Nothing succeeds like excess. This may not apply to all, but it rings true in roofing today. Why trust one layer of protection for your roof when you can ensure defense with a system of layers?

Ralph Wedge, President of Petaluma’s Wedge Roofing, Inc., a family-owned company and a staple of Bay Area general contracting, roofing and insulation for over 35 years, recently received the RISE Certified Solar Roofing Professional (CSRP) certification.

IMETCO (Innovative Metals Company Inc.), manufacturer of commercial metal roofing and building envelope products, announced that it is moving its corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing plant to its newly remodeled facility in Norcross, Ga.

The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), a national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings, cements, and suppliers of industry products, recently awarded Chris Salazar, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Karnak Corporation, as the recipient of the RCMA’s Martin A. Davis Industry Leadership Award for 2011.

OMG, Inc. has acquired the intellectual property rights for Sinch Technology from Senco Brands, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. The announcement was made by Hubert McGovern, OMG president.

TAMKO Building Products Inc. is donating a restricted gift of $1 million to the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross for support of efforts to help Joplin recover from the May 22 tornado.

The W. P. Hickman Company announced the immediate availability of the new Permasnap 2 Coping product line. The design of the coping has been specifically engineered to meet the requirements of the recently developed SPRI/FM 4435/ES-1, Wind Design Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low-Slope Roofing Systems.

The W.P. Hickman Company announced that it has completed the purchase of an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Arden, N.C. It is anticipated that manufacturing operations will commence at the new plant in the second quarter of 2011.

As mobile technology continues to change the way we communicate, Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, unveiled FirestoneRoof, a first-of-its-kind free mobile web app.

TRUFAST President Brian Roth and Marketing Manager Doug Goehler, along with Altenloh, Brinck & Co. U.S., Inc., announced a major expansion of its Bryan, Ohio, manufacturing facility.

Johns Manville (JM) announced a significant investment in a new commercial roofing single ply membrane facility in Milan, Ohio. The production facility will manufacture Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) roofing products beginning in the second quarter of 2012.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – BASF announced the launch of www.spf.basf.com, a website designed to help visitors locate information about BASF’s spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation, air barrier and roofing systems in four clicks or less.

The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress announced the winners of its 11th annual Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards at the National Roofing Contractors Association's 124th Annual Convention, which was held Feb. 14-18 in Las Vegas.

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