CMI NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Important Miami Dade County Nail Update May 11, 2018 Dear Valued Customer; On Monday May 7, 2018 CMI was informed by Miami-Dade County that our Listing Approval on Ring Shank Coil Roofing Nails would be rescinded. Our approval has subsequently been removed from the Miami-Dade website and CMI Ring Shank Coil Roofing Nails cannot be used as an approved fastener. Dade County randomly pulled a box from a single CMI customer in Miami, a random coil was then selected and tested for conformance to ASTM G85. While we feel this is an exception to the product we […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CMI/Tarah Price Increase Announcement – Organic Felt Rolls Effective:  June 1, 2018 California Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that due to increases in asphalt costs, as well as continuing increases in freight, CMI will be increasing prices of all CMI/Tarah organic roll products supplied to you for roofing projects. This increase will affect organic rolls in California. The increase will be effective with any orders that ship beginning June 1, 2018. The increase amount will be 3%-5%. Orders place in the month of May will be at the current pricing levels but will be subject to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Materials Announces Nick Cwikla as Regional Manager for the Southeast United States April 12, 2018 Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is delighted to announce that Nick Cwikla has joined the CMI team taking on the role of Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast US market. “We are excited to add a person with Nick’s experience and industry knowledge. His years in construction management and building products sectors will be a strong asset to CMI as we continue to expand our business and product offering in the southeast markets”, says Peter Fischer, CMI President and CEO. “With the addition of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: State of US Domestic Trucking April 2, 2018 Dear Valued Customer; Pursuant to our previous advisory in January on the state of US domestic trucking following the implementation of ELD regulations, we continue to observe major strains in the market. The fundamental issues that plague the industry seem to pose long-term challenges for all stakeholders that will require sweeping changes. According to the American Trucking Association, the US is currently short of 30,000 to 35,000 drivers. This figure is expected to increase in the coming years. Additionally, the average age of a commercial truck driver is 55 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nail & Steel Tariff Information/Update March 5, 2018 Dear Valued Customer; Continental Materials, as a market leader and one of the largest suppliers of roofing nails from China and construction nails from other origins, continues to be committed to keeping our customers and the market informed with accurate ‘in the moment’ information to help you manage your business better. Now in our 60th year in business we know how important it is to have reliable information so our customers can make decisions that allow them to run their businesses successfully.   1.  STEEL TARRIF ANNOUNCEMENT AND UPDATE: […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Materials Announces Bill Rivet as Regional Manager for the Midwest United States March 2, 2018 Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is happy to announce that Bill Rivet has joined the CMI team as the Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest U.S. market. “We are happy to add a business manager with Bill’s experience and industry knowledge. He will be a strong asset and provide strong leadership to CMI as we continue to grow our business and product offering in the Midwest markets”, says Peter Fischer, CMI President and CEO. “With the addition of a quality person like […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – SecureGrip™ Synthetics Effective:  March 1, 2018 Nationwide  Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% on CMI’s SecureGrip Synthetic Underlayment products nationwide effective with shipments beginning March 1, 2018. Continued raw material increases have created this situation and we strongly suggest you plan for your inventory needs accordingly. For revised pricing, or any related SecureGrip Underlayment questions, please contact your local CMI Sales Representative or CMI Customer Service at 1-800-247-6637. CMI is a leading supplier of synthetic roof underlayments shipping throughout North America. We thank you […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – SecureGrip™ Synthetics Effective:  March 1, 2018 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% on CMI’s SecureGrip Synthetic Underlayment products nationwide effective with shipments beginning March 1, 2018. At this time we are not sure that it will be necessary to announce further price increases and we will provide additional information as it becomes available that will allow you to better plan your inventory needs and project requirements going forward as well. We thank you for your continued support, and know that our success depends […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nail Update December 04, 2017 Continental Materials, as the leader and one of the largest suppliers of roofing nails from China, continues to be committed to keeping our customers and the market informed with accurate “in the moment” information on current nail issues. We at CMI, now in our 60th year, know how important it is to have reliable information so our customers can make the decisions needed to allow them to run their businesses successfully. Recent government mandated steel plant closures have really started to drive higher steel costs for all metal based products. Wire rod […]