Changes 2019
These listings represent company changes we have identified. These are in the searchable website area to help you find that the company was purchased or changed names or is no longer in business. If you have any additional information, please let us know. Please send us any changes you spot and we will keep this list updated and make 4specs more reliable.
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- American Seating - 2017 partial sale to Irwin Seating and is now primarily in transportation seating
- ACH Foam Technologies acquired by Atlas Roofing. Now Atlas Molded Products
- Accurate Metal Weatherstrip - business closed
- Ampco by AJW - products merged into the AJW website
- Architectural Components Group now part of Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Solutions
- Architectural Metal Works - Florida - website down, phone fast busy
- Beaulieu Commercial - carpet - website down and phone down. Filed for bankruptcy in 2017.
- Bike Fixation - name change to Saris Infrastructure
- Bio Fireshield and FlameSafe consolidated into RectorSeal
- Bommer Industries - ceased production of postal products
- Boral Concrete Products - now part of Quikrete as Best Block
- The Cable Connection - rebranded to Ultra-Tec Cable Railing
- Cameron Bridge Works - prefabricated bridges - business being closed
- Ceilings Plus - purchased by US Gypsum and information moved to the USG website.
- Commercial Door Systems redirects to Tiger Door
- Cooper Industries purchased by Eaton in 2012. The Cooper website now reflects the Eaton name.
- Desso, Johnsonite, Lexmark Carpet Mills, Tandus Centiva are now Tarkett North America
- Dow and DuPont merged in 2017, and are now splitting into 3 companies. As far as building industry is concerned, essentially "Dow Building Solutions" is now part of the new DuPont de Nemours.
- Easi-Serv Products - was acquired by Quikserv
- Fibermesh is now a Sika Company
- Florida Playground and Steel Co. - playground equipment - business closing
- Formica Corp. acquired by Broadview Holding
- Fortifiber - purchased by Henry
- Gill Athletics and Porter Athletic Equipment part of Litania Sports Group - name change back to Gill Athletics (2020)
- HEADWATERS Construction Materials - concrete block - Texas - is now Boral Concrete Products - now Best Block Construction Materials part of Quikrete
- Hunter Douglas ceilings acquired by Certainteed
- Johnsonite, Tandus Centiva, Desso and Lexmark subbrands will transition to Tarkett
- Martin-Senour Architectural paint brand has been discontinued
- Megadoor - hanger doors - now part of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems
- Merchant & Evans (Ziprib) acquired by Garland
- Metalco Fence and Railing Systems - now MFR Manufacturing Corp.
- Mid-America Door - purchased by Garaga
- Nelson-Harkins - signs - 800# disconnected - as on website, post office move found
- nora systems (rubber flooring) acquired by Interface Carpet
- Norton Industries (ceilings) now part of Certainteed Ceilings
- PRF USA - Activa Rubber Flooring - website not updated since 2006. They failed to respond to several of my messages left in their voice mail or respond to an email with this text. Tried Canadian website and phone, same result
- Parex acquired by Sika. Left url and company name as it.
- Petersen Aluminum Corp. acquired by Carlisle Construction Materials
- Philips Emergency Lighting name returns to Bodine and further changes to Signify
- Philips Lighting name changed to Signify
- SNOBAR now part of SnoBlox-Snojax
- Saflok (door hardware) now part of DormaKaba
- Smith-Cooper International merging with Anvil International
- Valspar Architectural Metal Coatings now part of Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings
- Wilson Industrial Doors - company inactive
