Industry News - Roofing Contractor

Drexel Metals Partners With New Tech Machinery

Drexel Metals Corporation of Ivyland, Pa., and New Tech Machinery of Denver, Colo., have joined forces. Drexel Metals, a metal roof systems supplier, and New Tech Machinery, a manufacturer of portable roll forming equipment, will now offer the most complete cost-effective engineered metal roofing package available, according to Brian Partyka, the president of Drexel Metals.

	Garland Provides Professional Specifications Architects, designers, specification writers, and facility managers may wish to take advantage of the nearly 40 roofing specifications now available online at garlandco.com, the Web site of The Garland Company Inc., Cleveland-based manufacturer and distributor of high-performance solutions for the building envelope.

Hart & Cooley Employees Awarded Training Certificates Thirteen employees at Hart & Cooley’s Commercial Products Group (CPG) manufacturing complex were recently awarded certificates for successful completion of training in welding.

Jorve Roofing Raises $56,000 for Children’s Hospital Ted Jorve, President of Jorve Roofing, gathered 144 friends together in June for the 7h Annual Jorve Charity Open golf tournament at Harbour Pointe Golf Club in Mukilteo, Wash., and raised nearly $56,000.

On Center Software Annual Users Conference Set On Center Software will host its annual Users Conference Nov.13-14 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston.

	Owens Corning Names New Group President Owens Corning announced the appointment of Karel K. Czanderna as group president of building materials.

PRS Recognizes Contractors’ Green Practices Performance Roof Systems Inc. (PRS) announced Texas Roof Management located in Richardson, Texas, as the first Derbigum Authorized Contractor (DAC) to achieve the status of greenDAC.

	RRCI Holds Mid-Year Technical Meeting The Reflective Roof Coatings Institute enjoyed record-setting attendance at its third annual Mid-Year Technical Meeting held Aug. 21 in Medina, Ohio, on the RPM International campus.

	SPFA Names New Executive Committee The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) announced the election of new Executive Committee Officers and Board members for the 2008-10 term.

SopraStar Achieves Energy Star Rating SOPREMA’s cool roof SopraStar has achieved Energy Star rating. Composed of selected SBS modified bitumen on fiberglass reinforcement with highly reflective white top surface, which maintains high reflectivity and emissivity.

Tile Roofing Institute to Hold Fall Forum The Fall Forum will provide tile roof contractors, manufacturers, builders and design professionals with a platform for networking, technical updates, market trends and new product showcases.