RENO, Nev. - The Western States Roofing Contractors Association held its 2009 Western Roofing Expo June 14-17 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nev. The association’s 35th annual convention and trade show showcased the latest in roofing technology, roofing tools, machinery, materials and services available to the western roofing contractor. The expo also included a variety of cutting-edge technical programs addressing both commercial and residential roofing topics.
John Cleasby (left) of Cleasby Manufacturing Company in San Francisco, shown here with his father, Ben Cleasby, received the Outstanding Service award, which was presented at the 2009 Western Roofing Expo annual luncheon.
Michael Trotter (left) of Front Range Roofing in Greeley, Colo., and Bruce Hunter-Duschel of BD Roofing in Tacoma, Wash., received the Board Member of the Year awards at the 2009 event.
Lauren Lyons (center), one of the Davis Memorial Foundation scholarship award winners, shares a moment with her parents. Her father, Greg Lyons, is with Roofing Products Group, Fremont, Calif.
WSRCA President Chuck Chapman welcomes attendees to the annual luncheon. Chapman is vice president of Central Roofing Company of Glendale, Ariz.
Craig Brightup, Chief Executive Officer of The Brightup Group LLC, updates attendees on the political landscape and government initiatives. Before starting his consulting firm, for 19 years Brightup was NRCA’s vice president of government relations.
All smiles at the Firestone booth are Terry Orchard, David Mercer, Dwayne Wacenske, Mike Krug and Robert Anderson.
Contractors chat with Roofing Contractor’s Marcia Wright (right) as they wait for the show floor to open.
Cutting the ribbon to officially open the 2009 Western Roofing Expo are Kay Olson and WSRCA President Chuck Chapman.
At the Georgia-Pacific booth on day are (from left) Reinhard Schneider, Marcia Wright, William Croft, Pat Huempfner, Dan Caruth and Dan June.
Jim Schnepper, Keith Sanders, Jill Bloom, Bob Tafaro and Lee Lewis get together at the booth of GAF Materials Corporation.
The guest speaker at the annual luncheon was Mark Sanborn, President of Sanborn & Associates Inc. His books include The Fred Factor and The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do.
Patrick Hughes of Seattle’s Stoneway Roofing Supply (center) checks out the newest offerings at the CertainTeed booth.
Marty Jolly, Jill Bloom, Sean Hinton catch up at the GenFlex booth.
Bob Porter of the Davis Memorial Foundation and WSRCA President Chuck Chapman rally attendees for the Davis Memorial Annual Drawing.
The folks at the Henry Booth gets ready to greet show attendees.
Rocky Stroud of National Nail Corp. shows off his company’s latest tool offerings, including the Stinger cap stapler.
The group staffing the Hunter Panels booth gears up for the show.
Bill Baley of C.I. Services Inc. helps out with the Davis Memorial Foundation’s Lively-Silent Auction.
One of the items up for bid at the Davis Memorial auction was a signed copy of Roofing Contractor’s June issue, which featured Chuck Chapman on the cover. Tippy Spigarelli and Tony Spigarelli submitted the highest bid. Tony Spigarelli is the President of Central Roofing Co.
