b'Women In Roofing - WinRERA selects first female chairman Most EPDM roofs are installed with adhesives, so anyI think youre going to see more women taking over regulations that could cause a drastic change in theirbusinesses as their fathers or mothers retire, Ford-Smith production would be of concern to the ERA. said.When you start to change the chemistry that much,If you statistically look at construction jobs, only 9 then you start to have concerns of how its going topercent of jobs held in construction are held by women, perform when the contractor is installing it, and thisso thats a small pool, Ford-Smith said. I certainly dont industry likes products thatI certainly dont see anysee any limitation to what a have a proven track record,woman can do in this industry.Ford-Smith said. Well continuelimitation to what a womanERA is a trade association to question those organizations, find out what their motivation iscan do in this industry. that represents the manufacturers and continue to educate them onof EPDM single-ply roofing whether or not that really is the right tree to be barkingproducts and their suppliers.up. It provides technical and research support to the Ford-Smith also serves on the advisory councilpublic and construction industry.the MRCA as a whole. of Women in Roofing, a volunteer organization of theThe committee will help grow membership by adding Midwest Roofing Contractors Association that supportsa whole new group of potential members by including women nationally and provides them opportunities inthose in the sheet metal field. Adding a new sector will the industry to participate in networking, mentoring andalso increase the number of people with knowledge to education. pass along to other contractors throughout the Midwest. We hope that this will help to spread the word and fulfill Women in Roofing was launched in November 2014the mission of the MRCA.and Ford-Smith said 130 women were in attendance atThe field of architectural sheet metal within the the groups initial networking event at the Internationalroofing industry has grownby leaps and bounds in the Roofing Expo in February. She said the goal for thelast few years and I feel the Architectural Sheet Metal organization is to start rolling out more mentoring andCommittee will help further the progress of architectural education-focused programs in November. sheet metal throughout the Midwest for years to come.Industry NewsCarlisle Syntec Systems Names Wm. Kramer & Son, Inc. to 2015 Perfection Council(Carlisle, PA)Carlisle SynTec Systems, a leadingthen selected based on exceptional installation quality manufacturer of single-ply roofing materials, recentlyand warranty claim performance.selected Wm. Kramer & Son, Inc. to be a memberAbout Carlisle SynTec Systems: Carlisle SynTec of its 2015 Perfection Council.Made up of only 35Systems, headquartered in Carlisle, PA, has been contractors, all selected based on their history ofmanufacturing single ply membrane roofing systems high-quality installations and excellent warranty claimsfor more than half a century.Carlisle SynTec Systems is performance, the Perfection Council acts as an advisorya business segment of Carlisle Construction Materials board to help Carlisle determine how to best support itsand has manufacturing facilities in Carlisle, PA; contractor network in the upcoming year. Greenville, IL; Senatobia, MS; and Tooele, UT.For more It is a pleasure to acknowledge Wm. Kramer & Sonsinformation, call 800-479-6832 or dedication to exceptional workmanship by invitingvisit www.carlislesyntec.com .them to be a part of Carlisles 2015 Perfection Council, said Nick Shears, Carlisle Constructions Materials ViceCONTACT:President of Sales and Marketing.Wm. Kramer & SonAnnie McCarrenshares Carlisles commitment to excellence on everyMedia Contactroofing project, which makes their input invaluable(717)-9604420in improving contractor support programs, Shearsannie.mccarren@carlisleccm.comcontinued.To qualify for the Perfection Council, a contractor must, for each of the past seven years, have completed a minimum of 125,000 warranted square feet of Carlisle work on a minimum of five jobs per year.Honorees are www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 9'