January 2018 – Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) Technical Sales Representative Rosalind Hogan out of Maryland organized a food drive to donate items to the Frederick Food Bank, which is operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency (FCAA).
KRSM has been donating to the Frederick Food Bank for the past couple of years and, with the help of its generous employees, hopes to continue donating for years to come. Every month, the FCAA assists anywhere between 600- 800 families. VP Administrator Danielle Hawkins said, “We didn’t have a specific goal in mind, we just wanted to raise as much as we possibly could to help out the community.” Altogether, KRSM donated three boxes full of canned goods.
Great job, we are glad to have you all on the Kalkreuth team. Keep up the great work and commitment to serving your community!
December 2017- On Saturday December 2, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) and East Coast Metal Systems (ECMS) employees gathered together for their annual Christmas Party at Wheeling Park’s White Palace in Wheeling, West Virginia.
KRSM and ECMS employees, family, and friends were asked to bring an unwrapped gift to the party again this year, and over 200 gifts were donated to the local Salvation Army for the 2017 holiday season. In addition to the donated gifts, KRSM purchased a fully decorated tree from the Oglebay Institute Festival of Trees for a local family in need that was selected by the Salvation Army.
KRSM also hosted three Angel Trees supporting Catholic Charities, the St. John’s Home for Boys, and the Girl Scouts. Almost 160 children have been provided with presents from the tags employees generously took from the trees. The collected gifts were distributed to underprivileged boys and girls of various ages in the first couple weeks of December.
KRSM is sincerely appreciative of all the help we received this year from everyone who was involved. We are thankful to be blessed with the ability to make these children’s Christmas special.
November 2017- Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) recently completed a re-roof project near Lebanon, OH. The Lebanon Correctional Institution was a multi-million dollar project that had to be completed in a tight timeline under very strict security.
The Lebanon Correctional Institution involved 73 individual roof areas and over 18,000 lineal feet (or 3.42 miles) of edge metal.
During this project, KRSM used a brand new roofing system from Johns Manville. The JM EPDM FIT tape-to-tape system was quick, effective and eliminated many steps of installation for the 346,000-square-foot project.
Strict security and only one available entrance made things very challenging for the crew. Project Managers Paul Novak and Stephen Coyle made sure this was an obstacle they could overcome. Early arrival made it easy for crew members to get their trucks unloaded and out of the way of other trucks and vehicles entering the facility. Crew members also made sure to count and track every tool and piece of equipment before and after the day was over to ensure optimum security compliance.
Altogether, there were three roofing foremen (Mike Frye, Kermit Tackett, and Dwayne Morgan), one sheet metal foreman (Brian Blacker), one superintendent (Herschel Morrison) and two Projects Managers (Paul Novak and Stephen Coyle) all working together to successfully complete this high-profile project.
Great job to everyone involved in another successful project. Keep up the great work!
November 2017- Starting in January of this year, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) began building a new 27,000 square foot warehouse at the Highlands with 7 different offices and room to grow.
Glen Dale, WV is where the current warehouse has been located for the past 20 years. The warehouse holds a multitude of supplies for KRSM and East Coast Metal Systems (ECMS). They also deliver material to job sites and other KRSM locations.
The new warehouse will hold everyone from Glen Dale and will include a maintenance shop, storage room, and office personnel. With its new location next to the ECMS facility, panels and accessories can be shipped more efficiently.
The building is now in its final stages of construction and is expected to be completed by Christmas. With furniture, carpet and shelving being the only things left to install, Warehouse Manager Rick Bowers is hoping to get the okay to move in within the next month. “It will be a great addition after 20 years in Glendale, said Bowers, “It will be great going to a new building. It will allow us to better serve the guys in the field with the continuous growth everyone has made.”
November 2017- Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) Senior Engineer, Ed Calvert LEED AP, GRP attended Greenbuild 2017 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts on November 7-10th.
The event consisted of educational sessions, networking opportunities and was also a part of the largest sustainability products expo in the United States. While there, Ed was able to gain industry contacts and learn about the latest and most up-to-date products and installation techniques for green roof and wall systems.
“Sustainability in the building construction industry is constantly evolving, and new products and installation techniques are being developed all the time. It is important for KRSM to stay on top of all of the most recent developments and make good industry network contacts so that we can remain at the forefront of our industry. I feel that by attending I have gained invaluable information and education and also increased our company’s marketability through networking with those at the forefront of our industry,” Ed said.
KRSM Project Manager Stephen Coyle recently visited Houston, Texas with his Disaster Response Team (DRT) through Southbrook Church in Miamisburg, Ohio where they partnered with Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief to help those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. A DRT is a group of volunteers who are prepared and trained year-round to respond to any natural or man-made disasters locally, across the U.S., or abroad. Stephen and his team partnered with several different disaster relief agencies to be dispatched to a disaster area. Altogether, there were a total of 16 people sent to Texas with Stephen’s DRT to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Throughout the week, Stephen and his team worked on gutting and cleaning houses that have been abandoned by families and ones that have been quarantined since the flooding occurred. Some of the houses were only affected by a couple feet of water while others were swallowed by flood waters up to their roofs. Altogether, the team successfully gutted and cleaned 10 houses during their five days of work.
Even though Stephen and his team are back home, hundreds of other volunteers are still working in Texas each week. Samaritan’s Purse plans to continue working throughout the month of November and then start the rebuild process which is expected to take a total of two years.
This is not Stephen’s first trip to help others in need, but it was his first trip through a deployment agency. “The most rewarding part of the experience is meeting the homeowners that we are working for, to encourage them and let them know that above sending much needed funding, there are people willing to help,” Stephen said. People from all across the country have come to help with relief efforts. Some volunteers have even come from as far away as Alberta, Canada. “I am grateful for the time off to have had this opportunity to help,” Stephen added.
We sincerely appreciate Stephen, and we are proud to call him a member of the Kalkreuth team. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to those affected by the flooding, as well as all of the volunteers helping with clean-up.
October 2017 – East Coast Metal Systems (ECMS) and Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) have been working closely with local schools and colleges regarding opportunities within their Drafting, Auto-CAD and Career and Technical Education programs (CTE).
CTE is coursework that helps students receive a post-secondary degree or industry-recognized certificate or credential, otherwise known as programs of study. CTE gives high school students the chance to get ahead and start preparing for college and careers with experience in actual working situations while gaining knowledge about their chosen industry. From school to school, these programs differ but they offer the potential benefits of either entering the workforce directly out of high school or earning college credits toward their chosen post-secondary program.
Although this is still in the beginning phases, ECMS has had the opportunity to tour the John Marshall High School facility and John Marshall CTE Administrators have toured the ECMS facility. Research is also underway to examine whether local school curriculums are compatible with industry standards. Students who are currently interested in a Drafting and Engineering profession may feel that they must move in order to obtain a lucrative career. ECMS and KRSM are striving to make students aware of local career opportunities in an overall goal of supporting local institutions in efforts to educate our community’s youth and provide opportunities for students to intern throughout the summer months or start a career. Current openings are within the sheet metal fabrication shop at ECMS in Triadelphia, WV and within the submittal department at KRSM headquarters in Wheeling, WV.
Both East Coast Metal Systems and Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal are looking forward to opportunities to support local CTE Programs.
October 2017 – Engineering News-Record magazine released the 2017 Top 600 Specialty Contractors Top 20 Firms in Roofing. Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) is ranked #5 based on 2016 revenue in excess of $114 million.
