Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 10, 2026: Meeting the needs of contractors has always been Flex-Ability Concepts’ focus. Its latest offering, Slotted Flex-C Trac, adds slotted legs for deflection to the original Flex-C Trac. This gives framing contractors an additional method to create high-quality curved walls, columns and S-curves in specific applications.   The Slotted Flex-C Trac system is a head-of-wall deflection track that is used for framing exterior curtainwalls and n

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May 10, 2023: Bridging between studs is necessary when framing a wall to prevent twisting and buckling, and conventional methods come with a certain level of frustration. In response, Flex-Ability Concepts has released Snap Lock, a new bridging bar, for an easier and faster way to snap studs into place.   Snap Lock is designed to be installed as the wall is being framed. In essence, stud spacing is accomplished by the product. The bridging bar has a s

The strength and success of the construction industry is directly related to how those in the industry support each other. We are big believers in this philosophy and do what we can to add to the industry.   Supporting students in various capacities is particularly important to us. We give a scholarship to students at the University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs School of Architecture in Norman. Check out stories about winners in our blogs .   We recently found students to support in

Some of the buzz circulating during trade shows in late 2025 was about the acquisition of Gypsum Management and Supply Inc. ( GMS) by SRS Distribution Inc., a specialty trade distribution subsidiary of The Home Depot. All of the entities in the construction industry, including us, remain curious about how this acquisition will impact what matters most to contractors—product quality, availability and price. Here is what The Home Depot announced in September 2025, from Ted Deck

One of the best parts of starting a new year is having a fresh perspective about what is possible. As a species, we are often optimistic at the start of every year, hoping for a little more or, at the very least, stability. Market analysis reports are just being released as 2026 gets underway. Expectations for growth during 2026 as of the fall 2025 were low. Based on that, most industry leaders urge contractors to balance risks and opportunities, seize new opportunities, and

It’s been a long year, but, my goodness, it went fast. December will screech by before we know it, taking 2025 with it. Like many, we cannot help but to pause to think about all that was achieved this year and what is on the horizon. We traveled   to shows, like the convention put on by the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI). AWCI’s next show, Build26  is March 15-18 in New Orleans, and you bet you will find us there. We also took our annual trip to the Ame

A newsletter from Susan David, an award-winning psychologist and Harvard Medical School instructor who studies emotional agilit y , made its rounds. One standout line read, “We all need to experience some level of meaning and purpose from the work we do.” After chewing on that statement, we considered how does this meaning and purpose translate in the construction industry. Is there a difference in getting fulfillment in an office job compared with those who work at a jobsi

The group of people born between 1997 and 2012 is known as Gen Z. These 20-somethings have started a career shift that many in the...

That construction segment that is growing at the fastest pace is data centers, projected to hit about $456 billion by 2030. Behind that...