Sometimes a company offering the right products and services finds the perfect niche and great relationships just seem to flow naturally - or at least that’s how it seems from afar. Of course, at the heart of all that success is a lot of hard work done the right way, and it is this attention to quality that is the hallmark of Brian McPartlon Roofing LLC of Santa Fe, N.M.
When it comes to specifying roofing products, energy savings and sustainability are important considerations, but the ability to recycle these products is just as important. With that in mind, the EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) has been conducting a research project into the possible recycling of its product over the past 18 months. The initial re-sults from the pilot phase have been very encouraging.
CertainTeed Corporation culminated two years of construction with the official dedication of a new state-of-the-art, four-wide laminated roofing shingle production line at its manufacturing plant in Oxford, N.C. In addition to adding a new production line, the endeavor also included construction of a 65,000-square-foot building and substantial en-hancements to the surrounding property.
When United States Roofing Corp. of Norristown, Pa., needed somebody to step up to the plate and provide a line of credit, Citizens Bank was there standing tall.
It is a match made in the Valley of the Sun: a contractor and distributor getting together with high expectations for each other. The result: Kim Byrne, a co-owner of America Roofing LLC in Glendale, Ariz., nominating Dan Williams of ABC Supply Co. Inc. as its Most Valuable Partner (MVP).
Help from above sometimes comes in unexpected forms. In this case, it came to the Harrisburg School District as an environmentally friendly roof from Eugene, Ore.-based IB Roof Systems that saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In the Miami suburb of Boynton Beach, Fla., an exclusive community is currently under development that will take luxury living to a whole new level. Nestled in a pristine countryside setting, the 280-acre Equus Community is an elegant estate home community that features over 5 miles of uninterrupted horse trails, two 10-acre ponds, a 60-acre wildlife preserve and a 7,000 square-foot clubhouse that offers residents all the amenities of a world-class resort.
Putting a new roof on the historic Tryon Palace, the first permanent capitol of the Colony of North Carolina and home of the royal governor and his family, presented a number of challenges. First and foremost was the need to protect the historic structure and its furnishings.