We're always talking about innovation, and we have good reason, the very material we use in all of our products, Cold Formed Steel (CFS) is the perfect building material. Long used in commercial and industrial construction, CFS has come a long way, and it's getting even better. Now residential builders are beginning to discover the benefits of CFS for residential and light commercial buildings. To get the word out we're launching the 5 Ways Better Campaign. 5 Ways Better begins as a simple set of articles discussing each of the 5 Ways a building project can benefit from the use of CFS. Here's the run down.

Our Joist Reinforcers are easy enough to install, but to get the point across we've developed five new animations to show just how easy it really is. The video's go through the installation process each step, and make it really easy to understand how they work.

Check them out in the REINFORCERtechnologies page on the website. We'll also be using the video's in our presentation at trade shows. Click here to view the new videos!

Installation of the Radford Restaurant and Winery began the second week of December with Mike Callahan himself supervising installation of the beams.

"It's a good sized project", said Mike, "perfect for Metwood. We'll cover more space with fewer vertical supports than would be possible with any other system".

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