Gulf Coast Aluminum

address industry-wide issues. The recent hurricanes exposed vulnerabilities in screen enclosures, prompting discussions about potential regulations to enhance structural integrity. “I do see some regulation coming into the industry, because there’s so many hundreds of millions of dollars of losses on screen enclosures through Cape Coral, and people are looking at it now,” he maintains. “It seems like once there’s a big national disaster, even if there’s a problem and you’re yelling about it, it takes some type of event to spark change.” With the prospect of new regulations, GCA is focused on enhancing engineering capabilities, incorporating finite engineering, and integrating more advanced software.“I just reallywant our cages to not fall down,” Davis asserts. “We want people’s homes not to get damaged during these hurricanes. We just had Irma and Ian within five years. Before nobody cared, but now it looks like there are forces that might actually be change within the industry. So, we’re just trying to get ahead of it and really try to build a more structurally sound enclosure.” LOOKING AHEAD Despite ongoing challenges in the supply chain, Davis recognizes the importance of maintaining strong relationships with suppliers like American Metals, Lansing Building Products and Travis Tisdale Aluminum Specialties, all of whom play a crucial role in the success of GCA’s projects. As for future plans, Davis remarks, “I want to unionize but ideally I want to keep innovating within the space to continue to make it a quality service. I want to have a big location down here 8 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12