Overview
MBCI
MBCI is a manufacturer of metal roofing and wall panels headquartered in Houston, Texas. It is part of Cornerstone Building Brands, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, which describes itself as the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America with more than 21,000 employees. Cornerstone acquired Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp. and has agreed to acquire Union Corrugating Company Holdings, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. MBCI has manufacturing facilities and sales offices across the United States, including offices in Adel and Atlanta in Georgia, Atwater in California, Houston in Texas, Indianapolis in Indiana, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, Phoenix in Arizona, Rome in New York and Salt Lake City in Utah.
MBCI supplies more than 90 metal roof and wall panel profiles, along with secondary structural components, trim and accessories. Roof systems are concealed fastening, exposed fastening and standing seam. Wall systems are concealed fastening, exposed fastening and interior wall panels. Architectural roof and wall panels include the Empire, Board and Batten and T10 series. Other products are soffits and underhung canopies, retrofit systems, roof and floor decking, components such as flat sheets and structural shapes, insulated metal panels and roll-up doors.
Two MBCI profiles are in the library: the 7.2 Panel and the PBR. Both are exposed-fastener panels. The 7.2 Panel has 36 inch coverage, a rib height of 1 1/2 inches and a rib spacing of 7.2 inches on center. Standard gauge is 24, with 29, 26 and 22 optional. Coatings are Galvalume Plus, Signature 200, Signature 300 and Signature 300 Metallic, in a smooth finish with an optional embossed finish. Minimum slope is 1/2:12 and lengths run from 5 feet to 50 feet. The panel is used on roofs and walls. The PBR has separate product pages for the standard panel and an acrylic coated galvanized version.
MBCI serves residential and commercial customers in new construction and repair and remodel. The industries it lists are agricultural, architectural, commercial, community, educational, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, recreational, religious, residential and self-storage. It lists industry alliances with AISC, MBMA, UL and the Metal Construction Association, and uses a hub-and-spoke delivery program.
Relevant manufacturer history
MBCI states that since 1976 it has partnered with customers to deliver metal roof and wall products, and it has marked its first 50 years of operation.
The company has grown to supply more than 90 roof and wall panel profiles from manufacturing facilities and sales offices across the United States. It is now part of Cornerstone Building Brands, which acquired Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp. and has agreed to acquire Union Corrugating Company Holdings, a Fayetteville, North Carolina company that makes residential metal roofing, metal buildings and roofing components under the Union Corrugating and Reed's Metals brands.
The MBCI range has expanded beyond roof and wall panels to include insulated metal panels, roof and floor decking, soffits and underhung canopies, retrofit systems and roll-up doors.