Business View Magazine September 2018

162 163 Email: LMKbldgdesigns@aol.com•Mobile: 901-277-7533 Services We Offer: Installation Training: On-site Standing Seam roof installation training and classroom for manufacturers Independent 3rd-party roof inspections for 20-year weather-tight warranties Inspections for new and existing buildings Forensics for fire, wind, snow-drift and storms Stress analysis of existing buildings Expert Witness LMK Building Designs, Inc. offers sales, engineering and inspections to contractors and owners for pre-engineered building projects and related component parts. Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings Consulting Services Designs & Sales able roof system that’s currently on the market, today.” Further testing of actual components takes place within the company’s onsite lab for licens- ees that participate in its QC Program and send in samples. “We document it, cut it apart, and break it down to design criteria on radii, and so forth, so that we can tell that licensee that they need to make adjustments,” says Rodden. “The field sam- ples products sent for examination will undergo a very thorough inspection program and then the license will be provided a written report. It’s a very intense lengthy process.”“We remove sample portions out of the panels and we put them on an optical comparator so we can see where the tooling is wearing and radii are starting to grow, and they can take that report back to the tooling manufacturer in addressing issues,” adds Richard Starks Jr., P.E., Vice President for Engineering & Product Development. For a relatively small company–BRS has only six employees –Rodden maintains that it actu- ally has a very large impact on the industry. “We currently have 33 licensees - across the United States, with two in Canada and one in China,” he reports. “So we have the largest licensed network of standing seam manufacturers than any other company. And we’ve got a program, now, that we’re actively pursuing called ‘50 in 5.’We want to have a minimum 50 licensees in the next 5 years. We also want to begin to create a more intimate relationship with all the licensees that we cur- rently have, and new ones coming onboard, with new service programs, and new ideas on technol- ogy to help them grow their businesses. “We are utilizing our Superior Seam Technology on one exciting particular new innovation at the present time that will have a major impact on the entire industry if we can work out the de- sign details. As in any R&D company, you’ve got to have several prototypes and numerous fails before you find the right final design. If we can get those things accomplished, it’s a patentable process that we feel that all others will want to participate in, including our competitors. As far as expansion–we have several regional, national, and international folks we’re currently talking to about license purchases and we expect those to grow.We also look forward to attaining the licensing goal of the ‘50 in 5’ program success. BUILDING RESEARCH SYSTEMS We expect our capital expenditures will be most- ly related to expanding tooling capabilities as licensing demand for our roof systems continues to expand, as well as additional R&D equipment required to handle the designs of the new idea we’re working on as it moves forward into market reality.” When it comes to the benefits that BRS pro- vides to its licensees, Rodden maintains that “all the hard work’s been done as far as design, tool- ing, testing, and technical data. The initial setup and ongoing problem solving assistance is some- thing that we pride ourselves on. If someone has an issue, for example, if they have a field difficulty and none of their tech personnel can figure it out, and they call us, we will work on it until we figure out a solution that is satisfactory to everyone involved.We are committed to our license hold- ers to have outstanding sales and tech support, including ongoing industry leading product de- velopment once they become part of the Superior Seam Technology family. BRS has the flexibility to do many things for all our licensees.” PREFERRED VENDORS n LMK Building Designs, Inc. www.lmkbuilding.com n SBI Metal Buildings www.sbimetalbuildings.com 114 Trooper Drive, Hot Springs, AR 71913 SBI METAL BUILDINGS 501-262-0600 www.sbimetalbuildings.com SBI Metal Buildings is a single source Steel Building and Metal Roofing Manufacturer located at Mid-America Industrial Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. SBI began making pre-engineered metal buildings, roofs, and components in 1995. SBI manufactures a range of Steel Buildings used for institutional, com- mercial and industrial applications. Our valued customers include con- tractors, developers, governmental agencies, and of course do-it- yourselfers. You can find SBI Metal Buildings located all around the US and many overseas locations. Metal Buildings are not just boxes; they cover a wide range of new construction.