Changes 2015

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• AGC sold fire rated glass and commercial fabrication division to Trulite to focus on glassmaking and innovating new coating technologies.
• APEX Siding Systems has discontinued manufacturing its APEX fiberglass siding
• American Chute Systems - out of business June 2014
• Aurora Doors is now AD Systems
• Bayer MaterialScience, the chemical division, has become Covestro. Includes polyurethane foams and plastic sheets.
• Besam Automatic Doorsis now ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems
• C.R. Laurence Co. - acquired by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. Understand CRL will remain a separate company.
• CEP Panels - name change to Omnis Panels
• Centria - purchased by NCI - I expect the company name and url to remain as is based on other NCI-owned companies. Centria apparently sold to Nucor.
• Chief Correctional Products - stopping production
• Colbond, Inc. - Non-woven fabrics and geosynthetic textiles - merged with sister company, Bonar Technical Fabrics to become Bonar Inc.
• Color Wheel Paint Stores (Florida) are now Sherwin Williams Paint Stores
• DanSign- withdrawn from US market
• Devoe Paint - Our independent dealers are converting to PPG Pittsburgh Paints
• Dlubak Corp., North American Specialty Glass and Global Security Glazing combined into Consolidated Glass Holdings
• ERSystems, Schnee-Morehead, and TACC business units are combined to form ITW Polymers Sealants North America, Inc.
• Goldbrecht USA - name change to Vitrocsa USA
• Greenstreak's products merged into Sika USA website
• Guardian Building Products - insulation - appears to have merged into Knauf
• Hamilton Laboratory Solutions - acquired Hamilton Scientific
• Hamilton Scientific - apparently out of business - website down, phone system with voice mail loops. Includes prior purchases of ALC, Collegedale, Hamilton and Epoxyn. Acquired and is now Hamilton Laboratory Solutions
• Hanson has changed its name to Forterra - includes Hanson Brick, Pipe and Precast, and Roof Tile
• Holcim (US) and Lafarge North America merged into LafargeHolcim
• KaneSterling and Kane Manufacturing Corporation rebranded as "Kane Innovations" to include their four sub-brands: Sterling Dula, Kane Security, Kane Detention and Kane Fabrications.
• Kwal Paint stores (Intermountain Area) now Sherwin Williams
• Legacy Polymer Products - toilet partitions - website down, phone not answered
• Loos & Co. - wire hangers and seismic bracing - now available exclusively from Vibration and Seismic Technology
• MAB Paints can be found at select Sherwin-Williams stores - had been purchased several years ago.
• Metallic Arts (signs) - purchased by Gemini
• Osmose Wood Preservation Group is now Koppers Performance Chemicals
• Parker Paint stores (Pacific Northwest) now Sherwin Williams
• Ruud Lighting acquired by Cree LIghting
• Sandell Manufacturing Company - products merged into Hohmann & Barnard's website
• Security Manufacturing - parent company went through bankruptcy and no longer making postal boxes
• Sol - LED exterior lighting - purchased by Carmanah
• Stonewear - GFRC and planters - purchased by Tournesol Siteworks
• United Lab Products - lab casework - closing business
• VingCard Elsafe - Now ASSA ABLOY Hospitality
• Zero International - now part of Allegion