August 2014 Volume 26 Issue 3

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1 August 2014 Volume 26 Issue 3 In April, the Annual Meeting was held to elect officers for the Southeastern Michigan Roofing Contractors Association (SMRCA) and the Roofing Industry Promotion Fund (RIPF) for the May 2014 April 2015 term. In July, the Michigan Roofing Contractors Association (MiRCA) met to elect the officers for the August 2014-August 2015 term. Congratulations and thank you for volunteering your time to help administer the Associations. Newly Elected RIPF Trustees May 1, 2014-April 30, 2015 The election results are as follows: RIPF Trustees President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Brian Sylvain Brian Moore Dan Casey Newly Elected SMRCA Board of Directors May 1, 2014-April 30, 2015 The election results are as follows: SMRCA Board of Directors President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Director Director Brian Moore Paul Schick Newton Crane Roofing, Inc. Anthony Schena Dan Casey Brian Sylvain Newly Elected MiRCA Board of Directors August 2014 August 2015 The election results are as follows: MiRCA Board of Directors President Vice-President Treasurer State Directors Contractor Representatives Bob Boom Bill Bornor Daniel Casey Patrick Casey James Coppens Steven Hoekstra Todd Sova Brian Sylvain Gary Sova Anthony Schena George Schena Associate Member Representatives J & L Roofing Company Bornor Restoration, Inc. Mid Michigan Roofing Hoekstra Roofing Company C. Kim Emery ABC Supply Marc Garwood Ed Karpinski Garwood, Buda, Knight & Associates, Inc. ALCO Products, LLC SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION 3560 E. Nine Mile Road, Warren, MI (586) Fax (586)

2 Page 2 The SMRCA Golf Outing was held on May 19, 2014 at Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club in Oakland, MI. The sun was shining and clubs were swinging! Great day for a golf outing, socializing, networking and hanging out with friends! To see more photos, log onto the SMRCA facebook page:

3 Page 3 Thank you to all of the prize contributors, sponsors and attendees that made the SMRCA Golf Outing a huge success! Special thanks are extended to RCI-Great Lakes Chapter for sponsoring the Putting Competition; Stacy Foley, Crane Roofing, Inc.; Craig Wall, Wimsatt Building Materials, Inc.; Colin Vaughan, Georgia Pacific.; and the SMRCA Golf Outing Committee, ; Dan Casey, ; Doug Stiff, Royal Roofing Company and Pat Frisch, Roofing Products of Michigan, Inc. Sponsors ABC Supply ALCO Products, LLC Allied Building Products ATLAS EPS BeneSys, Inc. Certainteed Roofing Group Division 7 Roofing Solutions, Inc. Edw. C. Levy Company Environmental Industrial Services, Inc. Firestone Building Products GAF Materials Corporation Garwood, Buda, Knight & Associates, Inc. Georgia Pacific Hunter Panels Jack Doheny Supplies, Inc. Johns Manville JR Enterprises Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC Lutz Roofing Company, Inc. MWA, Inc. M.W. Morss Roofing, Inc. National Ladder & Scaffold Company North Coast Commercial Roofing Systems Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. OMG, Inc. L.T. Ollesheimer & Son, Inc. RCI R.K. Hydro-Vac, Inc. Roofers Union Local #149 Roofing Industry Promotion Fund Roofing Products of Michigan, Inc. Royal Roofing Company Siplast Roofing & Waterproofing Systems SMRCA Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Trufast Versico Wimsatt Building Materials, Inc. Effective September 1, 2014, the State of Michigan will increase their minimum hourly wage rate for both tipped and non-tipped employees. For non-tipped employees, the minimum hourly wage rate will increase from $7.40 to $8.15. For tipped employees, the minimum hourly wage rate will increase from $2.65 to $3.10. Join Roofers Union Local No. 149 for the Labor Day Parade down Michigan Avenue followed by a picnic. The festivities begin before the parade with coffee, juice and donuts at 8:00 am at the Union Hall, 1640 Porter St., Detroit, MI Parade begins at 9:00 am. Southeastern Michigan Roofing Contractors Association Michigan Roofing Contractors Association Detroit Roofers JATC Local 149 Roofers Local #149 Jason Emery September 4 Heather Hadley SMRCA September 21 Anthony Schena October 7 Terry Kiciak TK Roofing Products and Marketing October 13 Pat Fritsch Roofing Products of Michigan, Inc. October 16 George Schena November 13 Jim Coppens Mid Michigan Roofing November 15 Brian Moore November 29 December 13 Mary Jo & Ken Dietrich September 26 Anthony & Kristy Schena October12 Chuck and Dee Rosa Lifetime Member October 16 Steve and Lisa Yontz ABC Supply October 17 Adriane Marie Sova Congratulations to Todd and Amanda Sova Born July 18, 2014

4 Page 4 The term for all Detroit Apprentices has begun as follows: Apprentice Two & Single Ply One Monday evenings starting on July 28 Apprentice One & Single Ply Two Tuesday evenings starting on July 29 BUR One & Steep Slope One Wednesday evenings starting on July 30 BUR Two & Steep Slope Two Thursday evenings starting on July 31 All classes begin at 6:30 pm. Journeyworkers Skill Advancement Training Classes are available at no cost to all Detroit 149 members. JATC Training Center Staff: Dean Kucharski Instructor Apprentice Two & Steep Slope Two Joe Gilliam Instructor Single Ply One & Steep Slope One Roger Lee Instructor BUR Two Tom Jaranowski Instructor Single Ply Two Brian Gregg Training Coordinator and Instructor Apprentice One & BUR One Detroit JATC Board of Trustees: From the Southeastern Michigan Roofing Contractors Association Dave Thompson Christen/Detroit Larry Pronek Royal Roofing Co. Steven Schreiber Schreiber Corp. Pat Casey From the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers Local No. 149 Detroit Robert Peterson Lee Bruner Michael Chilcott Dues must be current in order to enter the Training Center. If you are interested in any of these classes contact the JAC School at to make arrangements. The Detroit Roofers & Waterproofers Training Center is proud to announce that all first year apprentices must hold an OSHA 10 Hour card to advance to the second year of their training. The OSHA training is provided to the Apprentice by the Training Center set forth to the Scholarship Loan Agreement. Members of the Michigan Roofing Contractors Association, mark your calendar for this GRAND event! Room reservations can now be made with Grand Traverse Resort by: Phone: Fax: Online: Mention you are with the Michigan Roofing Contractors Association when making your reservations. Please forward any pictures you have from past conventions to heather.hadley@smrca.org or mail them to MiRCA, 3560 E. 9 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48091

5 Page 5 The 49th MiRCA Annual Convention was held at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI July 24-27, The convention started with a Welcome Reception on Thursday evening followed by the Garwood Hospitality Suite hosted by Marc Garwood, Garwood, Buda, Knight and Associates, catching up with new and old friends, networking and having fun. Thank you Marc! Friday s educational seminar was presented by the Midwest R o o f i n g C o n t r a c t o r s Association (MRCA) Meet the MRCA. Steve Little, Bob Schenkel, Tracey Donels, Larry Marshall, Randy Adams and Jim Huntington were on hand to discuss what the MRCA is and what it has to offer: education, legal, business management, safety, safety awards, technical and research, young contractors council, contractor membership, associate membership and their annual conference. Thank you to Patrick Casey,, for organizing the euchre tournament on Friday evening. Saturday s educational seminar was presented by Crystal Mountain Brewing Up Success. In the evening, a Cocktail Reception was held with the Detroit Circus entertaining the group with a stilt walker, balloon animals, juggling, acrobatics and fire twirling. The kids also enjoyed a program of their own held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hiking, crafting, laser tag, rock wall climbing, swimming at the water park, movie and popcorn and more! Good times and memories were made by everyone in attendance! We are looking forward to the 50th MiRCA Convention to be held at Grand Traverse Resort July 23-26, 2015 Mark your calendars!! Thank you to the sponsors of this years convention: ABC Supply ALCO Products, LLC Allied Building Products Bornor Restoration, Inc. Environmental Industrial Services, Inc. GAF Materials Corporation Garwood, Buda, Knight & Associates Hoekstra Roofing Company L.T. Ollesheimer & Son, Inc. Michigan Roofing Contractors Association Midwest Roofing Contractors Association MWA Commercial Roofing Solutions National Ladder & Scaffold Company National Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Oakland Metal Sales, Inc. PRO Chapter Flint Roofing Contractor Magazine Roofing Industry Promotion Fund Royal Adhesives and Sealants Specialized Roofing Sales, Inc. Valenti Trobec Chandler, Inc. Wimsatt Building Materials, Inc. If you were unable to attend the Meet MRCA educational session at the MiRCA Convention, their PowerPoint presentation will be ed to MiRCA members. You will be able to explore the opportunities that MRCA membership can provide to you as a compliment to your MiRCA membership. Visit: September 9-12, 2014 CONSTRUCT Baltimore, MD September 22-23, 2014 Best of Success Marco Island, FL September 22-24, 2014 Polyurethanes Technical Conference Dallas, TX September 30 October 3, 2014 RTA s 39th Annual Conference & Trade Show San Antonio, TX October 1-3, 2014 Metalcon International 2014 Denver, CO October 2-4, 2014 Arizona Roofing Contractors Association 45th Annual Convention and Trade Show Laughlin, NV October 12-15, 2014 SMACNA 71st Annual Convention San Antonio, TX October 20-21, 2014 RCI Symposium on building Envelope Technology Tampa, FL October 22-24, 2014 Greenbuild New Orleans, LA December 10-12, 2014 MRCA 65th Annual Conference Grapevine, TX

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7 Page 7 Mention MiRCA and receive a 10% discount at Contractors Clothing located at John R, Madison Heights, MI Receive a 20% discount off the NRCA Member price at the NRCA Bookstore with a special promotion code. Contact the SMRCA for the code. CAM Online NRCA MIOSHA Additional photos are also posted on the Michigan Roofing Contractors Association Facebook page. set=a &type=3