Metal Building Manufacturers Association
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The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and was founded in 1956 with the mission to promote the design and construction of metal building systems in the low-rise, non-residential building marketplace. The organization consists of building system members, who are certified according to standards set by the International Accreditation Service of the International Code Council, and associate members, who work with the metal building industry. MBMA General Manager is Charles M. Stockinger and it has a Chairman who is elected by the members on an annual basis. The 2008 Chairman was Keith Fischer, and the 2009 Chairman is Phil Raimondo.
MBMA History
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association was founded in 1956 by a group of companies that developed an innovative way of designing, manufacturing and marketing buildings. The first group of 13 metal building systems companies came together under the leadership of Wilbur B. Larkin in order to work together to promote metal building systems and be the technical voice of the industry.
Prior to the formation of the MBMA, metal buildings had seen growth in the 20th century as a building type. Early in the 1900s, metal beams and panels were used for garages with small structures advertised for sale in publications such as the Saturday Evening Post. The first pre-engineered standing seam metal roof was introduced by Armco Steel Corp at the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The use of pre-engineered buildings took off during World War II with the introduction and evolution of the Quonset Hut, a portable and inexpensive solution to housing and other needs. After the war, metal buildings became widely accepted as alternative structures and grew in demand..
During the 1950s the industry saw manufacturers beginning to use a builder/dealer network. The builders provided contracting and erection services and the manufacturers offered training courses for building their structures. At this time, with the industry growing and new innovations coming along constantly, Wilber Larkin of Butler Manufacturing thought an industry association would help to advance the manufacturers and help with technical issues. He wrote to a number of companies and invited them to a meeting in Chicago. On September 25, 1956, 13 companies officially formed the Metal Building Manufacturers Association. The charter took effect on October 1, 1956 with Armco Steel Corp., Behlen Manufacturing, Butler Manufacturing, Carew Steel, Metallic Buildings, Pascoe Steel, Soule Steel, Steelcraft Manufacturing, Stran-Steel Corp. and Wonder Building Corp as the original members.
MBMA member sales were $69.6 million in 1956. The association and its members grew throughout the late 1950s, and each decade after that. In 1960 member sales were $98.6 million and they shipped approximately 260,000 tons of steel. There were 16 members in 1960, and in 1968 the Metal Building Dealers Association was formed. This group was renamed the Systems Builders Association and is now the Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association.
In 1970, the MBMA had 25 members with sales of $363 million. This decade saw the industry advance significantly with a number of new developments. The standing seam roof system came into wide production and use during these years. Additionally, modern coating systems for both metal roofs and walls allowed metal buildings to look more bright and modern with a variety of different colors available. During this decade, the association hired its first full-time director of research and engineering – Dr. Duane Ellifritt, a former engineer with Armco and then on the faculty of Oklahoma State University.
1980 saw member sales climb over $1 billion with steel shipments exceeding 1 million tons. Metal Building News became the industry first tabloid-size trade publication when it began publishing in 1980. It is now Metal Construction News. 1985 saw a second industry magazine begin publishing, Metal Architecture.
The 1990s were a period of major growth for the metal building industry. 1990 MBMA member sales exceeded $1.5 billion and steel shipped was over 1.2 million tons. By 2000 MBMA member sales were over $2.5 billion and steel shipments were in excess of 1.875 million tons. For the most recent year that the association has on record, 2007 sales were $2.9 billion and members shipped approximately 1.534 million tons of steel.
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