b"EUROPEANROOFERSVISITU. S. fuPRESENTATIVESof Germany, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Austria visitedthe United States inFebruary,includingastopat theNERSICAExposition in New York City and the NRCA show in San Francisco, with stops in Washington, D.C. and Florida. Highlightsoftheir New York visit, in addition to the NERSICA show,includedaconference with Herbert Klein, Supradur Corporation,moviesof jobsinprogress, and sightseeing. From New York, they flew to Washington for a tour oftheNationalBureauof Standards Laboratory and avisit withEuropean roofing conlroctors pose in front of the Johns-Monville exhibit booth ot the recent NRCA conBillCullenwhofilledthem in onvention in Son Francisco. theroofing research projects that werecurrentlyunderwayaswell as gave them data on the results of tests and experiments from past projects. In Miami,theRoofing&Sheet MetalContractorsAssociationof FloridaandtheSouthFlorida Roofing and Sheet Metal ContractorsAssn.,hostedanumberof events for the groupincluded which atourof thearea,visitstothe LloydA.Fry Roofing plant in Ft. Lal,lderdale,theGoryRoofTile Mfg:plantas well as avisit to a roofing job underway by the Giffin RoofingCo.,and acocktail party toendthevisiton ajovial note.Ajovialcocktailpartytoppedaday of interesting lours for 38 European roofing contractors. Ladies Thehighlightsof the Californiashownwiththe group ore Sally Steiner, center, secretory al Bohnert Roofing Co.; Martha McDonald, secretaryalGillenRoofingCoandMrs.RuthRaymond, wile of R&SMCA Vice President Charles portion of the tour included a visit to the NRCA convention exhibits,Raymond. a visit to the Alcal Co., Santa Clara plant, where Bill Cligny and Knee Roofing Contractors Assn.South translations. of landStone, planned atour of theernCaliforniawerealsoon theA great deal of valuable informaarea. The tourists were especiallyitinerary.tionwasexchangedbyboththe VisitorsAmeridelightedwithaluncheonat theThe two partners from Hans andEuropeanand their home ofRobertWilliams,V.P.ofGuntherRoofingCo.,Oakland,canhostswhoentertainedthem Alcal.Atrip to the Pioneer Flint upon hearing of the German con withfriendshipsmade, that we kote RoofingMillPlantnear Lostractorsvisit,droveovertoLoswagerwilllastformany ayear, Angeles, avisit to Disneyland andAngelesandhelpedtoentertainwith futureexchange visits made acocktailpartyarranged by thethemandassistedwith technicalon both sides of the Atlantic. -d~, '.' ~~ . Gillen Roofing President Chorles Raymond, R&SMCA Director Bill Condermann helped arrange this educational tour for European contractors which Frank Gory, center,shows offhishuge Miami cement tile manufacturingincluded avisit ta aGillen job. The photo above shows aGillen crew with plant to several of the group of European controcton visiting Miami.the European contractors looking on. 22APRIL,1969"