September 2011 Housing Starts - Great News for Multifamily construction

September housing stats were released...the good news is housing starts were up 15% over earlier projections...pushed by large increases in multifamily. The seasonally adjusted rate was 658,000 versus the analyst predictions of 590,000.

The main driving force in the increase...housing starts for buildings with two or more units up 51.3% to a 233,000 rate; while single-family home construction increased 1.7% to a 425,000 rate.

Starts grew in all regions...with the West leading with an increase of 18.1 and South following close behind with an increase of 15.7.

Barrier is excited to hear the release as it coincides with the uptick in sales volumes of Barrier products shipping out recently. Let's hope the growth continues...Fire rated sheathing, fire rated osb, fire rated plywood, fire resistant sheathing, fire resistant osb, fire resistant plywood, multifamily construction, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, Blazeguard, Mycoguard, fire rated paint, intumescent paint, class a flame spread, class a wall assembly, class c wall assembly, mold resistant, mildew resistant, fire retardant plywood, fire retardant osb, fire retardant sheathing, frt, sips, fire rated structurally insulated panels, thermal barrier, fire rated wall assemblies, fire rated commercial modular roofing, fire rated modular construction, green building products, leed, electrical panel backer board, sips, wildfire protection, forest fire protection, non combustible exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant eaves, non combustible eaves, ignition resistant soffets, non combustible soffets, esr-1365, wui approved, wui listed, California state fire marshal approved building materials, specified building product, architectural specifications, builders specs, LP® FlameBlock®, Party Wall, Wall Assembly, Pyrotite®, sheathing, OSB

Sales Revenue and Sales Volume Results for September 30, 2011 Released

Barrier has just released monthly and quarterly sales revenue and shipment volume results for Fiscal 2012 Q1 (Jul 11 - Sept 11) and the month of September 2011. Revenues are up 23% for the quarter and 39% for the month. Shipments in square footage are up 25% for the quarter and 53% for the month. Click HERE to view the report...the monthly sales reports are posted on our website at: www.intlbarrier.com, Investors, Current News.Fire rated sheathing, fire rated osb, fire rated plywood, fire resistant sheathing, fire resistant osb, fire resistant plywood, multifamily construction, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, Blazeguard, Mycoguard, fire rated paint, intumescent paint, class a flame spread, class a wall assembly, class c wall assembly, mold resistant, mildew resistant, fire retardant plywood, fire retardant osb, fire retardant sheathing, frt, sips, fire rated structurally insulated panels, thermal barrier, fire rated wall assemblies, fire rated commercial modular roofing, fire rated modular construction, green building products, leed, electrical panel backer board, sips, wildfire protection, forest fire protection, non combustible exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant eaves, non combustible eaves, ignition resistant soffets, non combustible soffets, esr-1365, wui approved, wui listed, California state fire marshal approved building materials, specified building product, architectural specifications, builders specs, LP® FlameBlock®, Party Wall, Wall Assembly, Pyrotite®, sheathing, OSB

Double Digit Growth in both Sales Revenue and Sales Volumes of Shipments for Fiscal Year

This morning, Barrier posted a press release announcing Fiscal Year End Sales Revenue and Sales Volumes of Shipments - both double-digit increases year over year. In addition, a summary of the year's accomplishments were highlighted. Click HERE to view the release.

IBTGF - International Barrier files 10K Financial Statements

International Barrier Technology filed their annual SEC 10K form for the fiscal period ending June 30, 2011. Click HERE to view the complete report.Fire rated sheathing, fire rated osb, fire rated plywood, fire resistant sheathing, fire resistant osb, fire resistant plywood, multifamily construction, small cap, otcbb, ibtgf, barrier, Blazeguard, Mycoguard, fire rated paint, intumescent paint, class a flame spread, class a wall assembly, class c wall assembly, mold resistant, mildew resistant, fire retardant plywood, fire retardant osb, fire retardant sheathing, frt, sips, fire rated structurally insulated panels, thermal barrier, fire rated wall assemblies, fire rated commercial modular roofing, fire rated modular construction, green building products, leed, electrical panel backer board, sips, wildfire protection, forest fire protection, non combustible exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant exterior wall sheathing, ignition resistant eaves, non combustible eaves, ignition resistant soffets, non combustible soffets, esr-1365, wui approved, wui listed, California state fire marshal approved building materials, specified building product, architectural specifications, builders specs, LP® FlameBlock®, Party Wall, Wall Assembly, Pyrotite®, sheathing, OSB