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US Door Adds Management Team To Implement Innovative Self-Storage Project Delivery

US Door & Building Products has announced the hiring of two new project managers who will expedite project delivery, assist in minimizing construction costs, and provide self-storage building teams with the potential for maximizing project value.

Jason Figart and Jason Williams were the first two project managers to be hired during November in order to execute the new procedures at US Door.

Figart has held regional management, business development, and account and project management positions for various employers, during his 10 year career. He has specialized in customer support and product manufacturing in jobs with an aerospace and defense contract manufacturer, electrical supplier, and other manufacturers. He graduated cum laude from Ohio University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering.

Williams has an extensive background in commercial construction management and previously has held manager positions in Central Florida with Centex Homes and Sprint. He also worked as a project manager in Fort Myers with The Building Specialist. He earned a bachelor's degree in business and computer science from the University of Central Florida in 2001. The former U.S. Marine has also volunteered in the Central Florida community as a mentor with the United Way.

To find out more, visit: www.USDoor.com

Negwer Door Systems Add Kenton Rogers to Sales Team

Negwer Door Systems has added Kenton Rogers as an inside sales representative in its St. Louis office.

In his new position, Rogers handles the estimation and order entry of inside sales for all custom-made doors and frames. Additionally, he provides price quotes, fields customer questions and handles walk-in customer sales.

Rogers previously served as a field project supervisor for an area construction company. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Lindenwood University.

Founded in 1924, Negwer Materials Inc. supplies building materials to general contractors, architects and specialty contractors. Products include acoustical systems; doors, frames and hardware; exterior wall systems; fasteners and tools; interior wall systems and light gauge steel trusses. Divisions include NMI Associates and Negwer Door Systems. Headquartered in St. Louis, Negwer operates 10 locations throughout Missouri and central Illinois. For more information, visit www.negwer.com.

Industry News

BEA Launches New Website

For over 40 years, BEA's sensors have opened doors safely and accurately, and now the company's new website opens up a wealth of information to customers. The recently updated site, www.beasensors.com, is easy to navigate and features expanded product information and customer tools.

The user-friendly website now includes new tools such as flash animations that demonstrate product applications. Information is easily accessible; customers may search by door type, market or function to find suitable BEA products. Expanded product sections include features and wiring diagrams, as well as technical and architectural specifications. In addition, customers may now make direct requests for BEA product and AAADM certification training.

For information on BEA, call (412) 249-4100, e-mail info@beainc.com, or visit the company's website at www.beasensors.com.

In Other News...

In a recent Wall Street Journal article on Green Building Products, officials of PlastPro Inc., of Livingston, NJ, say sales of their doors made from mostly dense plastic to keep in more heat and air conditioning rose about 8% last year, even as sales of traditional wooden doors were mostly down. Full Story (WSJ subscription required)

Ken Carman, an estimator who has a real passion for efficiency, was mentioned in a recent Blogging on ENR article. While working for a large door and hardware distributor back in 2000, Ken was handling bids for large commercials jobs, many of which would top a thousand openings (i.e. doors). Determining accurate counts while relating materials, sizes, types, and hardware was an overwhelming and error prone process. Ken ended up creating his own Microsoft Access program in order to quickly transfer the door schedule information into his computer, where it could be counted automatically. By implementing a series of "defaults" he was able reduce his time spent by 75%. Ken is looking for the ultimate challenge — a door schedule for a project with several hundred to a thousand openings. If he can receive the data in Excel, he'll process the schedule in less than one hour and return an accurate door, frame, and hardware set count. Full Story

Kwikset is introducing SmartScan, the world's first residential biometric keyless entry system. Building on the success of the Powerbolt, a keyless entry system, Kwikset now takes access control to a new level with the launch of SmartScan. The revolutionary SmartScan completely eliminates the need for a key or key code, utilizing only a fingerprint scan. It takes home security into the future with advanced levels of protection previously available only in commercial and governmental applications. Full Story

Huttig Building Products, Inc. announced the closing of its distribution facility in Hauppauge, NY, as part of the company's effort to appropriately adjust the size of its infrastructure in light of the recent downturn in the housing market. Full Story

Packaged Home Solutions, Inc. has acquired Al-Vent Architectural Products, Inc., a North Carolina-based manufacturer of hurricane windows and doors. Full Story

Wayne-Dalton and Therma-Tru Doors have formed a supplier agreement to provide complementary fiberglass entry and garage doors. Through this relationship, Wayne-Dalton, a worldwide category leader in innovative garage doors and openers for residential and commercial customers, will provide the first fiberglass-clad garage door by utilizing a proprietary technology developed by Therma-Tru Doors, the nation’s leading manufacturer and most preferred brand of fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, reported Professional Door Dealer. Full Story

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