

Throwback to the Garage, Shed, and Carport Builder Show in South Bend, Indiana, It was on November 4-5 2021. The event was sponsored by Shield Wall Media. The team enjoyed reconnecting with familiar faces and meeting new people.

Rollforming Magazine attended the Garage, Shed and Carport Builder Show in South Bend, Indiana November 4 and 5. The show was sponsored by Rollforming Magazine’s parent company, Shield Wall Media, publisher of Garage, Shed and Carport Builder magazine. We met up with a lot of familiar faces at the...

08/08/2025

A small company in Sundance, Wyoming, called Straight Cold Rolling, LLC, built a 60'x140' pole barn using new automation technology from SmartBuild Systems. They rolled framing materials from a single machine, with all parts pre-cut, pre-punched, and labeled for easy assembly on-site.
SmartBuild Systems

From SmartBuild Systems Abstract They used a new automation technology from SmartBuild Systems™ (SBS) that allowed them to roll every piece of framing material off a single roll forming machine. These were not ‘dumb’ parts like they could purchase from a typical steel stud manufacturer; each p...

07/08/2025

Georgia-Pacific is modernizing its Pineland Lumber Complex in Texas with a $120 million investment. This project will replace an old stud mill from the 1960s and increase lumber production from 380 million to 450 million board feet annually, enough to build 30,000 houses each year.
Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific announced that it is modernizing one of its premier sawmills in Texas.

06/08/2025

The Shield Wall Media Building Progress Award recognizes individuals who significantly impact the growth of the low-rise construction trade. It replaces two previous awards, the Rural Builder Hall of Fame and the Metal Roofing Magazine Hall of Fame, both of which have ended. One award will be given annually starting in 2023, and nominations are open to anyone involved in the construction trade.

The Shield Wall Media Building Progress Award has been launched to recognize individuals who have made significant impacts on the growth and/or development of the construction trade. The new award replaces, and builds upon, two previous awards from our sister publications: The Rural Builder Hall of....

05/08/2025

Companies must decide between open and enclosed trailers for hauling portable roll formers. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages.

Open or enclosed? For companies hauling portable roll formers, that is the question. The decision is not always simple. Here are some pros and cons of each for consideration. THE CASE FOR ENCLOSED TRAILERS Larry Schlabach believes that for most owners of portable roll formers, nothing beats an enclo...

04/08/2025

The day, Shrock emphasizes quality over cost, believing that a good product leads to more business. His company, Cherry Fork Metals, has grown significantly, focusing on metal roofing due to rising demand. He operates a New Tech roll former, primarily producing residential and commercial metal roofs onsite, and has invested in equipment to streamline operations.

By Sharon Thatcher Traveling through the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountain Range in southern Ohio you see the evidence: metal is outstripping asphalt as a roofing choice. Helping to make that trend part of the local landscape is metal roofer and rollformer Albert Shrock and his company C...

01/08/2025

Estimating software can greatly improve productivity, but many users miss important tools and details that can hurt profits. Ray Smith from AppliCad Software highlights common overlooked items like fall protection, site preparation, and specific accessories that can cause delays.
AppliCAD

Estimating software is great for productivity, but you may not be getting your money’s worth if you neglect to use all the tools included. Ray Smith, Managing Director, AppliCad Software, sees this all too often. “One of the problems that I have noticed is how easy it is for an estimator to miss...

31/07/2025

Construction roll forming is an interesting industry due to the people in it, who share experiences to help others. This summarizes notable quotes from 2021 in Rollforming Magazine, offering useful and entertaining insights.

Construction roll forming is an interesting industry in part because of the people inside it. They are often willing to share experiences to help pave the path for others; that makes writing about the industry especially enjoyable. Here is a look back at the year 2021 highlighting some of the especi...

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