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Bracing Wall Studs and Floor Joists Now Made Quick and Easy with New Coil Strapping
New commercial-grade coil strapping comes standard with pre-punched holes for efficient installation in a variety of bracing, bridging or tension strapping applications West Chester, Ohio - September 21, 2021 – Adding to its industry-leading lineup…

ClarkDietrich Honors Team Member Bob Myers with this Year’s Foundation Award
ClarkDietrich is proud to honor this year’s recipient of the Foundation Award, Bob Myers, for his endless dedication to the company and its employees. The Foundation Award is the company’s highest honor and recognizes people who truly exemplify the…

ClarkDietrich Engineering Group Wins Awards from CFSEI
September 1, 2021 – The ClarkDietrich Engineering Group were the proud recipients of three awards from the Cold-Formed Steel Engineering Institute (CFSEI). The annual CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail awards honors projects that exemplify…

New E-Screen Rainscreen Brings Effective Moisture Management to Exterior Finishing Systems
West Chester, Ohio - July 22, 2021 – ClarkDietrich is adding a new solution to help contractors and builders address moisture management and drainage in exterior wall assemblies with the introduction of E-Screen, a polypropylene entangled mesh…

ClarkDietrich Grows Fire-Rated Head-of-Wall Product Line With New UltraBEAD
Newly Updated Website Taxonomy Simplifies Head-of-Wall Product Selection West Chester, Ohio - July 7, 2021 – ClarkDietrich has expanded its family of head-of-wall products with the addition of UltraBEAD, a smoke, fire and sound-rated bead that…

STUCCO LIVE! Demo Event at World of Concrete Expo on ClarkDietrich® Easy Embedment System™ (EES)
Demo Event at World of Concrete Expo Offers Wet Wall Contractors Hands-On Introduction to ClarkDietrich® Easy Embedment System™ (EES) ClarkDietrich® will give exterior wet wall contractors an up-close look at how its Easy Embedment System™ can…

Product Specs That Take the Art Out of Expert Interior Finishing
As architects and designers increasingly incorporate open-plan spaces and dramatic lighting into their plans, it becomes more important than ever to consider how the wall finish will affect the desired result. A smooth finish is absolutely crucial…

Q&A with Chuck Murtha
As a Contractor Specialty Representative for ClarkDietrich, Chuck Murtha’s days revolve around solving construction challenges and delivering peace of mind to his customers. Having worked in the drywall finishing industry for more than 30 years,…

More time for the things that matter to you
That’s what you get from ClarkDietrich. And that’s the message we’ll be communicating in a number of ways moving forward. Inspired by the different off-the-clock passions of our many unique customers, our latest campaign has a simple focus:…

Creating Safely Productive Jobsites With ClarkDietrich Framing and Finishing Systems
As the world continues to navigate challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining social distance on a construction site is an important way to keep workers safe and ensure work remains on schedule. Yet when projects require more than…

New UL Listing Reveals ClarkDietrich BlazeFrame® RipTRAK™ as Sole Option For Head of Wall Joint Systems Without the Need For Castle Cuts or Sealants
West Chester, Ohio – December 10, 2020 - A new UL listing report shows that fire-rated head-of-wall framing projects that utilize ClarkDietrich’s trusted BlazeFrame® RipTRAK™ just got a whole lot easier. The UL listing has provided a revised…

New 360TRAK™ From ClarkDietrich Helps Framing Contractors Simplify Sweeping Curved Designs
West Chester, Ohio - November 10, 2020 – Adding to its vast catalog of cold-formed steel framing solutions, ClarkDietrich is giving contractors greater freedom to construct intricately curved ceilings, walls and bulkheads with its new 360TRAK™. In…

New Universal Bypass Clip from ClarkDietrich Offers Two-In-One Rigid and Deflection Connection to Exterior Curtain Walls
West Chester, Ohio - August 4, 2020 – ClarkDietrich is expanding its ClipExpress portfolio with a new Universal Bypass Clip, giving contractors a singular solution for attaching exterior curtain wall studs to the building structure whether the…

ClarkDietrich Expands Family of Pony Wall Products with New Lighter Gauge Option
Pony Wall Lite solves a variety of familiar challenges for dealers and contractors with lighter plate West Chester, OH - July 7, 2020 - ClarkDietrich is giving contractors and dealers more options for partial wall framing, expanding its line of…

ClarkDietrich’s Clip Express Launches Online Ordering for Dealers
Express Connect™ allows a personalized shopping experience for ClarkDietrich’s lineup of clips and connectors West Chester, Ohio – June 24, 2020 - Dealers nationwide will soon be able to order any ClarkDietrich clip or connector product with the…

ClarkDietrich Adds New Option for Passive Fire Protection With BlazeFrame® RipTRAK™
West Chester, Ohio - June 24, 2020 – ClarkDietrich is giving building professionals yet another option for constructing fire-rated head of wall joint systems with BlazeFrame® RipTRAK™, the latest addition to the company’s BlazeFrame Fire Stop…

From Helicopters to Hydraulics: ClarkDietrich Helps Sgt. Jeff Dozier Successfully Balance Military Duties With Career Success
West Chester, Ohio - May 20, 2020 - This year marks the fifth consecutive year that ClarkDietrich has been named a Military-Friendly® and/or a Military Spouse Friendly® Employer. Far from generic monikers, these prestigious designations recognize…

INTEX Expo Reconstructed Solutions Showcase: BIM & Digital Tools
Original broadcast date May 12, 2020. Part of AWCI's Convention & INTEX Expo Reconstructed, "BIM & Digital Tools You Need to Embrace" was presented by ClarkDietrich’s Mike Murzyn and takes a quick look at BIM and online tools, and how…

Communication Key to Overcoming COVID-19 Obstacles, ClarkDietrich Finds
West Chester, Ohio - May 5, 2020 - Even in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders from ClarkDietrich’s Operations, Human Resources and Executive teams recognized the need to prepare plans to meet the challenges the pandemic would pose. No…

ClarkDietrich Launches Redesigned, Fully-integrated Website
West Chester, Ohio - April 8, 2020 - Contractors, engineers and architects now have a single online source for product information on steel framing and drywall finishing products with the launch of the redesigned ClarkDietrich website. Most notably…