Overview
Metal Panels Inc.
Metal Panels Inc. is a manufacturer of metal roofing and siding products with manufacturing and distribution centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Kansas City, Kansas. The Tulsa facility is at 14921 E. Pine St. and the Kansas City facility is at 8341 Ruby Ave. The company is locally owned and operated, and Mitchell Hentkowski is its president. It also appears under the name Metal Panels, Inc.
The company supplies metal roofing and siding panels, custom trim and metal building components. Its product range includes 17 UL-certified panel profiles, among them curved metal panels. Panels, trim and accessories are made to order, and the company supplies building components from anchor bolts to ridge caps.
Two of its profiles are covered in the library. The StrongSeam PBR roof profile and the StrongSeam AG roof profile belong to the company’s exposed-fastener panel line. The company’s product lists include both an AG panel and a PBR panel. StrongSeam is also the name used for the company’s color chart series, which are published as MPI StrongSeam SMP, MPI StrongSeam PVDF and StrongSeam Crinkle Colors. Other color charts cover HD WoodPrints and Berridge standing seam colors.
The product lists are grouped by market. The retail and do-it-yourself list includes AG, FF1, Flat-Loc, SL15 Snaplock, PBR, SL175, Board and Batten, 7/8-inch Corrugated, FP1 Soffit and Cee-Lock. The agricultural list includes AG, PBR, M-Panel, Board and Batten, Flat-Loc, 7/8-inch Corrugated and 7.2. The commercial list includes TS-324, LF2, LF2A, PBR, 7.2, SL15, SL175, HW8, HW12, HWR16, Zee-Lock, Curved Zee-Lock, Tee-Panel, Curved Tee-Panel, Cee-Lock, B-Deck, BI-Deck and 2-inch Composite Decking. The architectural list includes 7.2, Tee-Panel, Zee-Lock, L-Panel, M-Panel, LF1, LF2, LF15 and the soffit panels.
The company states that its panels are made from U.S. steel and that it offers cool color finishes. It serves the metal roofing, metal building, self-storage and post-frame industries. Its customers include builders, contractors, architects, homeowners and agricultural, commercial and architectural users. A storage solutions division offers an indoor conversion system, an exterior single-story system, a movable storage system and storage panels. The company also lists cold-formed steel buildings among its offerings.
Published resources include a product library, installation guides, Berridge data sheets, a paint warranty form and a 2025 catalog, along with a Spanish-language catalog.
Relevant manufacturer history
Metal Panels Inc. has served the metal roofing, metal building, self-storage and post-frame industries since 2001. The company began with a manufacturing base in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and now operates a second manufacturing and distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas.
Over that period the company has widened its range from basic roofing and siding panels to the current 17 UL-certified profiles, which include curved panels, along with decking, soffit, trim and building components. It added a storage solutions line that includes interior conversion and movable storage systems, and a line of cold-formed steel buildings. Its color programs now include the StrongSeam SMP and PVDF series, the StrongSeam Crinkle Colors, HD WoodPrints and the Berridge standing seam colors. The company holds an IAS certificate, shown on its website under reference AC473.
