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Perth Amboy, NJ/ Wadsworth, OH, – February 19, 2008 – Englert, Inc. and SOPREMA, Inc. (USA), two of the nation’s leading suppliers of roofing systems and materials, have announced a strategic alliance to cross sell each other’s product lines and to offer a single-source warranty that will cover all roofing systems sold and distributed by both companies.
Englert is an innovator of onsite metal roofing and gutter systems and SOPREMA is one of the world’s largest producers of roofing and waterproofing products including SBS modified and liquid roof membranes. The two companies have agreed to jointly market and promote their respective product lines, particularly to contractors, architects and building owners who are incorporating metal and membrane as the roofing system for a single project.
The alliance will be supported by a single-source weather tightness warranty backed by both companies that will protect both metal and membrane systems for a period up to 20 years.
“SOPREMA is excited to enter into this relationship. We have been impressed by Englert’s dedication to quality and customer service and believe our joint efforts will offer a greater benefit to our customers,” states Gilbert Lorenzo, vice president/general manager of SOPREMA, Inc (USA). “Teaming up with Englert is a natural fit as we both carry quality, premium products; both companies are greatly respected in the roofing industry and we share the same family-owned values.”
“We are delighted to be allied with SOPREMA, a world leader in research and development, particularly for modified bitumen,” notes Deborah Tripod, chief executive officer of Englert. “Our alliance meets the needs of owners and architects who are looking to suppliers like Englert and SOPREMA to bring them peace of mind on their investments with a single point of contact and coverage of critical transition areas.”
Richard McKuhen, owner of Total Roofing Systems, Inc., in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where he has been installing both Englert and SOPREMA products for over 15 years, commented on the alliance. "This is a very good, proactive venture on the part of Englert and SOPREMA. By joining together and offering a single source warranty, they are creating a comfort zone and a simpler path for architects and owners with not only the ability to follow up when there is a need, but also by using a single roofing contractor who is certified by both of these manufacturers. This will help to eliminate a possible finger pointing situation and gives the designer a more secure basis for specifying the two products together on a single project, where a long term warranty is desired."
Total Roofing Systems, Inc. is currently the contractor on several projects where both Englert and SOPREMA products are being installed, including schools, a public services safety training complex, and a city civic center. The Port St. Lucie company is also currently preparing estimates for another school that suffered through three hurricanes and is now ready for reroofing, where the shingles and a modified bitumen system will be replaced with Englert standing seam metal panels and SOPREMA modified bitumen.
For more information, visit www.soprema.us and www.englertinc.com.
About SOPREMA, Inc.
Turning 100 years old this year, SOPREMA was founded in 1908 in Strasbourg, France and is one of the largest roofing products manufacturers in the world. The family-owned company operates eleven major manufacturing facilities through Europe and the Americas. SOPREMA manufactures and provides waterproofing products such as SBS Modified Bitumen Membranes, Hot Rubberized Asphalt and Polyurethane, PMMA and SEBS Coatings. SOPREMA products offer various methods of application including self-adhered and green roof configuration. SOPREMA develops systems for civil engineering and to protect the entire building envelope (foundation, below grade, terrace, wall, balcony and roofing).
SOPREMA built their first US plant in Wadsworth, Ohio in 1992 and the second facility started production in January, 2008 in Gulfport, Mississippi. With a workforce of 125+ and sales offices in Atlanta, Florida, Texas and Phoenix, the firm continues to expand year-after-year.
About Englert, Inc.
A pioneer in the portable rollforming industry, Englert, Inc. provides a full line of architectural and structural standing seam metal roofing products that are Energy Star and LEED compliant. Englert standing seam panels exceed uplift requirements for both Florida Building Codes and Miami Dade Building Codes. Founded more than 40 years ago, Englert is the first and only metal roofing company to have a project earn the coveted USGBC LEED Platinum certification. Englert is the first metal roofing company to provide an integrated environmental roofing solution on a residential structure featuring metal, solar PV laminates and solar thermal heating.
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