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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT – OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY NRDT

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August 2017 – The Ohio State University (OSU) North Residential District Transformation (NRDT) was a multi-million dollar, multi-year project that began in 2014 out of Columbus, Ohio. It was a design-build project that consisted of 11 different buildings and was led by KRSM Project Manager Paul Novak and KRSM Superintendent Herschel Morrison with the help of Project Manager Tomm Dunbar, Project Manager Bill Zonker, prior to his retirement, and Ohio Division Manager Pat Hurley.

Over the course of two years, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal crews worked hard to make sure the OSU NRDT was done on time while giving their best effort from start to finish. Altogether, KRSM provided the installation of 170,000 square feet of TPO Roofing, 24,100 square feet of Wall Panels and 10,300 lineal feet of Edge Metal. Of the 11 buildings, 8 buildings were dorms, one was a recreation and meeting center, one was a cafeteria and one was an entrance to an existing dorm. Even though all of these buildings were new construction, KRSM crews still had to face the challenge of operat ing while school was in session, giving students walkways around work zones as well as notifying surrounding buildings 48 hours i n advance of work schedule.

Paul Novak was assigned to the project as an intern and took over as the Project Manager after accepting a full time position with Kalkreuth following his graduation from the University of Cincinnati. Herschel Morrison was also promoted from Foreman to Superintendent during the course of this project. Together, they worked hard and made safety their first priority. “Team effort played a huge role in all aspects from our roofing and sheet metal crews to the office personnel who were involved” said Novak “and without Hersch, this job would have not been as successful as it was. The KRSM team truly did an outstanding job in getting this project completed”.

3 YEARS NO LOST TIME

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August 2017 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal’s (KRSM) Ohio division held their summer safety meeting and celebrated three years with no lost-time injuries. Prior to the meeting, a breakfast was held for all field employees, and they were each given an appreciation gift.

“The hard work and commitment to safety that they put forth every day makes me proud of these guys and thankful to have them as employees“ said KRSM President and CEO John Kalkreuth.

Western Territory Safety Manager Kevin Barnhart was also very proud of the Kalkreuth team. “As a company, we can lead by example and continue to improve and build on safety,” said Barnhart, “each employee has worked hard to get where they are today and they should be proud of their accomplishment”.

A special congrats to all Ohio KRSM employees for their hard work and commitment to safety. Keep up the good work!

NCH HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS

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August 2017 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) employees in Ohio took part in the 2017 ‘Healthy Neighbors, Healthy Families” Community Work Day launched by Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) which was led by Turner Construction Company.

This year, volunteers gathered together to help nine different homeowners. Some of the tasks included general exterior cleanup, landscaping, sidewalk repairs, painting and all-over enhancement.
KRSM employees along with all other volunteers worked very hard completing their project before the day was over. As everyone began finishing up their assignments, they jumped in to help others with unfinished work.

KRSM employees pictured left to right in green are Chris Haring, Andrew Forrai, Paul Novak, Peg Smith (on steps) and her husband Mike

DEBBIE GREEN MEMORIAL 5K

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August 2017 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) rallied a team to “Race for a Reason” in the 20th Annual Debbie Green Memorial 5K Run/Walk for Leukemia in Wheeling, WV.

Kalkreuth once again served as Title Sponsor for this year’s race. Along with over 1,000 other participants, more than 70 employees, friends, and family registered for the race to represent Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal as the Title Sponsor. We were happy to find out we had the biggest team once again. We are thankful to everyone who was involved, especially Race Director Ron Green for organizing another great event in memory of his sister Debbie Green to benefit local families.

Debbie Green was diagnosed with Leukemia in 1970 and lost her battle in 1972. Her brother Ron, only four years old at the time, now operates this annual race for Leukemia victims and has recently opened it up to benefit families stricken with other types of childhood cancer as well.

“This event represents such a worthy cause in the Ohio Valley. It has such meaning to me and to everyone who has been affected by cancer in some way, shape or form. This race offers support to children who are effected by cancer and we as a community are able to stand by their side so that they don’t have to go through this alone,” said company president John Kalkreuth. “We support the Debbie Green Memorial 5K because none of us can do a lot as individuals, but when a community comes together, we can make a difference.

This year, the race befitted Leo Zambori and Jaymasen Green.

MASCARO CALLS OUT JOB WELL DONE

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August 2017 – General Contractor Mascaro Project Manager Tony Sands personally emailed Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) Project Manager Brendan Ball recognizing the hard work and dedication that KRSM Roofing Foreman Randy Roberts has put forth in every assigned job.

“Everyone says what a hard worker Randy is, his quality is great, on schedule, all scope is covered and most importantly Randy works safe”, said Tony Sands, “I have never had so many people come up to me to talk about an employee”.

Randy began working for KRSM in 1996 and gives nothing but his best on the projects he works on. Starting from small local projects, Randy worked himself up to large multi-million dollar projects.

“It has been such a pleasure to work with Randy and I know he will always get the job done right”, said Ball.

NRCA MID-YEAR CONFERENCE

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July 2017 – July 11th through the 15th, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) President and CEO, John Kalkreuth, and KRSM Maryland Division Vice President, Dave Hesse, attended the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) mid-year conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

The NRCA is one of the leading associations in the roofing industry consisting of 40 board members and approximately 4,000 roofing contractors. The mid-year conference plays an important role in the roofing industry and consisted of the executive committee, board of directors, and task forces where they met as a group to go through important events and issues happening within the industry. During the conference, attendees split into groups to discuss government issues and OSHA regulations and worked through existing technical issues and current events. Together, they discussed ways to enhance the current work-force and where to find more skilled workers. Some of the main focuses of the meeting consisted of consumer out-reach, global strategy, health and safety, risk management, work force solutions and many more important topics.

Overall, the mid-year conference helped prepare the NRCA for its 2017-2018 fiscal year and was a great opportunity to not only learn new information that will help further the industry, but also provided a chance to network and build relationships with other contractors across the country.

Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal is proud to be able to work alongside such a great association to gain knowledge, education and experience that will help further roofing contractors across the country.

RICH DONNELLY BASEBALL CAMP

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July 2017 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) sponsored the inaugural Rich Donnelly Baseball Camp that took place at the I-470 Chambers Complex in Wheeling July 17th-19th.

Rich Donnelly, Camp Director, is ECMS’ Vice President, John Trifonoff’s step-father, and is also a former Major League Baseball Coach, World Series Champion and 2017 World Champion US National Team Coach. His camp was open to children and young adults be-tween the ages of 6-18 where they learned fundamentals of baseball through hitting, pitching, and fielding. There were also well-known and experienced coaches from around the area who came to help teach the campers throughout the 3 days. At the end of the camp, each camper was presented with a Rich Donnelly Tri-State Base-ball Camp t-shirt.

KALKREUTH SPONSORS PGA EVENT

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July 2017 – Monday, July 17, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) sponsored the 6th Annual Kalkreuth Classic, a Tri-State Section PGA event held at the Wheeling Country Club in Wheeling, WV.

Gordon Vietmeier was this year’s tournament winner after a playoff against Reid Howey. Vietmeier is the owner and golf instructor of the Gordon Vietmeier Golf School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a previous Tri-State PGA Section scoring champion and player of the year.