The Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues, Inc., (RICOWI), will host their 2011 series of spring meetings Thursday, April 7 – Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Peppermill Resort, Reno, Nevada.
ATAS International, Inc. announced ATAS President Dick Bus was granted the Larry A. Swaney Award and ATAS Vice President of Sales Jim Bush was bestowed the Patrick R. Bush Service Award. These awards were given by the Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., during its Annual Meeting in San Diego from Jan. 23-25.
EagleView Technologies, a provider of aerial 3-D
roof measurements, has launched an enhanced website that features easily
accessible order and report history, streamlined check out process and overall
improved user interface (UI) experience.
The W.P. Hickman Company announced that it has
completed the purchase of an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Arden, N.C.
It is anticipated that manufacturing operations will commence at the new plant
in the second quarter of 2011.
The North Texas Roofing Contractors Association
(NTRCA), a regional association for residential and commercial roofing
contractors, distributors, manufacturers and associates who maintain the
highest industry standards, announced the 2011 Golden Hammer Award winners, who
were honored at the 11th Annual Awards Banquet and Gala.
The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers
Association announced that the association’s President, Jared Blum, has been
named Chairman of the Board of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute
(EESI). Blum succeeds Dick Ottinger, who founded EESI while serving as a
Congressman in the 1980s.
Henry Company, a manufacturer of air and vapor
barriers, and roofing and waterproofing products, launched its new website, henry.com, which now includes interactive index cards for each product,
among other features.
GAF Materials Corporation has announced that
effective Jan.1, 2011, all GAF laminated shingles, including all Timberline
shingles, will be covered by a lifetime limited warranty when installed on
single-family residences
The commitment to being world class is a
challenge you may have for yourself. The vision to be world class may be a
concept we hear about in our profession. The objective and goal of being world
class can be inspiring when we hear it or read about it.