In February, winners were chosen for the Contractor Project of the Year competition. The annual event highlights excellence in roofing installation. The competition is organized by Sika Sarnafil, a major manufacturer of thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing...

Sprayworks Equipment Group has developed a robotic coating applicator. The wheeled machine, an improvement over the existing “Spraybot,” is set to launch in February of 2019. The machine is designed to consistently apply coatings with an even and accurate pass each...

Soprema, Inc., the Ohio-based roofing and waterproofing company, has acquired Derbigum Americas Inc., the U.S. division of a Belgian roofing multinational. The move allows Soprema to add Derbigum's line of roofing adhesives, mastics and primers to the Resisto and Chem...

In March, a new online video series for contractors began. Called “Fix-it Friday,” the series explains how to repair and maintain the spray equipment used by waterproofing and spray foam contractors.  The series is sponsored by SprayWorks Equipment Group, a spray foam...

Polyguard Products is celebrating 2017 as the 25th consecutive year of top line sales growth for the company. The streak began in 1992 and has withstood the financial ups and downs of the subsequent decades, including several nationwide recessions. As a result of...

Polyguard Products, the Texas-based waterproofing company, has released a new video featuring their new residential waterproofing system. Called Homestretch Rubber, the synthetic SBR rubber waterproofing system can be spray applied or rolled on. The commercial version...

Koster American Corporation has partnered with T&L Distributing to market their products across the south and midwest. T&L is a flooring distributor headquartered in Houston with regional warehouses in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Arkansas....

In early April, Firestone Building Products acquired Gaco Western, which markets waterproofing, silicone roof coatings, and spray foam insulation. The deal, which includes all assets and operations held by Gaco, was announced earlier this year. Financial details were...

In December, Kemper System America, Inc. announced  that it has acquired STS Coatings, Inc. of Comfort, Texas to provide a wider range of waterproofing products. “Specifiers want to work with strong suppliers that can solve multiple challenges, including walls and...

In September, Metropolitan Industries acquired Emecole, Inc. Metropolitan Industries Inc., specializes in pumps, mechanical equip-ment, and control systems. Emecole is a manufacturer and distributor of waterproofing and concrete repair products. With the acquisition,...