CASE STUDY JO-ANN FABRICS AND CRAFT STORES
Roth, a Sodexo Company, is a leading provider of quality roofing and building preservation, alternative energy, HVAC, and remote energy management solutions designed for sustainability, maximum life cycles and operational effectiveness. With decades of experience, this Sodexo company applies a unique performance-oriented approach to identify problems and provide the best solution to meet clients’ needs. Many Roth products are environmentally preferable and carry Energy Star® ratings, Cool Roof Rating Council ratings and can contribute to achieving LEED® certification. Roth, a Sodexo Company, is the industry benchmark for service excellence, delivering world-class Sustainable Solutions Built for Life.
Client’s Perspective Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is the nation’s largest specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts and is headquartered in Hudson, Ohio. Jo-Ann operates over 770 stores in 49 states with three Distribution Centers in Hudson, OH, Visalia, CA and Opelika, AL. More than 23,000 employees nationwide work to support the Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores brand.
The proposed Roth solution was to design a roof system that would meet the requirements specific to the building construction for wind uplift, roof insulation value, waterproofing integrity, and long-term performance. Over an eight-year period, Roth worked with Jo-Ann Stores to replace sections of this 1.2 million square foot facility and in 2009, completed the last of the major construction on this facility.
Challenge
Outcome
Jo-Ann Stores acquired an aging building complex for their Corporate Headquarters facility and faced constant roof leaks that resulted in potential safety issues and excessive spending on roof leak repairs, damage clean-up, and lost inventory.
• Through Roth’s design/build strategy, the cost of roof replacement was lowered based on a Roth-negotiated best price and terms with the manufacturer that included a 20-year system warranty.
Roth Solution
• Since the commissioning of the roof sections, Roth has engaged in leading edge solutions to further reduce this sites’ impact on the environment such as natural lighting optimization and development of state-of-theart roof ventilation systems. These innovative solutions were developed to meet Jo-Ann’s expectations.
Jo-Ann Stores and Roth, a Sodexo company, have experienced a long and successful partnership. Jo-Ann reached out to Roth to devise a solution that would tackle the ongoing leaky roof condition.
• Roof leaks were reduced to zero.
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