September 2017 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) is proud to have reached Pinnacle Level with Johns Manville Commercial Roofing’s Peak Advantage Contractor Program.
The Pinnacle Level is the highest of three levels of recognition within the program. Only top roofing contractors that have an excellent record for installing Johns Manville Roofing Systems with quality workmanship, financial stability, outstanding member ratings and a high commitment to safety are able to reach this level.
Bill Spencer and Ryan Dietz from Reps of Ohio recently presented the award to John Kalkreuth and Jim Hurley. Kalkreuth is proud to have reached Pinnacle Level once again. Thanks to everyone who helped to make it possible.
September 2017 – Phase II of the Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Science Center located in Richmond, KY officially opened last month and has become the largest facility of its type on any campus in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Much of the exterior envelop for phase II of the project was installed by Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) and included 30,000 square feet of SBS roofing, 2,500 square feet of vegetative roofing and more than 36,000 square feet of zinc wall panels.
The zinc wall panels for phase II of the building were selected to seamlessly integrate both phases. Another advantage of the high-end panels was the efficient manner in which they were able to be installed. The project began in 2014 and is currently pending LEED Gold.
KRSM Estimator Benson Phillips had just started as an estimator and was still learning when he first took on this project. “This was the largest project with the biggest scope I had ever bid on up to that point in my career, and I won” said Benson, “Seeing all of the different material used and the various application techniques was interesting. I have yet to see rock wool applied the same way on another building”.
Like every project, KRSM puts safety first and successfully completed the job without any issues. “The foreman, Rick Williams and his crew worked very hard to ensure that this project was completed safely and efficiently” said KRSM Project Manager Joe Minor.
Thank you to all KRSM employees who contributed to this successful project. Keep up the excellent work!
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”.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
