At this year’s International Roofing Expo, OMG Roofing Products held a silent auction for a tricked-out PaceCart2 at its booth. Proceeds from the event support two charities that give back to the roofing industry: NRCA’s Community Support and Disaster Relief Fund and the Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress “Melvin Kruger Scholarship Fund.”
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), a national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings, cements, and suppliers of industry products, recently awarded Chris Salazar, vice-president of sales & marketing at Karnak Corporation, as the recipient of the RCMA's prestigious Martin A. Davis Industry Leadership Award for 2011.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected a challenge by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) December 2010 directive on the use of fall protection in residential construction.
Lapolla Industries, Inc., a Houston based manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation, cool roof coatings and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential and commercial markets, for both new construction and retrofit applications, announced results of the First Lapolla Global Summit held in Europe.
Roofing industry veteran Jay Butch has been promoted to director of contractor programs for CertainTeed Roofing. This promotion is the result of his significant contribution to the development and implementation of top-notch roofing contractor programs.
SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it is revising ANSI/SPRI FX-1 “Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Withdrawal Resistance of Roofing Fasteners” and plans to canvass the document for re-approval as an American National Standard.
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a manufacturer of modified bitumen membranes and roof coatings in the commercial and residential roofing industry, recently appointed Chris Martinez to the newly created position of National Accounts Manager.
The 2nd annual Quality Asphalt Roofing Case Study Program (QARC) is now open for submissions. The first year of QARC awarded three projects that exemplified asphalt’s characteristics of “raising the B.A.R.” to be the most beautiful, affordable and reliable roofing solution.
Ken Weaver, Chairman, CEO and President of Firestone Diversified Products, LLC (FSDP), and concurrently President of FSDP’s subsidiary Firestone Building Products, LLC (FSBP), has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer for Bridgestone Americas, Inc., the Nashville-based parent company of FSDP, effective May 15, 2011.
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