CMI NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nail & Steel Tariff Information/Update March 5, 2018 Dear Valued Customer; Continental Materials, as a market leader and one of the largest suppliers of roofing nails from China and construction nails from other origins, continues to be committed to keeping our customers and the market informed with accurate ‘in the moment’ information to help you manage your business better. Now in our 60th year in business we know how important it is to have reliable information so our customers can make decisions that allow them to run their businesses successfully.   1.  STEEL TARRIF ANNOUNCEMENT AND UPDATE: […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Materials Announces Bill Rivet as Regional Manager for the Midwest United States March 2, 2018 Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is happy to announce that Bill Rivet has joined the CMI team as the Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest U.S. market. “We are happy to add a business manager with Bill’s experience and industry knowledge. He will be a strong asset and provide strong leadership to CMI as we continue to grow our business and product offering in the Midwest markets”, says Peter Fischer, CMI President and CEO. “With the addition of a quality person like […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – SecureGrip™ Synthetics Effective:  March 1, 2018 Nationwide  Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% on CMI’s SecureGrip Synthetic Underlayment products nationwide effective with shipments beginning March 1, 2018. Continued raw material increases have created this situation and we strongly suggest you plan for your inventory needs accordingly. For revised pricing, or any related SecureGrip Underlayment questions, please contact your local CMI Sales Representative or CMI Customer Service at 1-800-247-6637. CMI is a leading supplier of synthetic roof underlayments shipping throughout North America. We thank you […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Price Increase Announcement – SecureGrip™ Synthetics Effective:  March 1, 2018 Nationwide Dear Valued Customer; Please be advised that there will be a price increase of 5% on CMI’s SecureGrip Synthetic Underlayment products nationwide effective with shipments beginning March 1, 2018. At this time we are not sure that it will be necessary to announce further price increases and we will provide additional information as it becomes available that will allow you to better plan your inventory needs and project requirements going forward as well. We thank you for your continued support, and know that our success depends […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nail Update December 04, 2017 Continental Materials, as the leader and one of the largest suppliers of roofing nails from China, continues to be committed to keeping our customers and the market informed with accurate “in the moment” information on current nail issues. We at CMI, now in our 60th year, know how important it is to have reliable information so our customers can make the decisions needed to allow them to run their businesses successfully. Recent government mandated steel plant closures have really started to drive higher steel costs for all metal based products. Wire rod […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fasteners & Plastic Caps November 13, 2017   Continental Materials, as a leader in the nail business for 60 years, continues to be committed to keeping our customers informed with accurate information on the current issues regarding roofing nails being produced in China. We are one the largest importers in this product group with our two primary CMI coil nail producing plants, and a number of additional CMI Qualified coil nail producing locations. All plants have again agreed to our strict quality control certification requirements. The CMI management team recently returned from a 12-day extensive tour of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Important Nail Update – Dade County Approved Roofing Nails September 27, 2017   Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is a market leader in Roofing and Construction fasteners since 1958. Supplying Dade County Approved Roofing Nails and Tin Caps is an important part of that business and our role as market leaders. As market leaders it is important to keep you our valued customers informed of the challenging supply issues we are all experiencing tied into the ongoing supply hurdles encountered in China; and well documented in our previous roofing nail updates. Copies of these prior announcements are available […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Continental Materials Announces Sean Fitzpatrick as Regional Manager for the West United States September 25, 2017   Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is proud to announce that Sean Fitzpatrick has joined the CMI team taking on the role of Regional Sales Manager for the West US market. “We are excited to add a person with Sean’s experience and industry knowledge. He will be a strong asset to CMI as we continue to grow our business and product offering in the western markets”, says Peter Fischer, CMI President and CEO. “With the addition of a quality person like Sean, along with his professional capabilities, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nail Supply Update September 19, 2017   CMI, as leaders in the nail business since 1958, is committed to keeping our customers informed with accurate information on the steel and galvanizing plant closures in China that effect the production of roofing nails and associated products. CMI IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND Taking NAIL ORDERS TO SUPPORT OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS. Please click here for an article and map of the primary areas affected by the mandated strict environmental regulatory hurdles. The largest circle on the map with Shandong Province in the center is where 80 % of the […]