Architectural Products

Architectural Products

Masonite sells architectural business segment

TAMPA, Fla. — Masonite International Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of all assets associated with the company’s Architectural segment to subsidiaries of IBP Solutions, Inc., a newly formed portfolio company of Industrial Opportunity Partners.The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024 and is subject to customary closing conditions.Houlihan Lokey, Inc. acted as Masonite’s financial advisor on the transaction.

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Marvin selects site for new $76 million manufacturing facility

Marvin has selected Kanas City, Kansas, as the future home of its latest manufacturing facility.Marvin has begun earthwork for the 400,000-square-foot facility in the Scannell 435 Logistics Center at 9822 Leavenworth Road in Wyandotte County, in partnership with Scannell Properties, JLL, Finkle + Williams Architecture, Olsson and Kadean Construction. 

Architectural Products

Making the case for Mass Timber

Tino Kalayil, P.E., a structural engineer and currently the regional director (IL, IA, MN, WI) for WoodWorks - Wood Products Council, began his professional career on the Ascent building in Milwaukee. The structure is primarily constructed with mass-timber components, and it was from there that Kalayil's love for mass timber began to grow.On April 10, Kalayil will bring his love for the material and the technology to an in-person event at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook in Chicago where he will describe how to make the case for mass-timber construction.