East Coast Metals Latest Educational Foundation Founding Member John Hellein, FRSA Educational and Research Foundation Director
In 1996, under the leadership of Founder and Owner Tom Castellanos, East Coast Metals began its journey on its way to become the premier manufacturer in the tile roof components industry. ECM designed, patented and manufactured the first metal hip and ridge anchor in the late 1990s and in the late 2000s they further innovated the popular metal hip and ridge anchor when they engineered and patented the first foam interlocking hip and ridge system, called Trimlock. Today, East Coast Metals is still family owned and operated. Tom now works alongside both his son and daughter, Andrew and Annette Castellanos, as they continue to push the envelope of new product offerings designed to meet the needs of the industry. “East Coast Metals has been a member of FRSA since 2004,” stated Adam Purdy, CPRC, FRSA Past President and current Educational Foundation Chair, “and we’re thrilled to welcome the Castellanos’s company as a Founding Member of FRSA’s Educational and Research Foundation.”
Constantly Innovating
Andrew Castellanos stated that since its founding, East Coast Metals has sought to be the leading manufacturer and innovator in the roof components industry. ECM has slowly become a “one-stop shop” for everything from tile eave closures to a recently released ventilation products line. “We want to constantly innovate,” stated Andrew, “it is one of our founding principles that has become a part of our company culture.” Tom Castellanos started East Coast Metals after working in the roof tile industry and recognizing an industry shortfall in quality metal roof components. Over
ECM facility in Hialeah.
the years, the demand for East Coast Metals products has grown and, in response, ECM has expanded its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility along with its distribution footprint. One of ECM’s most recent innovations focuses on gooseneck ventilation. “Speaking with installers, we realized that valuable time was being lost with the available ventilation products,” Andrew says. “We developed a product with features to save time in the field.” ECM developed a manufacturing and assembly process that has created consistency between each vent. The vents even received uplift ratings nearly twice what had been available on the market.” Congratulations to the Castellanos family and East Coast Metals on their perennial success in the roof components market and on becoming the most recent Founding Member of the FRSA Educational and Research Foundation. FRM
The new East Coast Metals Designer Series includes pineapple motif eave closures. Currently available in two profiles (Eagle Roofing Products ‘Capistrano’ and Westlake Royal Roofing’s ‘Barcelona 900’) with more profiles available soon.
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