Steel Dynamics Inc.

Don’t Want This to Happen to You? We Got your Back on Concrete Anchors!

  Did you know that getting the CLP team involved early-on in your project can save you both time and money? It’s our business to help you reach project success, and the sooner we get involved means less work and worry on your end. We spent some time talking with our engineers learning the various… Read more »


Are you using the right compression posts? Find out with these 3 tips.

Are you using the right compression posts for your project? Are you picking compression posts for your multi-level wood-frame project using a catalog? You’re not alone. Many look to these catalog tables to find the minimum required thickness for compression posts without considering the wood species or wall height. Typically, conventional catalog tables only give… Read more »


Truck Shortages Still Hurting Metal Markets

  This content was originally produced by Millicent Dent at American Metal Market. Click to link back to publishers website.  Metal markets still squeezed by trucking woes Apr 06, 2018 | 03:59 PM | Millicent Dent NEW YORK — Tight capacity and higher costs in the US freight market are likely to continue until the end… Read more »


CLP Systems Celebrating National Women’s History Month With Employee Maria Luckey

Happy National Women’s History Month from CLP Systems!  We are excited to celebrate the month and all of the women in our work and life by recognizing the incredibly powerful women that work with CLP Systems. Today, we are recognizing Maria Luckey! Maria was born in Mexico and raised in California. She and her husband and… Read more »


CLP Systems Celebrating National Women’s Month With Employee Anna Crump

Happy National Women’s Month from CLP Systems! We are excited to celebrate the month and all of the women in our work and life by recognizing the incredibly powerful women that work with CLP Systems. To kick off the celebration, we are recognizing Anna Crump! Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Anna has worked with… Read more »


Be Aware : Sub-Standard Foreign-Made Threaded Rods are Infiltrating North America

We at CLP Systems recently discovered an article written by Salim Brahimi of the Industrial Fasteners Institute in the winter edition of Link Magazine, discussing the surge in foreign threaded rods disrupting the North American market. In this article, he depicts how foreign-made threaded rods are infiltrating the industry, and why these sub-standard rods could… Read more »


Beat Natural Disasters and Save Your Multifamily Building With These 3 Steps

The year 2017 marked one of the most natural disaster ridden years in recent history. During the year, the U.S. alone was impacted by 16 different billion-dollar disaster events says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These disasters included: three tropical cyclones, eight severe storms, two inland floods, a crop freeze, a drought, and a… Read more »


The Trucking Industry is Booming, But Can They Keep Up?

The trucking industry is booming, but can they keep up with current demand? According to the American Trucking Associations, over the course of a year, 3.4 million heavy-duty trucks move over 10.5 billion tons of freight across the nation, consuming over 38 billion gallons of diesel fuel. Without a doubt, the trucking industry is vital… Read more »


Steel Dynamics Makes Fortune’s List of World’s Most Admired Companies

Steel Dynamics, Inc. was just named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for the eighth time. Receiving high marks within its industry, Steel Dynamics, Inc., one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States, was thankful for yet another year of success and recognition on a world scale. The… Read more »