Mr. James Ellis is not your average salesman. His career in the metal building industry started in 1962. At that time metal buildings were still a new idea waiting to be proved viable. Mr. Ellis, after completing his drafting courses at Houston Community College, went to work as a salesman for a few local metal building companies and quickly found his niche ..read more

Ask Jack Sturdivant why his metal building manufacturing company is named Whirlwind and he’ll respond with a grin saying, “Well, Whirlwind was so bad as a name, it was good.” Jack’s father, C.O. Sturdivant started out making attic fans in 1949 under the name Seabreeze. Needing to reincorporate in 1955, C.O. decided to call the company Whirlwind Manufacturing Company, “You see, those old fans had blades that WHIRL to create a cooling WIND” Jack added. Then in the early 1960’s air-conditioning began to replace attic fans on buildings and homes. And while Whirlwind continued making attic fa ..read more

Pineywoods Storage at Oakcrest opened on September 8th, 2018, almost an exact year after construction started in September 2017. With a climate-controlled interior, open and covered storage with interior electrical outlets in some of the units, it is a storage facility wonderland ..read more

It’s no secret that standing seam metal roofs are the premier roofing solution in the construction industry. The long-term durability, weathertightness, and aesthetics are second to none. What may surprise you is the use of these type of roof systems in a retrofit application - particularly over existing through-fastened or exposed fastener metal roof systems ..read more

It’s safe to say Ray Rekoff has been involved in the construction industry his entire life. The owner of Galveston Rentals, Inc. and B.O.I Construction Company, his family’s history in the trade goes back to the 1930’s starting with Ray’s grandpa who initially sparked his interest. Being in the business of building, Ray couldn’t help but see the need for construction equipment rentals on his home island, Galveston ..read more

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It sounds simple- but there is an important and often overlooked specification of a metal building: It is the roof and wall sheeting intersect which is defined as the eave height. When planning specifications for a building, it’s important to evaluate the eave height correctly for required clearances inside the building. Here’s an example of what happens when you get it wrong: Many years ago, we sold a building to a church. They specified the building at a 10-foot eave height, which actually gave 8 feet of total clearance under the rafters. Once the building was complete, they adde ..read more

The Seabrook Public Works and Animal Control Complex is a multi-building project that was completed early August 2017 and features steel structures and paneling with brick facades ..read more

Nestled along Highway 71 in the heart of Texas, the family-owned Berdoll Pecan Candy & Gift Company has provided goods for 39 years across the US from the Rockies to local favorites such as Buc-ee’s and H-E-B ..read more

Trey Maxwell enlisted the services of long-time Whirlwind customer, Morris Fendly (Mayan Builders), to build a new fabrication warehouse for his company, Momentum Engineered Systems, Inc ..read more