Briefings

MANUFACTURER NEWS

GAF begins production at new facility

GAF, Parsippany, N.J., has begun production in a new polyisocyanurate insulation manufacturing plant in Peru, Ill.

The 450,000-square-foot plant added 70 manufacturing and engineering jobs to the community. The facility produces GAF’s EnergyGuard™ line of polyisocyanurate insulation products, including EnergyGuard Non-Halogenated boards made with nonhalogenated flame retardants, custom and tapered design boards, and composite board offerings.

In addition, the team at GAF’s new manufacturing plant has donated to four local community organizations: Habitat for Humanity of LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties; Illinois Valley United Way; IV PADS Shelter; and Second Story Teen Center of Princeton, Ill.

“GAF is dedicated to becoming a proud member of the Peru community,” says Gary Ashley, plant manager for GAF’s Peru facility. “We’re proud to support these amazing organizations that are already doing great work in Peru. We look forward to working together to further uplift its residents.”

Tremco CPG celebrates graduates

Tremco Construction Products Group, Beachwood, Ohio, has announced the graduation of its first cohort of students from Achieve Green, a Rising Stars program that provides opportunities for young people to gain the skills and perspectives needed to pursue careers within various green construction fields.

The cohort students followed the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Apprenticeship Pathway. They are now eligible to complete the final steps to become apprentice glaziers.

“There is a critical need across the nation for skilled workers in the construction industry,” says David Hutchinson, Tremco CPG’s Rising Stars program director. “Tremco CPG’s Rising Stars Program was developed in response to this issue and is proud to work with affiliate programs, including Achieve Green, to provide a pathway for young adults interested in learning a skilled trade.”

Garland awards scholarship

The Garland Co. Inc., Cleveland, has awarded an academic scholarship to Cy Jolliffe of Independence, Ohio. The scholarship will help defray expenses related to Jolliffe’s pursuit of a degree in construction management at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

The Garland scholarship was created in 2020 to honor the company’s 125th anniversary. Each year’s award amount coincides with the number of years the company has been in business; this year’s scholarship amount was $12,900.

“We are particularly pleased to give this year’s award to a young man aspiring to join our industry and make a positive difference in his community,” says David Sokol, president and CEO of Garland Industries Inc.

IKO constructs new facility

IKO, Wilmington, Del., has announced construction of a new asphalt shingle manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Fla. Dana B. Kenyon Co., Jacksonville, Fla., is the general contracting firm for the project.

The site covers more than 75 acres and is IKO’s first shingle production facility in Florida. When completed, the facility will be about 700,000 square feet.

DISTRIBUTOR NEWS

Beacon honors female roofing professional

Beacon, Herndon, Va., has announced Brooke Laizure, owner of Whirlwind Roofing & Construction, Bixby, Okla., is the winner of the 2024 North American Female Roofing Professional of the Year campaign, which highlights women in the roofing industry throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Laizure is a founding member of National Women in Roofing and chairs the NWiR Oklahoma Council, which she co-founded in 2019. Through NWiR, she is involved in Build My Future, a construction career day for high school students in Tulsa, Okla., and Oklahoma City. She also supports Women Accessing Non-Traditional Trades; is a member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce; and has served as an Oklahoma Roofing Contractors Association board member.

“Being named the North American Female Roofing Professional of the Year goes beyond personal accomplishment; it’s a celebration of empowerment in an industry where women continue to break barriers and redefine what it means to be a professional roofing contractor,” Laizure says. “I hope my story inspires other women to pursue their passions and make a difference in the industry.”

More information about Beacon’s annual North American Female Roofing Professional of the Year program is available at go.becn.com/femaleroofpro.

CONTRACTOR NEWS

Hero Roofing partners with Omnia Exterior Solutions™

Hero Roofing, Newnan, Ga., has partnered with Omnia Exterior Solutions, a portfolio company of CCMP Growth Advisors.

“We’re not simply selling roof systems and accessories,” says Nick Branon, CEO of Hero Roofing. “We have a process in place that is as much about enhanced customer service as it is about technical installations. With that mindset, choosing to partner with Omnia Exterior Solutions makes excellent business sense.”

NRCA NEWS

NRCA releases new podcast episode

NRCA, has released a new episode of its podcast series, “Growing America’s Roofing Workforce.”

Two finalists from the SkillsUSA® commercial roofing competition, Noemi Marinez of Florida and Tyler Hutcheson of New York, share how they prepared for the competition.

“Live from SkillsUSA’s Awards Ceremony” is available at nrca.net/news-events/podcast; roofingworkforce.podbean.com; or wherever you get your podcasts.

OTHER NEWS

Roofing Alliance welcomes new member

The Roofing Alliance has announced Frost Roofing Inc., Wapakoneta, Ohio, has joined at the Governor level and is the foundation’s 200th member.

Frost Roofing has been a leader in the commercial and industrial roofing industry in northwest Ohio since 1928.

RT3 opens award nominations

Roofing Technology Think Tank has opened nominations for its 2024 Innovator the Year Award. The award was created to recognize a roofing contractor that has contributed to the advancement of the roofing industry through technical innovation and/or product development in one of the following areas: client service/quality of delivery, employee recruitment/training/retention, environmental impact, product/technology efficiency and safety innovation.

Nominations are reviewed blindly by a team of RT3 members and past award recipients. The 2024 recipient will be announced at the Best of Success Conference Dec. 4-6 in Bonita Springs, Fla.

The nomination period closes Sept. 30. For more information and to submit an award application, go to rt3thinktank.com/2024award.

Additionally, RT3 has made Richard Carroll, founder of Carroll Consulting Group, Minneapolis, its newest board member.

“We are looking forward to Carroll joining the board,” says Karen Edwards, RT3’s director. “He has been an active member of RT3 and brings a strong background in the roofing industry that will help us continue to advance the adoption of technology.”

UP THE LADDER

ABC Supply Co. Inc. has promoted 51 branch managers to managing partners. The full list of managing partners is available at abcsupply.com/news-events.

Holcim Building Envelope has named Jason Loftus vice president of commercial for adhesives, coatings and sealants, and spray foam, and has promoted Lauren Pagano to president of adhesives, coatings and sealants, and spray foam.

Mule-Hide Products Co. has promoted David Phillip to technical services manager.

EVENTS

OCTOBER

9-11

LEGALCon Live 2024

NRCA

Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Contact: NRCA’s Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722), or info@nrca.net

nrca.net

16

Virtual CERTA Train-the-trainer

NRCA

Online

Contact: NRCA’s Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722), or info@nrca.net

nrca.net

NOVEMBER

7

CERTA Train-the-trainer

NRCA

Elgin, Ill.

Contact: NRCA’s Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722), or info@nrca.net

nrca.net

12-15

NRCA’s Fall Committee Meetings and Roofing Alliance Member Meetings

NRCA

Austin, Texas

Contact: NRCA’s Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722), or info@nrca.net

nrca.net

13-15

IFD’s World Championship of Young Roofers

International Federation of the Roofing Trade

Innsbruck, Austria

Contact: IFD
info@ifd-roof.com

ifd-roof.com

NRCA NEW MEMBERS

Architects/Engineers/Consultants

Arkidesign Inc., Miami

C Six Architecture, Spring, Texas

Duffy Engineering, Arlington, Mass.

JNS Architecture & Interior Design, Denver

KBA Architects, New Britain, Conn.

Matthew Hill, PE, Roanoke, Texas

Open Source Engineering LLC, Falls Church, Va.

Q2Bx LLC, Tryo, Mich.

RH Building Consultants LLC,
Hillsboro, Ore.

Tamara Cicchetti Charter, Las Vegas

Wallace & Todd PLLC, Lexington, Ky.

Contractors

Ackerman Construction, Grand Forks, N.D.

All American Restoration LLC,
Rogers, Minn.

AMC Construction and
Remodeling LLC, Houston, Pa.

American Restoration Group Inc.,
Schaumburg, Ill.

Atlas Apex Roofing, Oakland Park,
Fla.

Ballman Roofing & Coating LLC, Kasota, Minn.

BluDog Roofing LLC, Wilmington, Del.

Bowhead Roofing, Doral, Fla.

Brad Smith Roofing Co. Inc.,
Westlake, Ohio

Campany Roof Maintenance LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla.

CommercialRoofer.com, Quincy, Ind.

DA Arnold Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.

DBS Roofing, Falls Church, Va.

Delta Contracting Services Inc.,
East Brunswick, N.J.

District Installations Inc.,
Randallstown, Md.

Eastern Roofing Systems Inc.,
Jessup, Pa.

Economy Roofing, Chicago

FGA Roofing Inc., Peachtree Corners, Ga.

Hernandez Roofing LLC,
New Berlin, Wis.

Hiza Enterprises LLC, Annandale, Va.

Initech Roofing Inc., Dallas

Intercontinental Build LLC,
Washington, D.C.

K Construction LLC, Cornelius, N.C.

Laing Roofing, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

M&M Prime Roofing Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.

Meyer’s Pride Roofing LLC, Dallas

Mills Roofing Inc., Sparks, Nev.

Orb Roofing Solutions, Fort Myers, Fla.

PaRu Construction LLC, San Antonio

R & H Roofing, Easthampton, Mass.

Ramp Construction Co. Inc.,
Eighty Four, Pa.

Redwood Construction,
Washington, Pa.

Restco Roofing Inc., Mission Viejo, Calif.

Rocket Roofing, Temecula, Calif.

Rocky Mountain Contracting, Golden, Colo.

Smiley’s Home Improvements,
New Washington, Ind.

Trusted Roofing LLC, Greeley, Colo.

Watts Roofing, Brazoria, Texas

Wilson and Sons Roofing, Raleigh, N.C.

MANUFACTURERS

Leister Technologies AG,
Kaegiswil, Switzerland

TruCut Metals LLC,
Middlefield, Ohio

SERVICE PROVIDERS

BPM/MCS Insurance, Kansas City, Mo.

Waterproof Properties II LLC,
Plainfield, N.J.

NRCA new members