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What’s Happening in the Steel Market in 2022?

MARKET UPDATE: JUNE 2022 A glance at what’s happening in the market that impacts our industry and your business. Steel Costs remain volatile due to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and other macro-economic factors. In this Market Update, we highlight some of the key factors impacting today’s steel prices Read More

Cornerstone Building Brands Shelter Business Awarded MBMA Volunteerism Award

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) recently awarded Cornerstone Building Brands with a silver member volunteerism award at their latest annual meeting held in December 2021. The award recognizes the Cornerstone Building Brands Shelter (formerly Commercial) business for outstanding volunteerism, Read More

Robertson Building Systems is Moving to a New Office

For over 150 years, Robertson has been at the forefront of the Canadian custom-engineered building industry, delivering a complete building envelope solution to those we’re fortunate to call our customers. Our long-standing history and heritage are something we are very proud of. 158 years later, we have built a Read More

Cornerstone Building Brands Announces Acquisition of Union Corrugating Company

Weannounced todaythat Cornerstone Building Brands has entered into an agreement to acquire Union Corrugating Company Holdings, Inc. (UCC), headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina. UCC is a leading provider of residential metal roofing, metal buildings, and roofing components including the Union Corrugating Read More

Cornerstone Building Brands Welcomes Michael Pegues as Director, Sales for Robertson Building Systems

Cornerstone Building Brands is pleased to announce that Michael Pegues has joined the company as Director, Sales for Robertson Building Systems. Pegues willoversee sales for Robertson while collaborating with marketing, customer service, drafting and engineering to serve customers and drive growth for the Read More

Michael McWeeney Named to MBMA Board of Directors

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has elected Michael McWeeneytoitsboard of directors. Michaelwillcontribute to the advancement of the metal building industry on the board as well asrepresentCornerstoneBuilding Brandsand its brands. As Director of Corporate Accountsfor Cornerstone Building Read More

Meet Joey Yusefawich, District Manager

We are pleased to announce thatJoeyYusefawichhas joinedRobertson Building Systemsas thenewDistrict Manager forthe province of British Columbia.Joeywillwork side by side with customers anddemonstratethe intelligence and tenacity they have come to expect. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Joey has held many Read More

Updated Robertson Website

We are excited to announce the completion of our updated website. See our revamped product section, new case study section and new literature. Products Our product section has been revamped, and more information is now available for framing systems, panel systems, and accessories. Literature Two new brochures for Read More

Seamer Rentals

Dear Robertson Builders, In the process of providing our valued customers with better solutions and streamlining services, we have looked at many areas, such as Seamers. With new technology and customer service, Developmental Industries (DI) can provide better efficiency for our customers. DI Seamers has been Read More

Market Update

INDUSTRY UPDATE – WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH STEEL? Those who have been in the metal buildings industry for a while are all too familiar with the volatility of the steel market. The cost of hot-rolled sheet peaked in 2004 and then again in 2008 just before the real estate crisis. At the time, this was noted Read More