b'Member Profile Q&A:Langer of Langer Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. Glenn MR: Describe your family-owned roofing business. How didpresident of The Milwaukee Allied Construction Employ Association er it start? What are some lessons learned from workinginand general chairman of he IO-county M Archbishop Fund thet ilwaukee roofing industry?Appeal, IIto serve the industry, in 2000, declined. Becausecontinued wasJames Ihonored to receive theQ. Mccawley Award, named after a A: My father was with another roofing contractor for 30 years.daddedicated individual my dad knew well and whom Ito know in 1948, Mygot and Icompany together. I23, and Dad was 52. The yearwhen I started thewaswas 16. was 1956, and having just gotten married, Imy whole future ahead had of me. Ithe title of "ex-boss" for the past 10 years, and ourMR: What advice would you share with young people new to have hadson Mark, the youngest of our five children, runs the business now.the roofing industry, including our YCC members? Over the years, Igotten to know some reallyhard-working havegood, roofing contractors from all areas of the United States, and many areA: The YCC members should realizecan be rewarding ifu this industryyowilling to share their successes and failures. One must be able to separateare willing to get invo and contribute your knowledge and expertise. lved fact from fiction-you know what IMoreover, always remember that good workmanship is all-important mean. when installing any type of roofing system. MR: Describe your many years and involvementinMRCA. What has your membership meant to you, both profession MR: Is there anything you\'d like to say as far as current or ally and personally?future trends in roofing? What role can MRCA playin upcoming trends? A: Iattended my 53rd consecutive MRCA convention. In 1960, recently Imy first MRCA convention in Omaha, NE, at the urging of EdA: Single-ply systems have been part of the industry for the past 3 5 attendedyears, Daly, the uncle of Bob, Steve, andDaly.and theynted challenges and will continue to do so,as Johnhave prese just During the 60s, Itwo tenns on the MRCA Board of Directorsbuilt-up roofing did in the past. Built-up roofing is not dead in our served andto serve again in 1975.ver, since ItheMilwaukee area. was askedHowe was Midwest Roofer- www.mrca.org13'