ROOFING FLORIDA - January 2015 by Florida Roofing Magazine

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2015 ROOFING FLORIDA Buyer’s Guide Issue Dealers Distributors Manufacturers Service Providers Sales Representatives Workers’ Comp Cases in the Supreme Court Differing Job Site Conditions (Pt III of III) OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards The Fourth Summer Benefiting from the 179D Building Envelope Deduction Charity for a Veteran

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Workers’ Comp Cases in the Supreme Court

OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards

Buyer’s Guide: Manufacturers

You Are Your Own Employee

Differing Job Site Conditions (Pt III of III)

Buyer’s Guide: Dealers and Distributors

Buyer’s Guide: Service Providers & Consultants

Benefiting from the 179D Building Envelope Deduction

Buyer’s Guide: Sales Representatives

The Fourth Summer

Charity for a Veteran

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Welcome to the 2015 Buyer’s Guide! This issue of ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine features our annual Buyer’s Guide, which provides listings of participating industry companies doing business in Florida. The Buyer’s Guide is an opportunity to shine the spotlight on FRSA Associate Members as well as nonmembers. We have made it a breeze to find FRSA Members. Not only are their company names bolded, as in previous years, but they are also in a box at the begining of each section. You will find Dealers and Distributors starting on page 9, Manufacurers starting on page 16, Service Providers and Consultants starting on page 22, and Sales Representatives starting on page 29. Consider RFM Advertisers The Buyer’s Guide, and every issue of ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine would not be possible without the ongoing support of our advertising companies. When making decisions about whom you do business with, I encourage you to take special consideration of the companies that support the valuable information you recieve from this publication every month. -Christopher Homer RFM Editor

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January 2015

Burt Logan ◆ President’s Column

A New Year and a Resolution to Keep Hello to all and welcome to 2015! The turning over of the New Year signals another end to the holiday season: an end to the hustle and bustle, an end to finding gifts for people that you barely know, an end to putting on the weight. Now it is time to buckle up and get back to work; but, before I do that, I would like to thank the new members that have joined this last year, and also say thank you to those members who have been with us through thick and thin. The Association would not be in the place it is today without the backbone of true loyal members and the acquisition of fresh new members. Now that the holidays have spent all of our pent up energy, and extra spending money, it is time to get back to work. But, let’s not go back to the grind without taking time to look back on our business this past year. This year, our industry, and construction in general, has grown exponentially. There has been a gigantic uptick in construction which is a good thing for everyone. When we are on solid footing, which not only provides jobs for roofing contractors and workers, but also moves products for our suppliers and manufacturers. The more products and work that we can put in place, the more we can bill out, which means everybody’s pockets fill with the right amount of money. This upturn also means that there will be more jobs for everyone, including reroofing work. All of this positive does come with some negatives. More job opportunities mean stronger competition for bids. Now you will see more contractors at a bid than usual. Also, people will see that contracting is lucrative again and will join the field. What this means for you is that it might be harder to find good, trained employees, that are trustworthy. Some will see this as a moment of convenience and jump on the bandwagon. Try to avoid these people; hire only people that you can see as future leaders of your company. Make sure their references check out, and that they are properly licensed and trained. Do some digging into their background, making sure that they know what they are doing, and not cost you money with their mistakes. As with every New Year, it is tradition to make resolutions, but ones that we can keep. It is easy to say that we will all run ten miles a day, but most of us never end up keeping that goal. So I am suggesting one resolution for your business that you should be able to keep: Be the Leader You are the owner of your business, which means that you bear all of the fiscal responsibility and accountability of said business. This also means that you are accountable for your employees and their actions. It would be wise to set a high standard for your employees by setting an example for them. Be the guiding light for them, show them the path of what it means to be the exemplary business

owner. Act as if you were your own employee. Do you want an employee that just shows up to work, drinks some coffee, slaps a couple of shingles down, and calls it a day? Be the employee you want for your business. If there is a problem, remedy it quickly and efficiently. It falls upon you to set the example, not to become the example. Now that is a resolution that is easy to keep. I want to remind everyone about the new FRSA Educational Foundation Training Center located at 7071 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792. This Training Center is becoming a valuable asset to the Association with classes and meetings already scheduled. Just last month, Jim Brauner from Brauner Safety Services held a class inside and outside the Training Center, with hands-on demonstrations. It went flawlessly and we have plans for more classes to be held there within the coming months. If you want a fantastic venue, look no further. There are a couple of exciting things on the agenda in the coming months. The 93rd Annual FRSA Convention and Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo is on July 16-18. Now is the time to send in your sponsorships for the Convention. The STAR Awards finalists will be announced at the Convention, so make sure to send in your submissions. Our Winter Board meetings were held last week, along with our first Affiliate Roundtable meeting in eight years. Attendance was great and many refreshing ideas came out of all of the meetings. Also accomplished at the Board Meetings was the approving of a new Strategic Plan. This new Strategic Plan will serve as the document to guide committees, staff, and the Association for the next two years. Thanks to all who participated.

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Cam Fentriss ◆ FRSA Legislative Counsel

Workers’ Comp Cases in the Supreme Court As we know, Florida is facing uncertain times for its workers’ compensation system with at least three very important cases pending before the Florida Supreme Court. As of December 4, 2014, one of the cases, Morales v. Zenith Insurance Company, has been resolved; but, two are still pending. One case, Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, deals with the level of benefits for injured workers. Another case, Castellanos v. Next Door Company, deals with attorney fees for lawyers representing injured workers. The Castellanos case is a significant threat to the workers’ compensation system. A negative decision would be exceptionally costly because it would move us back to the obscenely large attorney fees that plagued us before the 2003 changes. For now, we can and should celebrate an important win in the world of workers’ comp with the good decision on December 4 in the third case, Morales v. Zenith Insurance Company. In this case, the most important question is whether an injured emIn this case Morales v. Zenith ployee who can and has collected benefits unInsurance Company, the most der workers’ comp can important question is whether also, or instead, collect an injured employee who can on a judgment for negand has collected benefits under ligence for the same workers’ comp can also, or in- injury. What makes the case such a high priorstead, collect on a judgment for ity is that it threatens negligence for the same injury. the well-established What makes the case such a and crucial “exclusivity high priority is that it threatens of remedy,” or the sole the well-established and cru- remedy, of the workers’ compensation law. The cial “exclusivity of remedy,” or workers’ compensation the sole remedy, of the workers’ law can be described as compensation law. follows: to give injured employees certainty of coverage in exchange for having the uncertainty and time delay of suing and trying to collect on a lawsuit for negligence. From the employer’s perspective, it is fair to say that a decision that allows an injured worker to pick between workers’ comp and liability coverage would be letting employees have it both ways and charging the employer for it. For the employer, it would make having a workers’ compensation law all risk and expense and no

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benefit at all and there would be no reason to keep the workers’ compensation system. In the Morales case, the injured employee died as a result of the injury and the family was compensated through the workers’ comp system, but the family simultaneously filed and won, by default, a lawsuit for negligence for the same injury. The default negligence judgment was for $9.5 million, likely much more than the workers’ compensation settlement payment. Having already handled, settled, and paid the workers’ compensation claim, the insurance company refused to pay the $9.5 million, and that led to the lawsuit that made it all the way to the Florida Supreme Court. The family essentially argued that because this particular insurance policy is a workers’ compensation and employer liability policy, it provides coverage for both. Generally, that is true; but, not as a double-dipping benefit or pick-and-choose opportunity. The Florida Supreme Court agreed with that and found that the law and the insurance policy exclude liability coverage when workers’ comp coverage is imposed by the workers’ compensation law. That is exactly how we read the law and exactly what we wanted to hear from the Florida Supreme Court! The FRSA is participating actively in all the cases because this is a critically important part of protecting our stable workers’ compensation system. As was the case with doctors using a loophole in the law to sell drugs for outrageous prices out of their offices, at least one of these cases is just another example of service providers, or claimant lawyers, in the system making a grab for more than a reasonable share just because the law requires employers to provide the insurance coverage. Unless we want to get back to the days of paying 50 percent or more for workers’ comp insurance, we have to fight every single greedy grab out there. Anna Cam Fentriss is an attorney licensed in Florida since 1988 representing clients with legislative and state agency interests. Cam has represented FRSA since 1993, is an Honorary Member of FRSA, recipient of the FRSA President’s Award in 2002 and received the Campanella Award in 2010. She is a member of the Florida Building Commission Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee, President of Building A Safer Florida Inc. and past Construction Coalition Chair (1995-1997).

Trent Cotney ◆ FRSA Legal Counsel

Differing Job Site Conditions (Pt III of III) Part One of this article discussed the importance of a changed conditions/ differing site conditions clause and the impact if such a clause is absent from a construction contract (http://bit.ly/ RFMNOV14). Last month’s Part Two discussed the two types of differing site conditions that are recognized by the courts: Type 1 Differing Site Conditions, and Type 2 Differing Site Conditions (http://bit.ly/RFMDEC14). The distinction, briefly stated, is as follows: Type 1 conditions are those conditions that differ materially from the conditions indicated by the contract documents. Type 2 conditions, the subject of this month’s article, exist where the actual conditions encountered differ materially from those ordinarily expected to be encountered. For case law, see James Julian, Inc. V. President & Commers, 341 F. 2d 629 (4th Cir 1965). The distinction between the two types of differing site conditions is significant, as each type requires different evidence. In James Julian, the contractor on a Federal road building project encountered subsurface rock that the contractor felt was harder and more abrasive than that which was anticipated. The contractor conducted a site visit prior to the bid and concluded that the rock to be encountered would be fairly typical of the rock encountered on other projects. The owner made no representations regarding the characteristics of the rock on site and left it up to the bidders to make their own determinations regarding what to expect. The contract had a typical changed conditions clause that contemplated additional compensation if the contractor encountered “unknown physical conditions at the site of an unusual nature, differing materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inhering in work of the character provided for in this contract.” The contractor in James Julian could only bring a Type 2 differing site conditions claim, rather than a Type 1, because the owner had not made any representations regarding what conditions could be expected. In denying the contractor’s claim, the court in James Julian recognized that the contractor bears a greater burden in proving a Type 2 claim than in proving a Type 1 claim. Under a Type 1 claim, the contractor needs to show that the owner made some representation regarding the conditions; but, under a Type 2 claim, because the owner has not made any representations, the contractor must demonstrate that he has encountered something materially different from the “known” and the “usual,” which the James Julian court noted is a more

difficult test because of the wide variety of materials ordinarily encountered when excavating. As an aside, the court also noted that a Type 2 claim is generally more easily proven when a contractor encounters an artificial or manmade obstruction that is totally unexpected by both parties. The court ruled in favor of the owner because the court found that the conditions encountered, while unanticipated by the contractor, were not so unusual as to warrant additional compensation being paid to the contractor. An example of a Type 2 differing site condition in roofing would be if the roofer removes a roof and encounters bats or animals hiding in deteriorated decking and/or the attic. When a Type 2 differing site condition is encountered, the contractor will need to provide testimony regarding the contractor’s efforts to ascertain the conditions that will be encountered, and must show that those efforts were reasonable and were within the industry standards. Furthermore, the contractor will need to provide testimony from experts, and perhaps a friendly competi- When a Type 2 differing site tor with experience condition is encountered, the in the area, regard- contractor will need to provide ing the unusual testimony regarding the connature of the conditions encountered. tractor’s efforts to ascertain Most com- the conditions that will be enmercial owners countered, and must show that long ago recognized those efforts were reasonable that the cost of and were within the industry construction will be higher if bid- standards. ders are required to assume the risk that the conditions encountered may differ from what is expected. Accordingly, beginning with the Federal government years ago, owners included “changes” or “differing site conditions” clauses in their contracts to allow the contract price and time to be equitably adjusted to fairly compensate the contractor for the additional costs incurred. In this way, the owner benefited from receiving lower bid prices because the bidders knew they need not include a contingency price for differing site conditions. For years, bidders on public works projects were assured that the contracts being bid included appropriate Continued on Page 27

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OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards It is very likely that you have heard mention of the “focus four” before. It is a required portion of the 10 and 30 hour outreach training, and mention of the “focus four” often finds their way onto safety handouts and posters. But exactly what should you be focusing on and why are these four the issues we are told to focus on? What practical value can there be to focus on only four types of hazards? Here they are: Falls from Elevation On nearly every construction project, at least some part of the project comes out of the ground. When complete, the building will have finished floors, walls, railings, and other features designed to protect occupants from falls. During different phases of construction, some or all of these features may be absent or incomplete, resulting in the potential exposure for workers to fall from more than six feet. The dynamic nature of construction makes this even more challenging. Even when hazards are recognized, they are sometimes not adequately guarded. The regulation does not require a worker to attach himself to the building. The requirement is that the fall arrest system “be rigged such that employees can neither free fall more than six feet, 1.8 meters, nor contact any lower level.” Struck by For many of the same reasons listed above for falls, when there is a potential for a person to fall from height, there is a potential for materials to fall as well. Recently in New Jersey, a simple tape measure ended the life of a delivery driver waiting outside a building under construction. Thankfully, for most construction personnel, a hard hat is a normal part of the routine at work. Toeboards and netting can also help to prevent objects from falling. Unintended consequences caused by some power tools often result in a worker being struck by a tool or the material being worked on. Training personnel on proper tool use and requiring the needed personal protective equipment can go a long way in eliminating or reducing the severity of these injuries.

Caught in or between Excavation cave-ins and the heavy equipment and materials associated with excavation can result in the trapping or crushing of workers or their body parts. When requirements to properly slope, shore or shield are not followed, the results can be severe. All excavations require the supervision of a competent person, and excavations over 20 feet deep require the involvement of a professional engineer. Heavy equipment needs to be properly maintained and used by trained personnel. Good planning can eliminate the need for other trades to work in close proximity to excavation activities in many cases, eliminating the hazard all together. Before going behind a piece of equipment, communicate with the operator so that he or she knows you are going to be behind them. If a piece of mobile equipment is close to a fixed object, like a telephone pole or part of a building, go around. Trying to get through a narrow gap can be fatal if the equipment moves. Electric Shock Electricity is a critical component of our society, the building we build, and the construction of those buildings. The need for receptacles and lighting throughout a job site is obvious. The hazard to workers is created when systems are damaged, incomplete, or inadequate precautions are taken to isolate or de-energize. Electrically hazardous situations can be as innocuous as a missing ground pin on an extension cord or as serious as working in a live panel. During demolition, circuits in the area of the demolition are not always correctly identified and de-energized. A worker performing demolition at a Wal-Mart in Massachusetts was electrocuted when a light circuit was accidentally cut. These four hazards are identified as the cause of death in 90 percent of construction fatalities. This has been recognized for a long time, but what brought attention to these four issues was a procedure change by OSHA in 1994. Up to that point, some OSHA compliance officers conducted every construction site inspection as if they were expected to identify all violations throughout the Continued on Page 25

RETRACTION

ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine and FRSA retract the article titled “Code Changes and Sealed or Unsealed?” printed on page 14 of the December 2014 edition of ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine. The topic(s) in this article are currently under study because, among other reasons, there is meaningful disagreement with views or positions stated in this article and it is both prudent and our preference to wait until the conclusion and publication of this study before making any pronouncement for or against this particular system or any related product(s).

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Dealers and Distributors

FRSA Members

A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply 1601 Emily Ln Aurora IL 60502 Phone: 630-978-7800 Toll-Free: 800-894-7741 Fax: 630-978-7825 www.metaldecksupply.com Contact: Michael Polizzi sales@metaldecksupply.com Branches 1560 Jessie St Jacksonville FL 32206 Phone: 630-978-7800 Toll-Free: 800-894-7741 Fax: 630-978-7825 Contact: Michael Polizzi sales@metaldecksupply.com ABC Supply Co Inc PO Box 838 Beloit WI 53512 Toll-Free: 800-786-1210 Fax: 608-362-6529 www.abcsupply.com Contact: Jeff Garrow Visit www.abcsupply.com for a list of ABC Supply Branches All Points Tile & Slate Inc 162 E Broadway St Oviedo FL 32765 Phone: 407-977-2265 www.allpointstile.com Contact: Penn Marshall penn@allpointstile.com Central Roofing Supply Inc PO Box 540506 Orlando FL 32854 Phone: 407-648-4393 Fax: 407-648-0781 www.centralroofingsupply.com Contact: John Sandargas jsandargas@aol.com

Equipment Connection 212 5th Ave Melbourne Beach FL 32951 Phone: 321-945-7723 www.equipmentconnectioninc.com Contact: Nelson Bloom

The Estimating Edge 1301 N Congress Ave #400 Boynton Beach FL 33426 Phone: 561-276-9101 www.edgeestimating.com Contact: John Lombardo sales@edgeestimating.com Gulfeagle Supply 2900 E 7th Ave Tampa FL 33605 Phone: 813-636-9808 Fax: 813-200-3844 Contact: Phil Harvey pharvey@gulfeaglesupply.com Heely-Brown Co 1280 Chattahoochee Ave Atlanta GA 30318 Phone: 404-352-0022 Toll-Free: 800-241-4628 Fax: 404-350-2696 www.heely-brown.com Contact: Scott Goza sgoza@heelybrown.com Protech Products 511 Central Park Dr Sanford FL 32771 Phone: 407-328-5300 Toll-Free: 800-334-9815 Fax: 407-328-5250 www.protechonline.net Contact: Amy Curtis acurtis@protechemail.com

RSG-Roofing Supply Group 8501 Sabal Industrial Blvd Tampa FL 33619 Phone: 813-740-8790 Fax: 813-740-8796 Contact: Kurtis Krouse lrichards@rsgroof.com

Branches 12883 US Hwy 19 N Clearwater FL 33764 Phone: 727-535-9596 Fax: 727-535-9528 Contact: Nick Thompson nthompson@srsicorp.com

Branches 4075 Edison Ave Ft Myers FL 33916 Phone: 239-935-5077 Fax: 239-935-5048 Contact: Bryan Yarmasch

3601 Work Dr Ft Myers FL 33916 Phone: 239-275-6433 Fax: 239-275-6434 Contact: Steve Pitts spitts@srsicorp.com

3333 N Canal St Jacksonville FL 32209 Phone: 904-503-9400 Fax: 904-503-9401 Contact: Kevin Crawford

315 US 41 Inverness FL 34450 Phone: 352-464-6417 Fax: 352-341-2841 Contact: Wesley Smith wsmith@srsicorp.com

1600 New Hampshire St Orlando FL 32804 Phone: 407-859-9997 Fax: 407-859-9914 Contact: Andy McNerney 12200 28th St N St Petersburg FL 33716 Phone: 727-565-4630 Fax: 727-565-4628 Contact: Donna Glisson 8501 Sabal Industrial Blvd Tampa FL 33619 Phone: 813-740-8790 Fax: 813-740-8796 Contact: Mark Gee 3595 Recker Hwy Winter Haven FL 33880 Phone: 863-293-1555 Fax: 863-293-1633 Contact: Jack Gill Suncoast Roofers Supply 14212 N Nebraska Ave Tampa FL 33613 Phone: 813-383-0050 www.suncoastrooferssupply. com

4930 Spring Park Rd Jacksonville FL 32207 Phone: 904-674-0375 Fax: 904-674-0376 Contact: Ryan Badia rbadia@srsicorp.com 4401 US Hwy 92 E Lakeland FL 33801-9688 Phone: 863-393-0093 Fax: 863-393-0094 Contact: Scott Weldon sweldon@srsicorp.com 2251 Mercy Dr Orlando FL 32808-5624 Phone: 407-650-9152 Fax: 407-650-4940 Contact: Tammy Sharp tsharp@srsicorp.com 1926 72nd Dr E Sarasota FL 34243 Phone: 941-752-1986 Fax: 941-751-3465 Contact: Scott Langeneger slangeneger@srsicorp.com 1170 Capital Cir NE Tallahassee FL 32301 Phone: 850-329-7469 Fax: 850-765-8917 Contact: Zach Grossman zgrossman@srsicorp.com

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14212 N Nebraska Ave Tampa FL 33613 Phone: 813-664-8686 Fax: 813-664-8674 Contact: Jim Coston jcoston@srsicorp.com Sunniland Corp PO Box 8001 Sanford FL 32772 Phone: 407-322-2421 Toll-Free: 800-432-1130 Fax: 407-324-5784 www.sunnilandcorp.com Contact: Larry Pressley lpressley@sunniland.com

Triangle Fastener Corp 6800 Suemac Pl #2 Jacksonville FL 32254 Phone: 904-695-0404 Toll-Free: 800-486-1832 Fax: 904-695-0062 www.trianglefastener.com Contact: Julie Creter jcreter@trianglefastener.com Branches 5600 NW 12th Ave Ste 303 Ft Lauderdale FL 33309 Phone: 954-771-5232 Fax: 954-771-5441 Contact: Rich Farlow rfarlow@trianglefastener.com 114 Atlantic Annex Maitland FL 32751 Phone: 407-660-0167 Fax: 407-660-1256 Contact: Joe Collinsworth jcollins@trianglefastener.com

Branches 3131 Caruso Ct Orlando FL 32806 Phone: 407-545-6762 Contact: Sarah Vigilant sales@samedaysteeldeck.com

Baileigh Industrial 1625 Dufek Dr Monitowoc WI 54220 Phone: 920-684-4990 Fax: 920-684-3944 www.baileigh.com sales@baileigh.com Creative Building Supply Inc PO Box 299 Lakewood NJ 08701 Phone: 732-367-6333 Fax: 732-367-9568 www.cbssheetmetal.com Contact: Greg Kile gregk@cbssheetmetal.com D-Mac Industries 1880 D-Mac Dr Alpharetta GA 30004 Phone: 770-664-7120 Toll-Free: 800-878-3622 Fax: 770-664-5682 www.samedaysteeldeck.com Contact: Sarah Vigilant sales@samedaysteeldeck.com

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8501 NW 17th St Ste 102 Miami FL 33126 Phone: 305-921-4342 Contact: Sarah Vigilant sales@samedaysteeldeck.com

Direct Metals Inc 17600 East St N Ft Myers FL 33917 Phone: 239-599-8527 Toll-Free: 855-800-8878 Fax: 239-599-8545 www.directmetalsinc.com Contact: Andrew Mullen andrew@directmetalsinc.com

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10111 Woodberry Rd Tampa FL 33619 Phone: 813-689-6877 Fax: 813-689-6717 Contact: Rich Farlow rfarlow@trianglefastener.com

Willoughby Supply 7433 Clover Ave Mentor OH 44060 Phone: 877-760-1400 Toll-Free: 877-760-1400 www.wsflorida.com Contact: Frank Iammarino flsales@willoughbysupply. com

Garlock Roofing Equipment of Florida 4100 N Powerline Rd Ste O-2 Pompano Beach FL 33073 Phone: 754-307-2309 Fax: 754-307-2324 www.roofingequipfl.com Contact: Tom Yochem refinfo@garlockequip.com Gutter Brush LLC 855 Aquidneck Ave #6 Middletown RI 02842 Toll-Free: 888-397-9433 Fax: 866-511-3170 www.gutterbrush.com Contact: Randy Schreiber randy@gutterbrush.com

Branches 6277 NW 28th Wy Ft Lauderdale FL 33309 Phone: 954-933-4770 Fax: 954-933-4790 Contact: Joe Iammarino jiammarino@ willoughbysupply.com 3896 Westroads Dr W Palm Beach FL 33407 Phone: 561-848-1400 Fax: 561-848-1477 Contact: Joe Iammarino jiammarino@ willoughbysupply.com 8205 NW 74th Ave Medley FL 33166 Phone: 305-455-6690 Fax: 305-883-8665 Contact: Abe Cordoba acordoba@ willoughbysupply.com

Hanson Rivet & Supply Co 13241 Weidner St Pacoima CA 91331 Phone: 818-485-0500 Fax: 818-485-0540 www.hansonrivet.com International Coatings Inc 2614 Jackson Ave Memphis TN 38108 Phone: 901-323-9055 Toll-Free: 800-477-7659 Fax: 901-454-0907 Contact: John Rice Mid Florida Metal Roofing Supply 28328 CR 561 Tavares FL 32778 Phone: 352-742-7070 Toll-Free: 866-479-8080 Fax: 352-742-7070 www.mfmrs.com Contact: Amy Prince sales@mfmrs.com

New Tech Machinery 1300 40th St Denver CO 80205 Phone: 303-294-0538 Toll-Free: 800-574-1717 Fax: 303-294-9407 www.newtechmachinery.com Contact: Tom Laird sales@newtechmachinery.com

Roofmaster Products Co 2501 Park Central Blvd Decatur GA 30035 Phone: 770-981-5169 Toll-free: 888-321-3847 Fax: 770-981-1725 www.roofmaster.com Contact: Glenn Beacham glenn@roofmaster.com R.M. Enterprises Inc 352 Tall Pines Rd A-1 W Palm Beach FL 33413 Phone: 561-682-1225 Toll-Free: 800-798-3898 Fax: 561-682-3611 Contact: Ray Manucy raymanucy@aol.com

Tape Products Co 11630 Deerfield Rd Cincinnati OH 45242 Phone: 513-489-8840 Toll-Free: 800-543-4930 Fax: 513-489-4616 www.tapeproducts.com Contact: Danny Fette dfette@tapeproducts.com Branches 7803 Southland Blvd Ste 204 Orlando FL 32809 Volatile Free Inc 19500 Janacek Ct Brookfield WI 53045 Phone: 262-787-0400 Toll-Free: 800-307-9218 Fax: 262-787-0500 www.volatilefree.com Contact: Kynny Carlson kynnyc@volatilefree.com Willingham Stone Co 1000 Huff Rd NW Atlanta GA 30318 Phone: 404-355-8155 Fax: 404-350-0059 Contact: Randy Willingham rcw@sandrocktransit.com

Southern Rack & Ladder of Central FL Inc 2158 S Orange Blossom Trl Apopka FL 32703 Phone: 407-886-2200 www.southernrackandladder.com Contact: Angelo De Luca Jr

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Dealers and Distributors Index BUILT-UP ROOFING

Asphalt ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Cold Applied ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply International Coatings Inc RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Fumeless Asphalt ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Willoughby Supply Polyester ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply International Coatings Inc Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Roofing Felts ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

CAULKING & SEALANTS

Acrylic ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Volatile Free Inc Willoughby Supply Penetration Seals ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp

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Polyester ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Silicone ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Volatile Free Inc Willoughby Supply Urethane ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Volatile Free Inc Willoughby Supply

CEMENTS & COATINGS

Cements ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Fabrics ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply International Coatings Inc RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

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Liquid Applied Roof Systems ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Volatile Free Inc Willoughby Supply Mastics ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

COMPUTER SOFTWARE Software The Estimating Edge

EQUIPMENT

Chutes ABC Supply Co Inc Garlock Roofing Equipment of Florida Roofmaster Products Co Suncoast Roofers Supply Conveyors Roofmaster Products Co Tape Products Co Fastening Equipment Gulfeagle Supply Hanson Rivet & Supply Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Generators & Compressors ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Heely-Brown Co Roofmaster Products Co Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Gutter Equipment Baileigh Industrial Gulfeagle Supply Gutter Brush LLC

Hoists ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Willoughby Supply Hot Air Welding ABC Supply Co Inc Equipment Connection Inc Gulfeagle Supply Heely-Brown Co Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Willoughby Supply Kettle & Accessories ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Willoughby Supply Ladders ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Southern Rack & Ladder of Central FL Inc Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Leak Moisture Detectors ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Willoughby Supply Material Handling Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Metal Roofing ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply New Tech Machinery RSG-Roofing Supply Group Willoughby Supply Motors Roofmaster Products Co On-Deck Roofing Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Willoughby Supply

Roll Forming Equipment Baileigh Industrial New Tech Machinery Sheet Metal Equipment ABC Supply Co Inc Baileigh Industrial Gulfeagle Supply

Creative Building Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply Hanson Rivet & Supply Co Protech Products RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Single Ply Equipment ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Willoughby Supply

Gutters ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Gutter Brush LLC New Tech Machinery RSG-Roofing Supply Group

Spray Equipment Gulfeagle Supply Willoughby Supply

INSULATION

Taping Machines ABC Supply Co Inc Tape Products Co Tile ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Willoughby Supply Toolboxes ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Southern Rack & Ladder of Central FL Inc Triangle Fastener Corp Torches ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Equipment Connection Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Trailers Roofmaster Products Co Truck Accessories Southern Rack & Ladder of Central FL Inc

FASTENERS

A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply ABC Supply Co Inc

LUMBER

Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group

METAL ROOFING

Accessories ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply Gutter Brush LLC Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply Protech Products RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Adhesives ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Aluminum ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

Attachment Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp

Architecural ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp

Radiant Barriers All Points Tile & Slate Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Tape Products Co Rigid Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Sprayed Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Volatile Free Inc Tapered ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

Copings and Gravel ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply Sunniland Corp Willingham Stone Co Galvanized-Galvalume ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Pre-Painted Gavalume Coil Sunniland Corp Shingles All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group

Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Solar Applications Sunniland Corp Standing Seam ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply New Tech Machinery RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Steel ABC Supply Co Inc Creative Building Supply Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Stone Coated Steel All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Structural ABC Supply Co Inc RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Tiles ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

BITUMEN

APP ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply SBS ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

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Dealers and Distributors Index, Continued RECYCLED MATERIALS

All Points Tile & Slate Inc

ROOF DECKS/ DECK MATERIALS A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply Creative Building Supply D-Mac Industries Gulfeagle Supply Willoughby Supply

ROOF TOP ACCESSORIES

Gulfeagle Supply Mid Florida Metal Rfg Supply Protech Products RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Lightning Protection Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Pavers ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Pedestals Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Sunniland Corp

Air Conditioner Supports Gulfeagle Supply Protech Products Sunniland Corp

Pipe Stands & Supports ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Protech Products RSG-Roofing Supply Group Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Bird Control Gulfeagle Supply Cupolas Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Curbs ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Protech Products Sunniland Corp Drains & Drain Guards ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Gutter Brush LLC Protech Products RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Plastic Sheeting (Visqueen) Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Tape Products Co Tarps ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Expansion Joints ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

Walkways/Walk Pads ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Flashings ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc

Weathervanes ABC Supply Co Inc Direct Metals Inc Sunniland Corp

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SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING Equipment Connection Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Triangle Fastener Corp

SHAKES

Metal ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Shingles ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Synthetic ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Wood ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

SHINGLES - ASPHALT ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

SINGLE PLY ROOFING

ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

SKYLIGHTS

ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply

RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

SLATE

Accessories ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Composite Shingles ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Natural ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

SOLAR SYSTEMS Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp

TILE FASTENING SYSTEMS

Foam ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Mechanical Fasteners ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Mortar Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

Straps ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp

TILE

Accessories ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Clay ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Concrete ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Synthetic ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp

TILE ROOFING

All Points Tile & Slate Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

TOOLS

Axes ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Brooms/Brushes ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Caulk Guns ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Hand Tools ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Knives & Blades ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Protech Products Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Tape Products Co Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Magnet Sweeper ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Measuring Wheels ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Metal Roofing Tools ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Mops ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Power Tools ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Reels ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Sheet Metal Roofing Tools ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Slate Roofing Tools ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Thermometers ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Roofmaster Products Co Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply

Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Roof Boards ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply Self-Adhering ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Willoughby Supply Synthetic Products ABC Supply Co Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

VENTILATION

Products ABC Supply Co Inc All Points Tile & Slate Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc Direct Metals Inc Gulfeagle Supply RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Triangle Fastener Corp Solar Power Central Roofing Supply Inc Gulfeagle Supply Sunniland Corp Willoughby Supply

WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS

ABC Supply Co Inc RSG-Roofing Supply Group Sunniland Corp Volatile Free Inc Willoughby Supply

UNDERLAYMENT

Mechanically Attached ABC Supply Co Inc Central Roofing Supply Inc

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FRSA Members

3M 12505 NW 44th St Coral Springs FL 33065 Phone: 954-905-0532 Toll-Free: 888-774-1099 Fax: 954-344-3578 www.3m.com Contact: Max Miller mmiller@mmm.com

Accumetric LLC 350 Ring Rd Elizabethtown KY 42701 Toll-Free: 800-892-2677 Fax: 270-765-2412 www.bossproducts.com Contact: Keith Wootton kwootton@bossproducts.com

Atlas Roofing 100 Pine View Dr Hampton GA 30228 Phone: 770-9446-4571 Toll-Free: 800-251-2852 Fax: 407-217-1706 www.atlasroofing.com Contact: Stephanie Daniels sdaniels@atlasroofing.com

B & B Wholesale Metals PO Box 177 E Palatka FL 32131 Phone: 386-325-0242 Fax: 386-326-4260 www.bbmetals.net sales@bbmetals.net Bitec Inc PO Box 497 Morrilton AR 72110 Phone: 501-354-8585 Toll-Free: 800-535-8597 Fax: 501-354-3019 www.bi-tec.com Contact: Wayne Marshall wem@bi-tec.com 16

ROOFING Florida

Building Products Development 1100 E Main St Logansport IN 46947 Phone: 574-722-2348 Toll-Free: 866-766-3254 Fax: 574-722-5543 www.wegotclips.com Contact: Chastiti Scherer sales@wegotclips.com Convenience Products 11861 Hayden Lakes Cir Jacksonville FL 32218 Phone: 904-683-1542 www.touch-n-seal.com Contact: Mark Hohl mhohl@ convenienceproducts.com Crown Roof Tiles 6018 SW Hwy 72 Arcadia FL 34266 Phone: 863-993-4004 Fax: 863-993-4009 www.crownrooftiles.com Contact: Barry Dyble D.I. Roof Seamers 915 Hwy 45 Corinth MS 38834 Phone: 662-287-6626 Toll-Free: 888-343-0456 Fax: 662-287-6744 www.diroofseamers.com sales@dimetalworks.com Dan’s Custom Sheet Metal Inc 5700 Washington St Naples FL 34109 Phone: 239-594-0530 Fax: 239-594-2064 www.dcsm.net Contact: Amy Beall amy@dcsm.net Dow Building Solutions 1605 Joseph Dr 200 Larkin Midland MI 48674 Toll-Free: 866-583-2583 dowbuildingsolutions.com cig@dow.com

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Manufacturers Drexel Metals Inc 3360 Scherer Dr N Ste A St Petersburg FL 33716 Phone: 888-321-9630 Fax: 727-572-7910 www.drexmet.com Contact: Jim Alex jalex@drexmetal.com Duro-Last Roofing Inc 525 Morley Dr Saginaw MI 48605 Phone: 989-239-0311 Toll-Free: 800-248-0280 Fax: 800-432-9331 www.duro-last.com Contact: Bill Boyer bboyer@duro-last.com East Coast Metals 2301 W 8th Ln Hialeah FL 33010 Phone: 305-885-9991 Toll-Free: 800-579-0944 Fax: 305-885-9008 Contact: Andrew Castellanos sales@eastcoast-metals.com ERSystems/ITW Polymers Sealants 111 S Nursery Rd Irving TX 75060 Phone: 972-438-9111 Toll-Free: 800-878-7876 Fax: 972-554-3939 www.ersystems.com Contact: Steve Killan stevek@itwsealants.com Evergreen Slate Co Inc PO Box 248 Granville NY 12832 Phone: 518-642-2530 Toll-Free: 866-815-2900 Fax: 518-642-9313 www.evergreenslate.com Contact: Mike Flower sales@evergreenslate.com

FLAMCO PO Box 6310 Jacksonville FL 32236 Phone: 904-783-8400 Toll-Free: 800-634-3937 Fax: 904-783-8403 www.flamco.com Contact: Clark Jones clark@flamco.com Flex Membrane Int’l Corp 2670 Leiscz’s Bridge Rd Ste 400 Leesport PA 19533 Phone: 610-916-9500 Toll-Free: 800-969-0108 Fax: 610-916-9501 flexroofingsystems.com Contact: John Doyle

GAF 13361 N 56th St Tampa FL 33617 Phone: 813-829-8880 Toll-Free: 866-714-5350 Fax: 800-851-3035 www.gaf.com Contact: Charles Adams cadams@gaf.com

Gulf Coast Supply & Mfg LLC 4020 SW 449th St Horseshoe Beach FL 32648 Phone: 352-498-0778 Toll-Free: 888-393-0335 Fax: 352-498-0752 www.gulfcoastsupply.com info@gulfcoastsupply.com

Branches 14480 NW US Hwy 441 Alachua FL 32615 Phone: 386-462-1062 Toll-Free: 888-393-0335 Fax: 386-462-1075 8200 Haywood Taylor Blvd Sebring FL 33870 Phone: 863-655-1288 Fax: 863-6551485 8701 SW Old Kansas Ave Stuart FL 34997 Phone: 772-781-8009 Toll-Free: 888-393-0335 Fax: 772-781-8615 IKO PO Box 437 St Augustine FL 32085 Phone: 904-430-7200 www.iko.com Contact: Donna Dove donna.dove@iko.com

InterWrap Suite 1818-1177 W Hastings Vancouver BC Canada V6E 2K3 Phone: 778-945-2888 Toll-Free: 888-713-7663 Fax: 604-696-5518 www.interwrap.com Contact: Mark Hinterlong mhinterlong@interwrap.com

Karnak Corp 330 Central Ave Clark NJ 07066 Phone: 732-388-0300 Toll-Free: 1-800-526-4236 Fax: 732-388-9422 Contact: Jim Grauer jgrauer@karnakcorp.com

Lakeside Construction Fasteners 6476 Hwy 135 N Paragould AR 72450 Phone: 870-586-0703 Toll-Free: 800-537-4160 Fax: 870-586-0643 www.lakeside-fasteners.com Contact: Eric Velliquette sales@lakeside-fasteners.com McElroy Metal 1500 Hamilton Rd Bossier City LA 71111 Phone: 318-747-8000 Toll-Free: 800-562-3576 Fax: 318-747-8059 www.mcelroymetal.com

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hagin 210 Classic Ct #100 Rohnert Park CA 94928 Toll-Free: 877-324-0444 Fax: 707-588-7423 www.ohagin.com Contact: Mike Fulton mfulton@ohagin.com OMG Roofing Products 153 Bowles Rd Agawam MA 01001 Phone: 512-797-5548 Toll-Free: 800-633-3800 www.omgroofing.com Contact: Matt Duncan mduncan@olyfast.com Petersen Aluminum 102 Northpoint Pkwy Acworth GA 30102 Toll-Free: 800-272-4482 www.pac-clad.com

MFM Building Products PO Box 14327 Tallahassee FL 32308 Phone: 850-576-1791 Toll-Free: 800-882-7663 Fax: 800-391-8518 www.mfmbp.com Contact: Will Gerstman will@mfmsales.ccom Contact: Park Adams park@mfmsales.com Mule-Hide Products 1195 Prince Hall Dr Beloit WI 53511 Toll-Free: 800-786-1492 Fax: 888-218-7838 www.mulehide.com NPC Sealants PO Box 645 Maywood IL 60153 Toll-Free: 800-654-1042 Fax: 708-681-1424 www.npcsealants.com Contact: Jeff Johnson

Polyglass U.S.A. Inc 1111 W Newport Center Dr Deerfield Beach FL 33442 Phone: 954-233-1330 Toll-Free: 888-410-1375 Fax: 954-418-4453 www.polyglass.us Contact: Brett Johnson bjohnson@polyglass.com

Quest Construction Products 1465 Pipefitter St N Charleston SC 29405 Toll-Free: 855-817-3082 Fax: 843-745-9602 www.quest-cp.com Contact: Jon Henson jon@quest-cp.com

Sealoflex 2520 Oscar Johnson Dr Charleston SC 29405 Phone: 843-554-6466 Toll-Free: 800-770-6466 Fax: 843-266-8619 www.sealoflex.com Contact: Jess Poisson jpoisson@sealoflex.com Sika Sarnafil 3483 Satellite Blvd Ste 315S Duluth GA 30096 Phone: 770-495-0025 Fax: 770-495-0027 www.usa.sarnafil.sika.com Contact: Mike Tate tate.mike@us.sika.com

Southeastern Metals 11801 Industry Dr Jacksonville FL 32218 Toll-Free: 800-874-0335 www.semetals.com Contact: Jamey Clemons jclemons@semetals.com Sunlast Metal Inc 2120 SW Poma Dr Palm City FL 34990 Phone: 772-223-4055 Fax: 772-781-7492 www.sunlastmetal.com Contact: Terry Kapron tkapron@sunlastmetal.com TAMKO Building Products Inc 220 W 4th St Joplin MO 64801 Phone: 417-624-6644 Toll-Free: 800-641-4691 Fax: 800-841-1925 www.tamko.com Contact: Tim Willoughby tim_willoughby@tamko.com Tarco One Information Wy Little Rock AR 72207 Phone: 501-945-4506 Toll-Free: 800-365-4506 Fax: 501-945-7718 www.tarcoroofing.com Contact: Steve Ratcliff sratcliff@tarcoroofing.com

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Manufacturers Continued USG Roofing Solutions 23391 Caraway Lakes Dr Bonita Springs FL 34135 Phone: 513-260-7808 Fax: 312-214-5679 www.usg.com Contact: Patrick Hiltman philtman@usg.com

APV Engineered Coatings 1390 Firestone Pkwy Akron OH 44301 Phone: 330-773-8911 Toll-Free: 800-772-3452 Fax: 330-773-1028 www.apvcoatings.com sales@apvcoatings.com

VELUX America 450 Old Brickyard Rd Greenwood SC 29648 Phone: 813-245-1621 Toll-Free: 800-888-3589 Fax: 864-941-4870 www.veluxusa.com Contact: Tom Gaudette tom.gaudette@velux.com

Capital Safety 3833 Sala Wy Red Wing MN 55066 Phone: 651-388-8282 Toll-Free: 800-328-6146 Fax: 651-388-5065 www.capitalsafety.com info@capitalsafety.com 速

Versico Roofing Systems PO Box 1289 Carlisle PA 17013 Phone: 717-960-4024 Toll-Free: 800-992-7663 Fax: 717-960-4036 www.versico.com Acrymax Technologies 221 Brooke St Media PA 19063 Toll-Free: 800-553-0523 Fax: 610-891-0834 www.acrymax.com Contact: Eric Benning eric@acrymax.com Anchor Coatings Inc 2280 Tally Rd Leesburg FL 34748 Phone: 352-728-0777 Toll-Free: 800-ASK-KOAT Fax: 352-728-6177 www.anchorcoatings.com Contact: Amanda Schick info@anchorcoatings.com

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Central States Mfg Inc 3402 Industrial Dr Jasper AL 35501 Phone: 205-302-0455 Toll-Free: 866-270-6608 Fax: 866-270-6451 www.centralstatesmfg.com Contact: Shannon Wyatt swyatt@centralstatesmfg.com Cleasby Mfg Co PO Box 1161 Westminster CO 80036 Phone: 303-429-0467 Toll-Free: 800-525-1399 Fax: 303-426-5273 www.cleasby.com Contact: Vance Roth vance@cleasby.com

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Coating & Foam Solutions 4440 E Adamo Dr Ste 403 Tampa FL 33605 Phone: 813-248-6540 Toll-Free: 888-284-7488 Fax: 262-439-2021 www.cfsolutions.us.com Contact: Eric Thompson ethompson@foamdepot.com Fisher Technology Inc 750 Marshall Phelps Rd Windsor CT 06095 Phone: 860-683-0781 Toll-Free: 800-243-8417 Fax: 860-298-6090 www.fischer-technology.com Contact: Juliann Goodwill jgoodwill@fischertechnology.com

Goss Inc. 1511 Route 8 Glenshaw PA 15116 Phone: 412-486-6100 Toll-Free: 1-800-367-4677 Fax: 412-486-6844 www.gossonline.com Contact: Neil Goss office@gossonline.com

Imperial Shake Co Ltd 23370 Fisherman Rd Maple Ridge BC Canada V2W 1B9 Phone: 604-466-1030 Fax: 604-466-2060 www.cedar-roofing.com Contact: Mike Gill info@imperialshake.com

JL Industries/Thomas 5765 Corporation Cir Ft Myers FL 33905 Phone: 239-896-4371 www.activarcpg.com/ jl-industries Contact: Brian Catlett bacatlett@thomase.com Ludowici Roof Tile 4757 Tile Plant Rd New Lexington OH 43764 Phone: 740-342-1995 Toll-Free: 800-945-8453 Fax: 740-342-0025 www.ludowici.com

Marlyn Steel Decks Inc 6808 Harney Rd Tampa FL 33610 Phone: 813-621-1375 Fax: 813-623-3005 www.marlynsteel.com Contact: Ryan James rryanj@marlynsteel.com Midwest Tool & Cuttery Co PO Box 160 Sturgis MI 49091 Phone: 269-651-2476 www.midwestsnips.com P&P Power Inc 16815 S Meehan St Kincheloe MI 49788 Phone: 906-495-1177 www.pandppower.com Contact: Donald Plumm don@pandppower.com Pan American Screw 630 Reese Dr SW Conover NC 28613 Toll-Free: 800-951-2222 Fax: 828-466-0070 www.panamericanscrew. com Contact: Bo Bryant bo@suredrive.com

Pipe Prop/JMB Industries 6340 Baker Blvd Ft Worth TX 76118 Toll-Free: 888-590-0120 Fax: 817-284-9266 www.pipeprop.com Reimann & Goerger Corp 1849 Harlem Rd Buffalo NY 14212 Phone: 716-895-1156 Toll-Free: 800-742-8665 Fax: 716-895-1547 www.rgcproducts.com Contact: Mark Bossert sales@rgcproducts.com

Branches Fairhope AL Phone: 251-583-1341 Contact: Patrick Williamson pwilliamson@tremcoinc.com Ft Lauderdale FL Phone: 954-817-6920 Contact: Ricardo Moncada rmoncada@tremcoinc.com

Palm Harbor FL Phone: 727-459-6254 Contact: Michael Schuman mschuman@tremcoinc.com Sanford FL Phone: 407-221-0539 Contact: Justin Ranck jranck@tremcoinc.com

Tri-Built Materials Group LLC 15 E Union Ave E Rutherford NJ 07073 Phone: 201-842-2449 www.tribuiltmaterialsgroup.com Contact: David Ruiz david.ruiz@ tribuiltmaterialsgroup.com Branches 13555 49th St N Clearwater FL 33762 Phone: 727-573-6075 Fax: 727-571-4302

Safety Hoist Co PO Box 531 La Fayette Hill PA 19444 Phone: 610-941-4333 Toll-Free: 877-994-6478 Fax: 610-941-4336 www.safetyhoistcompany.com Contact: Frank Calello sales@safetyhoistcompany.com Spar Marathon Rfg Equipment 3689 Weston Rd Weston ON Canada M9L 1W4 Phone: 416-745-4111 Toll-Free: 800-387-2873 Fax: 416-745-6773 www.sparmarathon.ca Contact: Craig Glynn weston@sparmarathon.ca Sun-Tek Skylights 10303 General Dr Orlando FL 32824 Phone: 407-859-2117 Toll-Free: 800-334-5854 Fax: 800-331-6607 www.sun-tek.com Contact: Ann Esposito sun-tekesposito@comcast.com

Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance 3735 Green Rd Beachwood OH 44122 Phone: 216-292-5000 Toll-Free: 800-852-6013 www.tremcoroofing.com

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Manufacturers Index 3121 SW 1st Ter Ft Lauderdale FL 33315 Phone: 954-525-1158 Fax: 954-467-6437 701 S Market Ave Ft Pierce FL 34982 Phone: 772-466-3461 Fax: 772-466-4542 2445 NW 76th St Miami FL 33147 Phone: 305-702-0779 Fax: 305-836-2375

Zappone Manufacturing 2928 N Pittsburg St Spokane WA 99207 Phone: 509-483-6408 Toll-Free: 800-285-2677 Fax: 509-483-8050 www.zappone.com Contact: Brad Emch copper@zappone.com

6363 Edgewater Dr Orlando FL 32810 Phone: 407-522-6172 Fax: 407-295-3187

ALUMINUM

250 Ring Ave NE Palm Bay FL 32907 Phone: 321-768-0010 Fax: 321-984-7259

Zappone Manufacturing

ASPHALT SHINGLES

4281 Westroads Dr Riviera Beach FL 33407 Phone: 561-863-9899 Fax: 561-863-9824 8395 Garden Rd Riviera Beach FL 33404 Phone: 561-845-6802 Fax: 561-863-9249 3258 Gran Park Wy Stuart FL 34997 Phone: 772-223-8881 Fax: 772-223-1301

Uniroof International Inc PO Box 160003 Altamonte Springs FL 32716 Phone: 407-869-5255 Toll-Free: 800-997-5255 Fax: 407-869-5262 www.uniroofusa.com Contact: David Konstan sales@uniroofusa.com

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Atlas Roofing GAF IKO

BUILT UP ROOFING MATERIALS

GAF Karnak Corp Mule-Hide Products Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance

CAULK & SEALANTS

2590 Piper Dr Vero Beach FL 32960 Phone: 772-778-0549 Fax: 772-778-4949

Unity Surfacing Systems 56 Bloomingdale Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Phone: 510-724-1357 Toll-Free: 877-41-UNITY Fax: 845-246-1700 www.surfacingsystems.com Contact: Erick Prinz erick@surfacingsystems.com

Acrymax Technologies Anchor Coatings Inc Convenience Products Dow Building Solutions Drexel Metals Inc Duro-Last Roofing Inc Flex Membrane Int’l Corp GAF Karnak Corp Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

COATINGS

Acrymax Technologies Anchor Coatings Inc APV Engineered Coatings Bitec Inc GAF Karnak Corp Mule-Hide Products

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Quest Construction Products Sealoflex Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Tri-Built Materials Group LLC Uniroof International Inc

CONCRETE TILES Crown Roof Tiles

COPPER

Zappone Manufacturing

EQUIPMENT

Cleasby Mfg Co Duro-Last Roofing Inc Goss Inc Reimann & Goerger Corp Safety Hoist Co Spar Marathon Roofing Equipment

FALL PROTECTION 3M Capital Safety Duro-Last Roofing Inc Southeastern Metals

FASTENERS

Building Products Development Duro-Last Roofing Inc Flex Membrane Int’l Corp Lakeside Construction Fasteners McElroy Metal Pan American Screw Southeastern Metals Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

FASTENING EQUIPMENT

Building Products Development Duro-Last Roofing Inc Flex Membrane Int’l Corp OMG Roofing Products Pan American Screw

GREEN ROOFING SYSTEMS Anchor Coatings Inc Dow Building Solutions Duro-Last Roofing Inc East Coast Metals

Flex Membrane Int’l Corp GAF Karnak Corp McElroy Metal Sealoflex Southeastern Metals Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance

GUTTERS

Central States Mfg Inc Duro-Last Roofing Inc FLAMCO McElroy Metal Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

HOISTS

Reimann & Goerger Corp

INSULATION

Bitec Inc Dow Building Solutions Duro-Last Roofing Inc GAF Mule-Hide Products Tarco Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

METAL ROOFING SYSTEMS

Central States Mfg Inc Dan’s Custom Sheet Metal Inc Drexel Metals Inc Dow Building Solutions Duro-Last Roofing Inc East Coast Metals Gulf Coast Supply & Mfg LLC Karnak Corp Marlyn Steel Decks Inc Mule-Hide Products Petersen Aluminium Sealoflex Southeastern Metals Sunlast Metal Inc TAMKO Building Products Inc Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Zappone Manufacturing

MODIFIED BITUMEN FLAMCO Flex Membrane Int’l Corp GAF

Karnak Corp TAMKO Building Products Inc Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

NATURAL SLATE ROOFING Evergreen Slate Co Inc

SAFETY EQUIPMENT Capital Safety Duro-Last Roofing Inc Safety Hoist Company Southeastern Metals

Central States Mfg Inc East Coast Metals Marlyn Steel Decks Inc Sealoflex Southeastern Metals Uniroof International Inc Unity Surfacing Systems

Building Products Development Duro-Last Roofing Inc East Coast Metals GAF JL Industries/Thomas Mule-Hide Products Pipe Prop/JMB Industries Southeastern Metals

Mule-Hide Products Sika Sarnafil TAMKO Building Products Inc Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Versico Roofing Systems

East Coast Metals Ludowici Roof Tile

TOOLS

SKYLIGHTS

Drexel Metals Inc Imperial Shake Co Ltd

Duro-Last Roofing Inc Sun-Tek Skylights VELUX America

Cleasby Mfg Co D.I. Roof Seamers Drexel Metals Inc Duro-Last Roofing Inc Midwest Tool & Cuttery Co OMG Roofing Products P&P Power Inc

SHEET METAL

SOLAR SYSTEMS

UNDERLAYMENT

SHAKES

ROOF DECKING MATERIALS

ROOF TOP ACCESSORIES

Unity Surfacing Systems

Central States Mfg Inc Dan’s Custom Sheet Metal Inc Drexel Metals Inc East Coast Metals FLAMCO Gulf Coast Supply & Mfg LLC Marlyn Steel Decks Inc McElroy Metal Southeastern Metals

SINGLE PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS Duro-Last Roofing Inc Flex Membrane Int’l Corp GAF Karnak Corp MFM Building Products

McElroy Metal

TESTING EQUIPMENT

Fisher Technology Inc

TILE FASTENING SYSTEMS Adhesives 3M Convenience Products Dow Building Solutions

TILE ROOFING SYSTEMS Crown Roof Tiles

Affordable Metal Retrofit Solutions Over 60 Million Square Feet Installed Since 1991.

Atlas Roofing Bitec Inc Drexel Metals Inc GAF IKO InterWrap Lakeside Construction Fasteners MFM Building Products Mule-Hide Products TAMKO Building Product Tarco Tri-Built Materials Group LLC USG Roofing Solutions

VENTILATION

FLAMCO GAF Lakeside Construction Fasteners O’Hagin Southeastern Metals TAMKO Building Products Tri-Built Materials Group LLC

WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS

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Acrymax Technologies Anchor Coatings Inc Flex Membrane Int’l Corp GAF Karnak Corporation MFM Building Products Quest Construction Products Sealoflex TAMKO Building Products Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Uniroof International Inc

WELDING & CUTTING EQUIPMENT Flex Membrane Int’l Corp Goss Inc

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Service Providers and Consultants FRSA Members

Brauner Safety Services 4801 Calasans Ave St Cloud FL 34771 Phone: 407-403-3959 www.braunersafety.com Contact: James Brauner jim@braunersafety.com

Building Assessment Specialists Inc 2605 72nd Ave #922 Ellenton FL 34222 Phone: 941-812-5996 www.basflinc.com Contact: Ron Kough ron@basflinc.com

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ClaimExpress.com 616 Shelby Rd #A Ft Worth TX 76140 Toll-Free: 877-240-7722 Fax: 816-866-0227 Contact: Donald Haight donaldhaight@ claimexpress.com

Cleary Inspection Service Inc PO Box 2471 Palm Beach FL 33460 Phone: 561-722-9881 Fax: 561-582-8039 www.kcwand.com Contact: Katherine Cleary kc@kcwand.com

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FRSA Association PO Box 4850 Winter Park FL 32793 Phone: 407-671-3772 Toll-Free: 800-767-3772 Fax: 407-679-0010 www.floridaroof.com Contact Lisa Pate lisapate@floridaroof.com FRSA Credit Union PO Box 5799 Winter Park FL 32793 Phone: 407-657-7212 Toll-Free: 877-657-7212 Fax: 407-671-7014 www.frsacu.org Contact: Marissa Tatum mtatum@frsacu.org

FRSA Educational & Research Foundation PO Box 4850 Winter Park FL 32793 Phone: 407-671-3772 Toll-Free: 800-767-3772 Fax: 407-679-0010 www.floridaroof.com Contact: Lisa Pate lisapate@floridaroof.com FRSA Self Insurers Fund 4099 Metric Drive Winter Park FL 32792 Phone: 407-671-3772 ext. 233 Toll-Free: 800-767-3772 Fax: 407-671-2520 www.frsasif.com Contact: Debra Guidry debra@frsasif.com

Furman Insurance & Bonds 1314 E Atlantic Blvd Pompano Beach FL 33060 Toll-Free: 800-344-4838 Fax: 954-942-5304 www.fumaninsurance.com Contact: Brian Pratt brian@ furmaninsurance.com ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine PO Box 4850 Infrared Inspections Inc 5533 Pillsbury Ave S Minneapolis MN 55419 Phone: 612-716-9644 www.roofscan.com Contact: David Nelson infrared@minn.net Insurance Office of America 13790 NW 4th St Ste 113 Sunrise FL 33325 Toll-Free: 800-243-6899 www.ioausa.com Contact: Frank Pulcini frank.pulcini@ioausa.com

ADVERTISING

TCG Roof Inspections 4520 W Village Dr Ste B2 Tampa FL 33624 Phone: 813-963-5253 Fax: 813-963-6685 Contact: Thomas Gans

Trent Cotney, P.A. 407 N Howard Ave Ste 100 Tampa FL 33606 Phone: 813-579-3278 Fax: 813-902-7612 www.trentcotney.com Contact: Trent Cotney tcotney@trentcotney.com Branches 223 E Bay St Ste 905 Jacksonville FL 32202 Phone: 904-425-5030

MLD Architects Inc 211 John Knox Rd Ste 105 Tallahassee FL 32303 Phone: 850-385-9200 Fax: 850-422-3140 www.mldarchitects.com

R.L. Reeger Architect 1931 SW 35th Ave Gainesville FL 32608 Phone: 352-301-1439 Contact: Bud Reeger reegerrl@gmail.com

Nielson, Wojtowicz, Neu & Associates 1000 Central Ave Ste 200 St Petersburg FL 33705 Phone: 813-390-4711 Fax: 727-209-1335 www.nielsonbonds.com Contact: David R Turcios dturcios@nielsonbonds. com

Roof Consultants 5360 E 46th St Ste 116 Tulsa OK 74135 Phone: 918-660-6844 Fax: 918-660-6881 Contact: R Edward Owen

Walker Reid Strategies Inc 8401 Lake Worth Rd Ste 103 Lake Worth FL 33467 Toll-Free: 800-662-1793 Fax: 866-651-2385 www.walkerreid.com Contact: David Diaz info@walkerreid.com

Wintac Software 170 Cambridge St Burlington MA 01803 Toll-Free: 800-724-7899 www.intacinternational.com Contact: Deanna Duffy sales@intacinternational. com

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ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine

ASSOCIATION FRSA Association

ARCHITECT

MLD Architects Inc R.L. Reeger Architect

CONSULTANT

Building Assessment Specialists Inc Infrared Inspections Inc Insurance Office of America

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Winter Park FL 32793 Phone: 800-767-3772 ext. 127 www.floridaroof.com Contact: Christopher Homer christopher@floridaroof.com

FRSA Educational & Research Foundation

ENGINEERING

Cleary Inspection Service Inc R.L. Reeger Architect Walker Reid Strategies Inc

FINANCIAL

FRSA Credit Union Walker Reid Strategies Inc

INFARED ROOF SCANS Building Assessment Specialists Inc

INSURANCE

Auto Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America Bonds Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America Nielson, Wojtowicz, Neu & Associates

Claims Management FRSA Self Insurers Fund Furman Insurance & Bonds

General Liability Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America GPS Fleet Services Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America Health Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America Loss Control Furman Insurance & Bonds OSHA Compliance Brauner Safety Services Furman Insurance & Bonds

LEGAL

Trent Cotney, P.A.

ROOF CONSULTANTS Building Assessment Specialists Inc MLD Architects Inc R.L. Reeger Architect

SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING Brauner Safety Services

SOFTWARE Wintac Software

TESTING SERVICES

Cleary Inspection Service Inc Infrared Inspections Inc R.L. Reeger Architect

Workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Compensation FRSA Self Insurers Fund Furman Insurance & Bonds Insurance Office of America

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Successful Sales Follow-up John Chapin, CompleteSelling.com One of the biggest reasons salespeople do not close more business is that they either do not follow up enough or they do not follow up properly. Here are the keys to close more sales by following up the right way.

and also the least effective follow-up because you can never be sure they read it or even got it to begin with. And NO, do not send an e-mail with return receipt. I don’t even have to say that, right?

Key 1: Follow up at least 12 times The average salesperson follows up with a prospect once or twice. The majority of sales are made between the 4th and 12th contact. As a result, you need a step-by-step follow-up system that consists of at least 12 contacts. Two of the most important aspects of follow up are consistency and commitment. Having and sticking to a step-by-step follow-up system with each and every prospect will ensure you have these two aspects in place. For those of you who believe 12 follow-up contacts is too many, you need to get resold on your product. If your product can truly help the prospect and you believe you have the best product for them, you owe it to them to follow up at least 12 times, and probably even more. If you were trying to prevent your child from running into traffic, how many times would you try before you gave up? Another example, you sell life insurance and have a young dad in front of you. You know that his wife and two young children could be financially destroyed if he doesn’t have life insurance. How persistent are you going to be?

Key 4: Continue to stay in contact with people If you are unsuccessful with your 12 contacts, and assuming they are still a viable candidate for your product, you must continue to stay in touch. Get them on your contact list and continue to reach out via a variety of methods: monthly newsletter, postcard mailer, product updates, birthday, holiday, and other cards, gifts, and sending out other items of interest. You can also still make an occasional phone call, stop by in-person, send an e-mail coupled with another communication, or send a fax. The key here is you want people to think of you and have your contact information when they need your product or service. Have you thought of someone when you finally needed their product and you had no idea of how to reach them because they didn’t stay in touch?

Key 2: Talk in benefits and add value where possible What was the reason they originally contacted you or, if you initiated contact, what was the reason they decided to talk to you? How can you remind them of that and further drive home the point that now is the time to act? Has there been a change or update which might affect them? Is there some new information you can provide that might help them make a better, more informed decision? Is there something you can give them that costs you little or no money, and yet, can show your value to them? Always think in terms of what’s in it for them and always put yourself in their world. How can you add or show value to the prospect? Why should they be interested in what you are talking about? What will they get out of it? What would cause them to be motivated to act? Key 3: Use a variety of follow-up methods Your follow-up can consist of phone calls, in-person visits, mail, e-mail, faxes, and even text messages. Of these methods, an in-person visit is by far the most effective, followed by phone, mail, text, fax, and finally e-mail. You want to use a variety of these but try to focus on the more effective methods. You can also use these in conjunction with one another. For example, right after you make a phone call, send out an e-mail. One thing you want to avoid is follow-up by e-mail alone. E-mail is impersonal 24

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Note: Reach out to people about once a month with the above methods. Daily or even weekly contact will irritate most people, almost all are okay with some form of monthly contact. Also, as stated under Key 2, make sure the contact has some value for the prospect. Note 2: If you’re really concerned about contacting people after they’ve said they aren’t interested at the moment, but you’ve determined they’re still a good prospect, try the following, “Okay, I completely understand. Let me ask you, is it okay if I reach out from time to time with product updates and other pertinent information?” Most people will agree to that. BONUS: Here are the four biggest follow-up mistakes in order of “bigness:” ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦

The salesperson doesn’t follow-up quickly enough They don’t make enough follow-up calls They don’t know what to say or they say the wrong thing They don’t provide contact information

What’s most important is that you get to the person as quickly as possible once you realize they are interested in your product. Even if you aren’t prepared (3rd biggest mistake), make the initial contact as soon as possible. Just let them know that you are aware of their interest, are working on the situation, or whatever the case may be, and let them know when they will hear back from you. And hopefully it’s sooner rather than later.

You Are Your Own Employee Debra Guidry, CPCU FRSA-SIF Underwriting Manager Most of you are aware that, to do any type of construction work in the State of Florida, you must purchase workers’ compensation insurance coverage for your employees, even if you only have one employee. But did you know that if you are the owner of your construction business and you do not have any other employees, that you are actually considered to be an employee? Yes, even the owner, corporate officers, or members of a limited liability company (LLC) are considered an employee for purposes of the Florida workers’ compensation laws. This means that you must either purchase a workers’ compensation policy to insure or cover yourself, or you can exempt yourself from coverage by filing a Notice of Election to be Exempt with the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Bureau of Compliance. An officer of a corporation or member of an LLC may exempt themselves from coverage if: ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦

The officer owns at least 10 percent of the stock of the corporation, or in the case of an LLC, a statement attesting to the minimum 10 percent ownership. The officer must be listed as an officer of the corporation in the records of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. The corporation must be registered and listed as active with the Florida Division of Corporation.

Further, no more than three corporation officers per corporation or per LLC member are allowed to be exempt. There is a $50 filing fee for each application submitted to

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obtain an exemption and finally the exemptions are valid for a period of two years or until a voluntary revocation is filed or the exemption is revoked by the Division of Work Comp, Bureau of Compliance. To apply for an exemption you can log on to the Division of Work Comp at http://bit.ly/15IIaZp. This will allow you to electronically submit an exemption application and payment, or you can call their office at 850-413-1609 for further assistance. Once you have submitted your application and filing fee, the Division has 30 days to review your application to determine if it meets the requirements for an exemption. At that time the Division will issue your exemption certificate, notify you of any issues with your application, or deny the exemption due to not meeting the requirements. Remember, that an officer of a corporation or member of an LLC who elects exemption may not recover workers’ compensation benefits, and that the exemption will only apply to the corporate officer or member of an LLC that is listed on the exemption certificate and then only within the scope of the business or trade that is listed on the exemption. If at any time the requirements are not being met, such as if your company is no longer properly registered and listed as active with the Florida Division of Corporations, or if the officer or member no longer holds at least 10 percent stock in the company, then the Division of Work Comp will revoke the exemption.

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Also, anytime you aren’t sure what to say, whether it’s the first contact or 12th, just take your best guess and call. The most important part of follow-up is to make the contact regardless of what you say. When they take your call, you will open your mouth and a conversation will ensue. Just make contact.

site. It was decided that too much time was being spent on too few sites, and that it was better to spend less time on more sites looking for violations that were likely to cause serious injury or death. In this way, compliance officers were being asked to conduct inspections in less time by focusing on four types of violations. Under the focused inspections initiative, a compliance officer needs to assess if:

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1. Project-specific health and safety planning has been done. 2. A written plan exists, and 3. A competent person has been designated to implement the plan. So if a compliance officer arrives to complete a programmed inspection and the site has a health and safety plan being enforced by a competent person, then the site should receive the focused inspection. If the compliance officer finds hazards related to one of the top four categories, the focused inspection might end and you will then need prepare yourself for a very comprehensive review.

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Benefiting from the 179D Building Envelope Deduction Nelson Marin, Director of Engineering, Walker Reid Strategies, Inc. On December 19, 2014 Congress retroactively passed a group of over 50 tax provisions commonly referred to as “tax extenders” through the end of 2014. Historically, these tax provisions have been known to expire and have been continuously renewed by Congress to avoid lapses; ensuring taxpayers receive their deductions and credits come filing seasons. With 179D deduction now included in this “tax extenders” package, it is important for the roofing industry to thoroughly understand the incentive and how the components of a roofing system can help a building qualify. About the 179D Tax Deduction As a first step, let’s look at what the 179D Tax Deduction is and who can benefit from the incentive. The 179D Tax Deduction is a Federal Tax Incentive that is available for the installation of energy efficient property on commercial buildings. It is available to private building owners in the form of an accelerated depreciation, for the installation of energy efficient property. Additionally, it is available to contractors and designers of energy efficient property installed on government owned buildings at all levels of government: federal, state, local, municipal, school, etc. The deduction is achieved by a reduction in the buildings energy cost savings relative to 2001 American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, Energy Standards. The maximum deduction that can be achieved is $1.80 per square foot by yielding a 50 percent reduction in the building’s energy cost savings compared to a theoretical baseline building. Partial deductions are also available for lighting, HVAC, and building envelope systems for $0.60 per square foot, per category, with varying energy reduction targets. The building’s roof system is accounted for in the 50 percent energy cost savings target and is a major component when partially qualifying for the building envelope category only, in which a 10 percent reduction in energy cost savings is required. To further illustrate the benefits available below is a simple example for 179D Tax Deduction in the roofing industry. A Florida roofing company re-roofs 12 schools within a school district, the total building area of projects totals 1.2 million square feet. The school district allocates the tax deduction to the Florida roofing company for their role in the project. The energy analysis results in a 14 percent energy cost savings primarily achieved from white TPO and additional insulation. The 14 percent energy cost savings qualifies the Florida roofing company for the 179D Tax Deduction at $0.60 per square foot, totaling a $720,000 deduction. At an effective tax rate of 35 percent, the company realizes $252,000 in net cash savings.

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How is the 179D Tax Deduction Captured? In order to understand what factors make a roofing system qualify for the 179D Tax Deduction, let’s look at the process and methods required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Department of Energy (DOE). First, it is important to verify that the project looking to qualify for the 179D Deduction has been placed into service within the time period that the incentive was active. For private building owners, this time frame is currently projects completed between 2006 and 2014. In the case where government is allocating the deduction to the contractors, projects completed prior to December 31, 2014 and as far back as the company was open to amendable tax years, can qualify. This time period is typically 2011-2014. For contractors having the deduction allocated to them, it is necessary that an authorized representative from the government agency signs an allocation letter meeting the requirements of the IRS. Government agencies do not benefit in any way from capturing the 179D Tax Deduction and in turn are not negatively affected by allocating the incentive to the contractor. Once the project has been properly allocated to the contractor, the engineering begins. In order to quantify the tax incentive, a taxpayer must have an energy model performed and a certification completed by an independent third party engineering firm, licensed within the jurisdiction of the project. This certification does require the certifying party to perform a site verification of the property that was placed into service. The final product is a certification receivable which contains all of the above information and substantiates the taxpayer’s 179D Tax Deduction while having the ability to withstand IRS audit scrutiny, if it was to ever be necessary. Building Envelope and Energy Modeling What exactly is an energy model? It is an annual software simulation of a building which determines the energy demand and annual energy costs. The energy model for 179D Tax Deduction purpose is to compare the existing building and its systems against a theoretical 90.1-2001 ASHRAE building. This theoretical building is identical in geometry but has 2001 ASHRAE systems in the building, including the roof. The Department of Energy has a list of approved software for use in the 179D Tax Deduction modeling. All approved software is capable of modeling envelope qualifying systems only. If the energy cost savings required by 179D is achieved or exceeded, 10 percent for envelope systems, that project is now eligible for the 179D Tax Deduction. The building envelope category of the 179D Deduction is the most underutilized and specialized category of the tax incentive. Unlike lighting and HVAC, the envelope systems themselves do not consume energy;

rather, they affect the amount of energy consumed by the heating and air conditioning systems. This separation in energy costs from the envelope systems and its modeling complexities has resulted in a lack of use by the roofing industry. Roofing Factors which Significantly Affect the Energy Model Savings When modeling a building to qualify for the envelope category only, the DOE has provided guidance allowing for the two buildings, the taxpayer’s and the ASHRAE baseline building, being identical in all of its systems other than the envelope system itself. This allows an analysis on how the new roof system along with the existing walls, windows, and building orientation affect the energy consumption of the baseline building. With this explained, the following are key factors which aid in qualifying roof systems for 179D: ♦♦

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White Roofs - Roofs with high solar reflectance in hot climate zones such as all of Florida and parts of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia will reflect significant savings in energy costs. High Thermal Emittance - Membranes and other products with high thermal emittance also reflect energy savings through its “heat rejection” properties in climates with harsh sunlight such as Florida. Insulation - Higher R-Values in any of the envelope systems will increase energy savings in hot and cold climate zones. High Loads on Envelope and Building Geometry - Because the energy model depicts the energy savings on the HVAC system, other envelope characteristics such as existing wall construction and window-to-wall ratios can play a significant role. In general, buildings with envelope characteristics which weigh heavily on the HVAC loads are good candidates to exemplify the savings of the envelope system on the whole building.

An easier way to explain the effect of the envelope loads and building geometry on the energy savings is to theoretically demonstrate the opposite. If a building could have very little or no roof, wall, and window area, then it would not matter how efficient the components were. A building with no envelope loads will not reduce the energy consumption on the HVAC system itself. The roofing industry has been one of the late adapters to benefit from this incentive and there are still millions of unclaimed dollars waiting to be captured by roofing contractors all across the country. If you have tax liability and a portfolio of government buildings that you have completed, now is the time to capture this incentive and take advantage of the 179D Tax Deduction. Walker Reid Strategies is a licensed engineering firm that specializes exclusively in 2005 EPA 179D Tax

Certifications. Its staff is composed of a diverse group of members including professional engineers, commercial energy raters, and CPAs. With an extensive project portfolio in 179D Envelope Certifications, Walker Reid Strategies is one of the nation’s leading section 179D providers. www.WalkerReidStrategies.com

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clauses addressing differing site conditions and changes. Recently, however, a number of public owners have modified their contracts in an effort to place the risk of differing site conditions on the contractor. Prudent contractors will closely examine their bid documents to determine whether they will be able to seek a contract adjustment if a differing site condition is encountered. Absent that ability, the bid should reflect the increased risk that the owner is asking the bidders to assume. Author’s note: The information contained in this article is for general educational information only. This information does not constitute legal advice, is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor should it be relied upon as legal advice for your specific factual pattern or situation. Trent Cotney is Florida Bar Certified in Construction Law, General Counsel and a director of the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (FRSA), a director of the West Coast Roofing Contractors Association (WCRCA), and a member of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and several other FRSA affiliates. For more information, contact the author at 813-5793278 or go to www.trentcotney.com.

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The Fourth Summer By Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Director of Technical Services Well it is official; once more, on a crisp January morning, great anticipation filled the halls of Florida’s State Capital. Tallahassee was overflowing with excitement, not only because the Seminoles winning streak was still intact and moving on to the first college National Championship playoff tournament, but on January 5, 2015 the Florida Building Commission unanimously voted to approve the 2014 Florida Building Code (FBC) Fifth Edition. The official effective date is June 30, 2015. It is reported that after the vote there was laughing, crying, and some proverbial gnashing of teeth and even rumors of Florida Building Commissioners doing the Macarena, just kidding. Three summers have come and gone with the fourth on the horizon when the new code finally takes effect. So why did the 2013 (now called the 2014 Florida Building Code Fifth Edition) code development process based on the 2012 ICC base code get derailed when it was positioned to finally catch up to the ICC code cycle? Remember the 2010 Florida Building Code based on the ICC 2009 code had just become effective in March 2012? The ICC 2012 was in place for use and the ICC 2015 code development had started in January of 2012. Keeping the versions and timeline in order can become quite confusing so I’ve added a table.

So, what does this mean for the Florida roofing contractor? Well let me give you the skinny on that while the fat lady sings her last chorus. Remember back when the 2010 became effective, we were running full speed adjusting to all the changes that were mixed into that magical cauldron? Changes like ASCE 7-10 and the Energy Conservation Code freak out with the mystical number R-38. The 2010 Florida Building Code was the debut for new version of ASCE 7, which caught most participants during the 2010 code development process by surprise. During the second Roofing Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting, we were told that there would be a decrease in design pressures even though the wind speed used to calculate the design pressures increased. Tables and code references dependent on the design pressures that passed the first round of TAC meetings had to be revised and resubmitted. Fortunately for roofing contractors, FRSA’s “A-Team” was up and running like a Kevin Harvick pit crew during a race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Our team, which included roofing and sheet metal contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, was fully engaged in finding solutions for the 2010 FBC mysteries and the upcoming code development process that would start in June of 2012. FRSA headquarters, once again, served as the hub of code activity. FRSA sponsored meetings for those who volunteered their time to brainstorm, discuss, debate, develop, and otherwise hob-nob with their fellow roofing professionals in an effort to proactively keep the roofing code intact; something that they had worked on for years to develop. To guarantee success, FRSA saturated the Florida Building Commission meetings with knowledgeable contractors and associate members burdened with glorious purpose: keep the code intact. The plan worked. The code as we know it was intact including I believe one of the reasons it is so important to the addition of the FRSA-TRI Florida High Wind Concrete catch up to the ICC process is to stay current with the and Clay Roof Tile Installation Manual, Fifth Edition. changes to standards found in ASTM, ASCE, and ANSI as Since I’ve been involved with both code well as the National Electrical Code, Energy Code, development programs, I have come to the conclusion Accessibility Code, including the culprit for the last that the Florida Building Code development process postponement, the Fire Prevention Code. Correlating works best. It is all inclusive, since all parties involved, with the ICC 2012 base code would mean when we start manufacturers, design professionals, building officials, the Florida Building Code Sixth Edition development in trades, and special interest parties, have a say and vote late 2015 or early 2016, the base code information was in the process whereas only government employed ICC possibly submitted as far back as 2012. I know an member inspectors have a vote in the ICC program. argument can be made that they make changes and update No offense to the inspectors who have been put in that information as they move forward, but we are still that position, but is their understanding of all that they vote much farther behind when we start our process. What on enough to make good decisions? Are the votes cast seems funny to me is that from a roofing perspective, if on knowledge they have from their particular area of the you review the past changes since the Florida Building country, and if so, why would they consider voting in Code was implemented, it certainly looks like the ICC favor of code modifications that clearly affect the State codes have been catching up to us. of Florida? I still do not understand the Florida Statute 28

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requiring Florida Building Code interested parties to submit code modifications to ICC in an effort to change the base code. Changing the base code would impact all who adhere to ICC codes. That adds up to more unnecessary work for everyone else. The main purpose of the building code is to protect the citizens of our state. In each Florida Statute that governs the Florida Building Code1, all licensing for inspectors2, architects3, professional engineers4, and contractors5 clearly states to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare. 2010 Florida Building Code 101.3 Intent The purpose of this code is to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, energy conservation, and safety, to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations. I am encouraged by the proactive actions FBC Chairman Richard Browdy is taking by setting up a workshop meeting on January 30, 2015 to review the process and discover all the stumbling blocks of past code cycles with the purpose of finding solutions. Hopefully we can move forward and out from under the shadow of the ICC base code. 1 553.72 Intent.— (1) The purpose and intent of this act is to provide a mechanism for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation, and enforcement of a single, unified state building code, to be called the Florida Building Code, which consists of a single set of documents that apply to the design, construction, erection, alteration, modification, repair, or demolition of public or private buildings, structures, or facilities in this state and to the enforcement of such requirements and which will allow effective and reasonable protection for public safety, health, and general welfare for all the people of Florida at the most reasonable cost to the consumer. 2 468.601 Purpose.—The Legislature finds that, where building code administration and inspection personnel fail to adequately, competently, and professionally administer state or local building codes, physical and economic injury to the citizens of the state may result and, therefore, deems it necessary in the interest of public health and safety to regulate the practice of building code administration and inspection in this state. 3 481.201 Purpose.—The primary legislative purpose for enacting this part is to ensure that every architect practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that architects who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing in this state. 4 471.001 Purpose.—The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health and safety to regulate the practice of engineering in this state. 5 489.101 Purpose.—The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry.

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Charity for a Veteran Palm Beach County Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association A very enthusiastic thanks to our members who donated materials, supplies, and man power to install a roof for a needy couple. The husband is a Veteran and we felt like we should give back to him by donating our effort to better their lives. Our President Joe Byrne, Byrne Roofing Inc, coordinated the project. A special thanks to Pete Ringle, Building Official from Riviera Beach who brought the couple to us and actually climbed up on the roof to assist in the job.

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The Importance of Training and Education Lisa Pate CEM, FRSA Executive Director In an ever-changing world, education and training should be the focus of every successful contractor. Technology has made our workplace more efficient with the advent of estimating software, aerial roof measurements, engineering calculators, iPads, smart phones and tablets; all with instant updates, creating a continual learning environment. But that is only part of the education necessary to work for a roofing company. There are building codes you need to know and understand. There is the International Code Council (ICC) base code, the Florida Building Code (FBC), the Energy Code, and for those in South Florida, the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) codes. But the learning process does not stop there: what about local municipalities? Can they override the ICC or FBC? How about your employees, have you considered training for them? With the shrinking job market for skilled workers in the industry, who will replace those who are retiring? FRSA’s Educational and Research Foundation is prepared with the answers to all of your education needs. With the addition of our training center, we will be focusing on training on a variety of levels, including foremen and superintendents, midlevel management, owners and what we refer to as the young professional or the next generation. Each of these groups has a preferred method of learning that works best for them, and we are developing seminars to address those needs. Online seminars are also available for those with limited time. Check our website, floridaroof.com/educational-foundation to register. Members from the Educational Foundation, the Young Professionals Council, and the Codes Committee, are developing a worker training program that will focus on different roofing systems, metal, shingles, built-up, steep slope, low slope, as well as safety and first aid. Look for this course to be launched next year. We are also working on seminars that address the upcoming Fifth Edition of the FBC, Estimating for Profit, and Marketing your Roofing Company.

Courses planned for the first half of the year include: ♦♦ Tripling Your Results Sales Seminar (February 24) ♦♦ Renovate, Repair and Paint (RRP) Lead Certification 8-hour (February 27) ♦♦ OSHA 10-Hour course (March 5-6) ♦♦ Renovate, Repair and Paint (RRP) Lead Recertification 4-hour (March 20, April 14, and May 13) ♦♦ NRCA Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z (May 7-8) We will also be working with industry manufacturers on training for their specific products. The training center has two locations for hands-on and product demonstrations, an indoor and outdoor area, complete with bleacher seating and ventilation. Classroom space for up to 100 and a conference room for smaller groups of less than 12 are also available. The training center is available for rent to industry members and partners and comes equipped with commercial LCD projectors, screens, laptop, Wi-Fi, and a sound system. We will also take care of receiving and disposing of materials. FRSA staff are available for assistance during meetings, seminars, or product launches and can offer food and beverage options to fit any group. Is it affordable? Absolutely! Rental rates are as follows: Training Center FRSA Members Nonmembers Full day - $500 $600 Half-day - $300 $400 Conference Room FRSA Members Nonmembers Full day - $200 $250 Half-day - $100 $150 Interested in renting the training center for a company training session, product launch, meeting, or conference? Please contact Lisa Pate at 800-767-3772 ext. 157 or by email at lisapate@ floridaroof.com

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