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Antis Roofing and Waterproofing is award finalist

Antis Roofing and Waterproofing, Irvine, Calif., has been selected as one of three finalists for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 2017 Best Corporate Steward—Small and Middle Market Business Award.

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Best Corporate Steward awards recognize companies that are responsive and responsible members of society and whose values, operational practices and decision-making exemplify "shared value" for their shareholders, customers, employees, communities and the environment. Companies with revenues of $1 billion or less are eligible for the Best Corporate Steward—Small and Middle Market Business Award. Companies with revenues more than $1 billion are eligible for the Best Corporate Steward—Large Business Award.

Antis Roofing and Waterproofing was selected as a finalist for the 2017 Best Corporate Steward—Small and Middle Market Business Award for its community service work benefiting Alzheimer's Orange County, Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Hope Center for the Arts, Orange County Food Bank, and Orange County Ronald McDonald House, among other organizations.

The winner of the 2017 Best Corporate Steward—Small and Middle Market Business Award will be announced Nov. 15 during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 2017 Citizens Award Gala in Washington, D.C.

Nations Roof receives risk management award

Nations Roof LLC, Lithia Springs, Ga., received National Underwriter Property & Casualty's Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management Award during the 72nd annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference held Aug. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla. The annual award is given to three organizations that demonstrate exceptional loss control, safety and return-to-work programs. The winners are among the top performers in managing workers' compensation costs.

Nations Roof also was featured in an exclusive profile in the August 2017 issue of National Underwriter Property & Casualty and on www.propertycasualty360.com.

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar selects GAF as preferred manufacturer

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, Fremont, Calif., has chosen GAF, Parsippany, N.J., to be its preferred manufacturer of cool shingles.

GAF will help supply PetersenDean Roofing & Solar customers with shingles that comply with Title 24 cool roof requirements, such as GAF's new Timberline HD Reflector Series Shingles. The shingles will offer PetersenDean Roofing & Solar customers a large selection of colors to design their roof systems. PetersenDean Roofing & Solar's relationship with GAF enables the company to provide quality roofing materials to its customers while helping the environment and supporting U.S. jobs.

Affiliate news

Tennessee association fundraises for fire victims

The Tennessee Association of Roofing Contractors (TARC) held a golf tournament fundraiser April 21 in Gatlinburg, Tenn., to benefit Gatlinburg's Mountain Tough Recovery Team, a foundation set up through the East Tennessee Foundation to continue to aid and support families who were adversely affected by wildfires on Nov. 28, 2016. The fires reportedly burned 1,800 homes and caused $500 million in damage to the tourism industry.

TARC also held a silent auction and reception after the golf tournament at the Margaritaville Island Hotel in Sevierville, Tenn., to raise funds for the East Tennessee Foundation. Items auctioned off included Gatlinburg weekend getaway packages donated by the Gatlinburg Visitors Bureau. TARC committed to fundraising $10,000 for the foundation and exceeded its goal to raise $14,000.

Other news

ICC and BPI partner to advance training

The International Code Council (ICC) and the Building Professional Institute (BPI) have partnered to advance training for building professionals in Texas. Under the agreement, ICC will manage the registration, administration and outreach for training and BPI will develop curriculum to meet the needs of building professionals.

BPI annually conducts four regional events offering quality education and training for building professionals, including building officials, municipal inspectors, architects, engineers, builders, code enforcement, contractors, and environmental health and safety personnel. Coursework completed at the training events earns Continuing Education Units to help participants maintain professional credentials. The partnership agreement enables BPI to leverage ICC's expertise and resources to elevate its training services.

In August, ICC began supplying registration and outreach services for BPI's upcoming Central Texas training event Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Austin. For more information about BPI training events, visit bpi-tx.com.

ASSE accepting scholarship applications

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is accepting applications for its Family Scholarship Fund.

Established in 2013, the scholarship is available to spouses and college-age children of individuals who lost their lives in a workplace accident. Each scholarship recipient receives $10,000 toward his or her college expenses.

Scholarship applications are due Dec. 1, and an award announcement will be made April 1, 2018. To apply, visit foundation.asse.org/family-scholarship-fund.

MCA welcomes new members

The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has welcomed five new members: Edco Products, Hopkins, Minn.; Exterior Systems, Fulton, Miss.; Kloeckner Metals, Roswell, Ga.; Sheet Metal Supply Ltd., Mundelein, Ill.; and NRCA member William Molnar Roofing Co. Inc., Riverview, Mich.

MCA now has 95 members representing all facets of the metal construction industry.

Trent Cotney law firm awards scholarship

NRCA member Trent Cotney, P.A., a Tampa, Fla.-based construction law firm, has awarded its Trent Cotney Scholarship to Chris Schuman. Schuman is a senior at Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, Fla., interested in pursuing a career in the construction industry. The scholarship will cover Schuman's tuition and fees for his senior year of high school.

The Trent Cotney Scholarship is only awarded to applicants who want to enter the construction industry after high school. To be considered for the scholarship, a student must submit an application, essay, letter of recommendation, and copy of his or her high school transcript.

MRA to host METALCON seminars

The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) will host two seminars for metal roofing contractors during METALCON 2017 Oct. 18-20 in Las Vegas.

"Growing Your Residential Metal Roofing Company in the Age of Millennials" is designed to teach companies how to attract bright, ambitious young people while developing a profitable company culture. "Increasing Your Residential Metal Roof Company's Profitability" will reveal sales techniques that may help metal roofing contractors close sales during a first visit with a potential customer. The one-hour seminars are offered Oct. 18 and Oct. 19.

Distributor news

ABC Supply opens new branches

ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, Wis., opened new branches in Terre Haute, Ind.; Bowling Green, Ky.; and Sterling, Va. The Terre Haute branch is ABC Supply's fourteenth location in Indiana and gives local contractors convenient access to roofing, siding and gutter products. The Bowling Green branch is ABC Supply's sixth location in Kentucky and offers steep- and low-slope roofing products to contractors in central and southern Kentucky. The Sterling location is ABC Supply's twenty-fifth location in Virginia and offers roofing, siding, windows, doors and other exterior building products.

In addition, ABC Supply has promoted 25 branch managers to managing partner status. Managing partners join ABC Supply's National Branch Advisory Board, which advises senior management about various topics. For a list of the new branch managers, go to www.abcsupply.com/news/abc-supply-names-25-managing-partners-2017.

SRS Distribution acquires New Jersey distributor

SRS Distribution Inc., McKinney, Texas, has acquired National Building Supply Corp., Dover, N.J., a family-owned distributor of residential building products.

National Building Supply now is an SRS Distribution independent distributor and its branches in Belleville, N.J.; Dover; and Roselle, N.J., will operate under the National Building Supply name while serving local contractors.

Manufacturer news

TAMKO^® Building Products receives safety awards

TAMKO Building Products Inc., Joplin, Mo., has received nine safety awards from the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) in recognition of the company's safety achievements during 2016.

TAMKO Building Products' Joplin facility received ARMA's prestigious President's Award for having one of the industry's lowest ARMA index scores during a two-year period. The Joplin facility and TAMKO Building Products' Phillipsburg, Kan., facility received ARMA's Perfect Employee Safety Awards based on the facilities' safety records of zero lost or restricted days and no reportable Occupational Safety and Health Administration incidents during 2016. In addition, the facilities each received an ARMA 2016 Safety Improvement Award for reducing their ARMA Safety Index 25 percent or more during the previous year. TAMKO Building Products' facilities in Green Cove Springs, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Dallas; and Ennis, Texas, also each received an ARMA 2016 Safety Improvement Award.

OMG^® Roofing Products hosts Pick Six game

OMG Roofing Products, Agawam, Mass., has kicked off its OMG Pick Six promotional game with the National Football League (NFL) season.

OMG Pick Six participants compete for weekly prizes and try to land among the top three season winners, who split more than $7,000. To play, participants pick the winners of six NFL games each week during the regular season and receive points for correct picks. Players also can earn weekly bonus points by answering questions about new products from OMG Roofing Products.

The NFL's regular season began Sept. 7, but participants can join the game at any time during the season. To sign up for OMG Pick Six, visit www.omgpicksix.com.

Up the ladder

The BILCO Co. has named Michael Toohey general manager.

Kemper System America Inc. has named Braeden Kleven account executive—Midwest region, Larry Ryndak New England account executive and Lynn Walters West Coast regional sales manager.

National Coatings Corp. has named Parker Danciu sales representative for Florida and Bill Roper independent sales representative for Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

OMG^® Roofing Products has named Chris Mader technical services manager.

The industry online

3M™ has launched its 3M Center for Hearing Conservation at 3m.com/CHC. The site contains articles and details about the seven elements of a successful hearing-loss prevention program, as well as videos, toolkits and fast facts.

Karnak Corp. has updated its website, www.karnakcorp.com, by adding a new decision tree designed to guide visitors' product decisions; enabling quicker access to product installation videos and instructions; and addressing frequently asked questions related to fabrics, reinforcements, waterproofing and general roofing scenarios.

Events

October

16-18
MRCA 68th Annual Conference & Expo
Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA)
St. Louis
Contact: MRCA
(800) 497-6722 or mrca@mrca.org
www.mrca.org

17-20
NRCA's Fall Committee Meetings and Legislative Conference
NRCA
Washington, D.C.
Contact: NRCA's Washington, D.C., office
(202) 400-2592
www.nrca.net

18-20
IFMA's World Workplace
International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
Houston
Contact: IFMA
ifma@ifma.org
worldworkplace.ifma.org

18-20
METALCON 2017
Metal Construction Association
Las Vegas
Contact: METALCON Headquarters
(800) 537-7765 or answers@metalcon.com
www.metalcon.com

19
Living Roof Symposium
SOPREMA^® Inc.
Hayward, Calif.
Contact: SOPREMA
(800) 356-3521
info.soprema.us/livingroofsymposium

November

3
For Foremen Only, Level 2
NRCA
Rosemont, Ill.
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net