Briefings

Manufacturer news

GAF partners with Angie's List™

GAF, Parsippany, N.J., has announced an exclusive partnership with Angie's List, a membership site featuring reviews and information to help members make informed purchasing decisions. GAF will be the only roofing manufacturer promoted on the website and will provide GAF offers to Angie's List members.

GAF also will offer discounts to Angie's List service providers who purchase GAF roofing materials for installation of Angie's List member projects. GAF factory-certified contractors will benefit from exclusive GAF branding support through the website, magazine and mobile app, and Angie's List members will be able to purchase prepackaged offers that include GAF roofing products and installation from Angie's List's online marketplace.

Additionally, GAF has renewed its ongoing partnership with No Roof Left Behind, a program that provides a new roof to deserving families in the U.S. and Canada. GAF will supply the roofing materials for No Roof Left Behind projects through September 2016. More than 70 contractors will use the free materials from GAF to install new roof systems for local families in need.

Drexel Metals partners with Autodesk

Drexel Metals, Louisville, Ky., has partnered with Autodesk Inc., a leader in 3-D design and engineering software, to post its Building Information Modeling (BIM) content on Autodesk's host site for access by architects, building owners and contractors.

Using Autodesk, roofing industry professionals and customers can access Drexel Metals' up-to-date BIM content; 3-D views of a variety of roofing products; installation information; color charts; and product details.

Contractor news

Commercial Roofers awards scholarship

Commercial Roofers Inc., Las Vegas, has awarded its annual $1,500 scholarship to Nasko Balaktchiev, a third-year architect studies major at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Since 1998, Commercial Roofers has provided an annual scholarship to a UNLV student in the architect studies program. The scholarship was established to help teach the importance of proper and workable roof system designs to students who aspire to become architects.

Tecta America acquires Wolfe Roofing

Tecta America, Rosemont, Ill., has acquired Wolfe Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc., Reading, Pa., a roofing and sheet metal company. The company will be known as Wolfe Roofing, a Tecta America Company LLC.

Wolfe Roofing, a Tecta America Company LLC, has been a part of the Pennsylvania roofing industry for 42 years. The company will continue to primarily serve roofing professionals in the Pennsylvania market and surrounding areas.

Roofing Solutions receives award

Roofing Solutions, Prairieville, La., has been selected as a winner in ENR Texas & Louisiana magazine's 2015 regional Best Projects competition. Roofing Solutions received an award for Best Project in the Specialty Contracting category for reroofing the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans.

Roofing Solutions installed a lightweight insulating concrete roof system to replace the existing 65,000-square-foot roof system that had been patched and repaired for years following damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The new roof system provides a higher R-value, has a low carbon footprint and is more energy-efficient.

Roofing Solutions workers prevented moisture from entering the aquarium while working around multiple roof-penetrating life support units, chillers and other mechanical systems. The crew structured its schedule to accommodate aquarium visitors by working on the project during the night and in the early morning hours from highly constricted access points to allow normal aquarium operations to continue.

All the competition winners were invited to Houston to receive recognition by ENR Texas & Louisiana magazine at an event Dec. 8.

Distributor news

ABC Supply opens new branch

ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, Wis., has opened a branch in Charlottesville, Va. The store serves contractors throughout Virginia and offers steep- and low-slope roof systems, as well as siding, gutters, windows and related products.

ABC Supply also has acquired certain assets of Storewide Investors Inc. (d.b.a. Exterior Distributors), Harrisonburg, Va. The acquisition provides ABC Supply with its 19th Virginia location. The store offers exterior building materials to contractors operating in central Virginia.

SRS Distribution acquires two locations

SRS Distribution, McKinney, Texas, has completed a transaction with N.B. Handy Co. (d.b.a. Morris Ginsberg), Lynchburg, Va., acquiring the residential roofing assets and interests of Morris Ginsberg's locations in Chantilly, Va., and Hanover, Md.

SRS Distribution will move inventory and resources from its existing location in Herndon, Va., to its new Chantilly location. The acquisition strengthens SRS Distribution's presence in the Mid-Atlantic region, allowing the company to offer its products to contractors throughout the area.

Other news

MCA announces award winners

The Metal Construction Association (MCA) announced the winners of its 2015 Chairman's Awards during the 25th METALCON Tradeshow and Conference in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 14-16.

The Chairman's Awards are given each year to MCA member companies whose exceptional building projects honor innovation and creativity while highlighting how metal products help achieve outstanding building design. Recipients are selected from projects submitted by MCA members to Metal Architecture magazine's annual Design Awards Program.

MCA's Chairman's Awards recipients include 3A Composites USA, Statesville, N.C.; Alcoa Architectural Products, Eastman, Ga.; DAMS Inc.—Architectural Metals, Alsip, Ill.; NRCA member Drexel Metals, Louisville, Ky.; Kingspan Insulated Panels, DeLand, Fla.; RHEINZINK America Inc., Woburn, Mass.; Tuschall Engineering, Burr Ridge, Ill.; and Umicore Building Products USA Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

In addition, MCA has announced the creation of its MCA Triumph Awards to honor the many different kinds of people and companies that champion the growth and development of the metal construction industry. The MCA Triumph Awards will be given in nine categories: Industry Champion of the Year Award; Industry Movers and Shakers Awards; Industry Media Executive/Journalist of the Year Award; Industry Sales Person of the Year Award; Entrepreneur of the Year; Business of the Year—Contractor, Manufacturer or Service Provider; Emerging Business of the Year; Corporate Citizen—Business of the Year and Individual of the Year; and Marketer of the Year—Business to Business and Consumer.

The inaugural Triumph Award was awarded to Claire Kilcoyne, vice president of tradeshows for PSMJ Resources, Newton, Mass. Kilcoyne received the first Industry Champion of the Year Award for successfully organizing the METALCON convention for 25 years.

Future honorees will be nominated by their peers and judged by a 10-person committee each year. Nominations are open to the public and will be accepted beginning February 2016. The awards will be presented at an event to be held Oct. 26, 2016, in Baltimore.

Additionally, METALCON International has partnered with America's Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, to raise money for military veterans receiving care at the Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Tampa, Fla. Attendees at the 25th METALCON Tradeshow and Conference, held Oct. 14-16 in Tampa, had the opportunity to donate to America's Fund during the show. The donations benefitted severely injured veterans who require intensive rehabilitative care. Kilcoyne announced METALCON's giving back program will continue to benefit America's Fund throughout each year.

The industry online

Hy-Tech Roof Drains has launched a new website, www.hy-techroofdrains.com, designed to simplify the process of purchasing commercial roof drains. The website makes available product information from more than 10 manufacturers and features a build-a-drain tool, which allows contractors to select the specific roof drain options and accessories needed to match a roof system's requirements, and a drain replacement wizard, which asks contractors a few questions and then provides information about the specific make and model of the drain or part the contractor may be trying to locate.

GAF has relaunched the GAF Style Guide at www.gaf.com/style. The style guide features a variety of visual images to help homeowners select shingle colors and styles to match their personal styles, as well as expert advice from Nancy Fire, HGTV Home design director and founder of Design Works International, New York City.

CertainTeed has released two additional installments in its Living Spaces^® Facebook^® Home Makeover video series. The videos highlight the installation of roofing, housewrap and accessory products on the exterior of a home in North Smithfield, R.I. The videos are available for viewing on the Certain-Teed Living Spaces Facebook page at www.facebook.com/certainteedlivingspaces and on the CertainTeed Living Spaces YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/CTLivingSpaces.

Up the ladder

The Bilco Co. has named Brian Dail sales engineer for its Colt natural ventilation and fire and smoke curtain products.

Duro-Last^® Roofing Inc. has named Paul Bujalski vice president of operations.

Firestone Building Products Co. LLC has named Anthony Salvatore vice president of roofing sales.

Malarkey Roofing Products has named Charles Breunig New Mexico and El Paso representative; Ed Cochran Colorado district manager; Nicholas Cwikla Chicago representative; Buddy Faust Arizona sales representative; Mike Fields Washington sales representative; Thomas Fisher eastern Missouri and southern Illinois representative; Tim Keith north and west Texas commercial representative; Jim Kellogg Midwestern regional sales manager; Stephen Kliafas Houston representative; Marshall Kovacs Texas district manager; Cooper Robbins Colorado representative; Ben Rucka Southwest district manager; Aaron Sprague Michigan representative; and Rick Thornton Alaska sales representative.

National Coatings Corp. has promoted Shawn Collins to president and Matt Kolb to CEO.

Events

December

11
For Foremen Only, Level 1
NRCA
Denver
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net

15-17
China International Roofing and Waterproofing Expo 2015
China National Waterproof Building Materials Industry Association
Visit the NRCA booth
Beijing
Contact: China National Waterproof Building Materials Industry Association's Customer Service Department
+86 10 88415069
www.chinaroofexpo.com

17
NRCA University Webinar: Technical Roofing Industry Update
NRCA
Online
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net

January 2016

19-21
NAHB International Builders' Show
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Visit the NRCA booth
Las Vegas
Contact: NAHB's Customer Service Department
(800) 967-8619 or nahb@experient-inc.com
www.buildersshow.com

21-22
CRCA's 33rd Annual Trade Show and Seminars
Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA)
Visit the NRCA booth
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
Contact: CRCA's Customer Service Department
(708) 449-3340
www.crca.org

February 2016

2-5
2016 ROOF + TIMBER (DACH + HOLZ) International Trade Fair
GHM
Visit the NRCA booth
Stuttgart, Germany
Contact: GHM Customer Service Department
+49 (0)89 189 149-553 or visitor@dach-holz.de
www.dach-holz.de/en/home
15-19
NRCA's 129th Annual Convention
NRCA
Orlando, Fla.
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net

16
Meeting and Exceeding OSHA's Requirements
NRCA
Orlando, Fla.
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net

16
CERTA Train-the-trainer Authorization
NRCA
Orlando, Fla.
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net

17-19
2016 International Roofing Expo^®
Informa Exhibitions U.S.
Visit the NRCA booth
Orlando, Fla.
Contact: Informa Exhibitions U.S.
(972) 536-6415
www.theroofingexpo.com

19
For Foremen Only, Level 1
NRCA
Orlando, Fla.
Contact: NRCA's Customer Service Department
(866) ASK-NRCA (275-6722) or info@nrca.net
www.nrca.net