Slate Roofing Contractors Association

of North America, Inc.

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LATEST NEWS:

2019 International Roofing Expo, Nashville, Booth 2952

REGISTER NOW!

We will again have a double booth at the IRE in Nashville, February 11-13, 2019. Book your flights and hotel now! We will be having our annual members meeting as well as a board meeting there during the expo.

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2018 SRCA Conference

Go to the Conference Web Page

THANKS TO OUR 2018 CONFERENCE SPONSORS!

1) Free-standing tents each: $1,000.00

JOHN STORTZ AND SON; VERMONT SLATE COMPANY; SLATOR LLC; NORDIC STEEL GUTTERS;

2) NEWMONT SLATE: Conference tents, tables, and chairs rental - $700.00

3) NEW ENGLAND SLATE COMPANY: Conference tents, tables, and chairs rental $700.00

4) BE NATURAL: Live Music Performance by Catro: $300.00

5) BE NATURAL: Live Music Performance by Midnight Blue: $400.00

6) VINTAGE SLATE: Live Music Performance by Mary Lou Scherder, singer/songwriter: $100.00

7) GRIST SLATE AND TILE: Live Music Performance by Sun Lizard Band: $400.00

8) CUPA PIZARRAS: Friday Lunch by Nonni's Corner Trattoria $750.00

9) HKC ROOFING AND SHEET METAL: Friday Lunch by Nonni's Corner Trattoria $750.00

10) NORTH COUNTRY SLATE: Friday Dinner by Mule Train Smokers, Dessert- Sugar Rush by Tara $1,000.00

11) CAMARA SLATE PRODUCTS INC.: Friday Dinner by Mule Train Smokers, Dessert- Sugar Rush by Tara $1,000.00

12) CHRIS AND JOANNE SHORT: Friday Dinner by Mule Train Smokers, Dessert- Sugar Rush by Tara l $500.00

13) TARAN BROTHERS SLATE COMPANY: Saturday Lunch by Primanti Bros. Resturant $750.00

14) ORNAMETALS: Saturday Lunch by Primanti Bros. Resturant Partial $750.00

15) GREENSTONE SLATE: Saturday Dinner by The Chop Shop - Dr. Sous Catering; Dessert: Mercurio's - $1,200.00

16) THE DURABLE SLATE COMPANY: Saturday Dinner by The Chop Shop - Dr. Sous Catering; Dessert: Mercurio's $900.00

17) BILL DAVIS ROOFING LLC,: Saturday Dinner Partial $300.00

18) CUPA PIZARRAS: Beer Maids $400.00

19) GREENSTONE SLATE: Friday Drinks - $1,000.00

20) VINTAGE SLATE: Beer Wagon $600.00

21) NORTH AMERICAN SLATE: Craft Brewery Stations $500.00

22) BALANCED BUILDERS: Sound, Stage, and Lighting $750.00

23) FANIA SPECIALTY ROOFING GROUP: Support Staff expenses $750.00

FIND OUT MORE

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SRCA at the AIA Conference in Manhattan

AIA Conference on Architecture: June 21-23, 2018

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001

The SRCA had a booth at the American Institute of Architects annual conference and convention in Manhattan, NY, in June, and Greenstone helped make it possible.

Also, board members Korby Grist, Nick Price, and Gary Howes, and Executive Director Joe Jenkins, volunteered their time and expenses to attend the booth on behalf of the SRCA, at no cost to the SRCA.

Above, left to right: Korby Grist, Joe Jenkins, Nick Price, Gary Howes, and volunteer Moises Orozco.

Generously Sponsored by:

Greenstone Slate Company, PO Box 134, Poultney, VT 05764; Contact: Jonathan Hill; Ph: 802-287-4333; Fax: 802-287-5720; Email ($1,000.00)

 

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SRCA board and committee meeting, April 21, 2018

Four SRCA board members (Chris Paulin, Nick Price, John Mahan, and Korby Grist) met at the Grove City office for a general board meeting and a education and training committee meeting. Also present was Orion Jenkins, Jenkins Slate Masters Inc.

l. to r. Chris Paulin, Nick Price, Joe Jenkins, John Mahan, Orion Jenkins, and Korby Grist

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SRCA at the IRE in New Orleans, February 6-8, 2018, Booth 2741

See More About the 2018 IRE

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Thanks to Our 2018 Booth Sponsors!

PLATINUM ($2000.00):

Greenstone Slate Company, PO Box 134, Poultney, VT 05764; Contact: Jonathan Hill; Ph: 802-287-4333; Fax: 802-287-5720

Camara Slate Products, Inc., Contact: Mike Camara, PO Box 8, 963 S. Main Street., Fair Haven, VT 05743; Ph: 802-265-3200; Fax: 802-265-2211

GOLD ($1500.00):

Evergreen Slate Co., Inc., 68 E. Potter Ave., PO Box 248, Granville, NY 12832-0248; Contact: Phil Prehoda, Sales manager; Ph: 518-642-2530; Fax: 518-642-9313

SILVER ($1000.00):

North Country Slate, 880 Milner Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1B 5N7; 1-800-975-2835; Contact: David Large; Cell: 416-587-6070; Fax: 416-724-2807

Chicago Metal Supply and Fabrication, Contact: Ski Wysocki, 4940 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639; Ph: 773-227-6200; Fax: 773-227-1700

Vermont Slate Company LLC, 2600 Louisville Rd., Savannah, GA 31415; Contact: Lucas Severance; Ph: 802-855-1383; Fax: 802-884-4600

John Stortz and Son, Inc., Contact: John Stortz, 210 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Ph: 215-627-3855; Fax: 215-627-6506

BRONZE ($500.00)

Be Natural, Contact: Julian Calvo, Juan Florez 42-11D, 15004 La Coruna, Galicia, Spain; Email: julian@benatural.es; Ph: +34-981 91 50 08 or +34-647 78 35 87.

Welsh Slate Ltd., Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK LLS7 4YG; Contact: Michael Halle; Ph: +44(0)1248600656; Fax: +44(0)1248601171

The Vintage Slate Company, Inc., Contact: Clay Heald, 164 Vermont Rt. 30, Wells, VT 05774 (mail) and 122 Vermont Rt. 30 South, Poultney, VT 05764 (shop); Phone: 802-645-0274; Cell: 802-342-0915; Email

The New England Slate Company, Contact: Clay Heald, 363 VT Route 30 South, Poultney, VT 05764; Ph: 888-637-5283; Fax: 802-287-2296; Email

Durable Slate Company, [contractor profile]; "Installation, Repair, Restoration, serving the Midwest, East and South." 3933 Groves Rd., Columbus, OH 43232; Ph: 800-666-7445; Fax: 614-299-7100; www.durableslate.com; Email; Source of reclaimed slate and tile. Also offices in New Orleans and in Maryland.

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SRCA at the IFD in VIENNA, October 2017

Four members of the SRCA Board of Directors, Gary Howes, Korby Grist, John Mahan, and Nick Price, plus Executive Director Joe Jenkins, and members Henry Mitchell and Ed Stinson, attended the 2017 International Federation for the Roofing Trades Congress in Vienna, October 19-21. Expenses were paid by the individuals at no cost to the SRCA.

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SRCA In CHINA, May, 2017!

SRCA Executive director Joe Jenkins and SRCA member Orion Jenkins (JenkinsSlateMasters.com) attended a booth on behalf of the SRCA at the 2017 Roof China Expo in Guangzhou ("gwon-joe"), China, May, 2017. Both members attended at their own expense. On display were slates from three Chinese Hubei Province slate quarries (gray, green, and black slates), which the men had visited before the Expo. Thanks to Ken Rule of Vermont Slate for helping with the arrangements for the slate quarry tours! Ours was the only booth at the Expo to have any natural roofing slate on display.

What we found on this trip was that most Chinese slate is exported, domestic use is minimal, and knowledge about correct installation is almost nonexistent. There is a need for slate roof installation training in China and potentially a large market for roofing slate if trained installers are available. We also found language barrier problems (almost no one spoke English at the Expo), and although we didn't have anything to sell from our booth, we did introduce the Chinese to slate roofs via our screen display, which showed about 90 photos of roofs, tools, SRCA events and related subjects in a constant rotation, all day. We talked with passers by from about a dozen different countries, all interested in slate roofing.

We are deeply indebted to Chen XinGuo, General Manager of Wuhan Longxin Slate Company, for taking us to the three quarries, paying virtually all of the expenses (he insisted), and helping us out every step of the way. Unfortunately Chen could not attend the Expo with us.

 

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International Roofing Expo, Las Vegas, March 1-3, 2017

MANY THANKS TO OUR BOOTH SPONSORS!

Platinum ($2,000.00)
Greenstone Slate

Gold ($1,500.00)
Camara Slate Products Inc.

Silver ($1,000.00)
North Country Slate
Vermont Slate
Newmont Slate
John Stortz and Son
New England Slate

Bronze ($500.00)
Chicago Metal Supply
Evergreen Slate
Be Natural Slate
Worth Supply
Clear Creek Exteriors
SSQ Slate
Vintage Slate
Salvo Architectural Roofing Contractors Inc.

SRCA meetings and board elections took place during the IRE on Thursday, March 2nd, beginning at 8:30 am, at the Tropics B Room in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Our booth at the trade show was #2571.

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International Preservation Trades Workshops 2016

The SRCA board attended the 2016 International Preservation Trades Workshops in Berryville, Virginia, September 9-11, 2016, where we did two 1 1/2 hour presentations on Slate Roof Repair, Restoration and Maintenance.

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International Roofing Expo, Orlando, February 17-19, 2016

SRCA Member Meeting, Board Meeting, and Board Elections were held in Orlando, Florida, concurrent with the International Roofing Expo, February 17-19, 2016.

The SRCA Booth at the IRE was a double booth:

 

Chris Paulin attracted passers-by with his slate art:

The following sponsors participated:

• Newmont Slate Co., Inc., 720 Vermont Rte 149, West Pawlet, VT 05775; Ph: 802-884-8091; Fax 802-287-4448; Contact: Bob Williams
• Vermont Slate Company LLC, 2600 Louisville Rd., Savannah, GA 31415; Contact: Lucas Severance; Ph: 802-855-1383; Fax: 802-884-4600; Email
• SSQ North America: Contact: David Thomas; Ph: 518-779-1790; Prospect's Rise, 2315-2 Route 9N, Lake George, NY 12845; SSQ HQ: 301 Elveden Road, Park Royal, London NW107SS; (011 44) 20 8961 7725; info@ssq.co.uk
• Greenstone Slate Company, PO Box 134, Poultney, VT 05764; Contact: Jonathan Hill; Ph: 802-287-4333; Fax: 802-287-5720; Email
• North Country Slate, 880 Milner Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1B 5N7; 1-800-975-2835; Contact: David Large; Cell: 416-587-6070; Fax: 416-724-2807; Email
• The New England Slate Company, Contact: Clay Heald, 363 VT Route 30 South, Poultney, VT 05764; Ph: 888-637-5283; Fax: 802-287-2296; Email
• Camara Slate Products, Inc., Contact: Shawn Camara, PO Box 8, 963 S. Main Street., Fair Haven, VT 05743; Ph: 802-265-3200; Fax: 802-265-2211, Email
• John Stortz and Son, Inc., Contact: John Stortz, 210 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Ph: 215-627-3855; Fax: 215-627-6506; Email
• Be Natural, Contact: Julian Calvo, Juan Florez 42-11D, 15004 La Coruna, Galicia, Spain; Email: julian@benatural.es; Ph: +34-981 91 50 08 or +34-647 78 35 87.

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SRCA Conference 2015, September 25-27

Western Pennsylvania.

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SRCA Attends NERCA in CT, March, 2015

Chris Paulin of The Paulin Slate & Copper Co., and Chris Short and Dave Armstrong of Short Slate, Inc. manned the double booth for the SRCA at the 2015 NERCA 89th Convention & Trade Show. They did live slate installation demonstrations during the show to promote the SRCA Education & Training Program and to attract new members.

Thanks to:

Greenstone Slate Company for supplying and delivering the slate for the demonstration

Mahan Slate Roofing Company for fabricating and delivering the wood roof mock-up, copper nails, slate hooks, misc. tools, etc.

Paulin Slate and Copper demonstrating & manning the booth

Short Slate, LLC. demonstrating & manning the booth

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SRCA Attends IRE in New Orleans

February, 2015

Thanks to our sponsors, who helped cover our costs for manpower at the booth, booth fees, construction costs for our roof mockup and miscellaneous expenses:

Greenstone Slate Company: $2,000.00 plus slates

Vermont Slate Company LLC: $1500.00

North Country Slate: $1000.00

Newmont Slate Co., Inc.: $1000.00

SSQ North America: $1300.00

Buckingham Slate Company, LLC: $500.00

John Stortz and Son, Inc.: $500.00 plus tools

At our IRE booth (above).

Member meeting (below).

Board meeting (below).

Meeting with National Slate Association Board Members (below).

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SRCA at the IFD in Bucharest, Romania, November 2014

SRCA Members and guests attend the International Federation for the Roofing Trades Congress in Bucharest, Romania, November 19-21, 2014

 

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SRCA at the NSA Conference, Quebec City, October 2014

SRCA Members Attend National Slate Association Conference in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 24-26, 2014

Above, Nick Price, Joe Jenkins, Gary Howes, and Jodi Howes

 

Above: Touring the Glendyne Slate Quarry in Quebec, Canada, source of North Country Roofing Slate. The photo shows about 1/3 of the entire group attending the conference.

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SRCA Attended the Polish Carpentry and Roofing Festival, May 1-3, 2014

Photos of the festival by Slate Roofing Contractors Association.

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The SRCA was Represented at NERCA 2014

In Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 26-27, 2014 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, by Mahan Slate Roofing, Short Slate, Paulin Slate and Copper, and SSQ Slate. Special thanks to David Thomas of SSQ for sponsoring our booth:

SSQ North America: Contact: David Thomas; Ph: 518-779-1790; Prospect's Rise, 2315-2 Route 9N, Lake George, NY 12845
SSQ HQ: 301 Elveden Road, Park Royal, London NW107SS; (011 44) 20 8961 7725; info@ssq.co.uk
Argentina: SSQ Argentina, Ruta 7 - Km. 781.5, Juana Koslay, (5701) San Luis, República Argentina
Spain: SSQ España: C/Academia Dequidt, nº 1-ofc. 1, 32.300 Barco de Valdeorras, Orense - España

 

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SRCA Attends IRE in Las Vegas, February 2014

The 2014 International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26-28, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, was a fantastic success! The Slate Roofing Contractors Association was at booth 2525.

SRCA members at our booth at the IRE in Las Vegas. From left to right: David Thomas, SSQ Slate; Jonathan Hill, Greenstone Slate; Barry Smith, Smith Slate Roofing; Murad El-Helw, SSQ Slate; Bill Davis, Bill Davis Roofing; John Mahan, Mahan Slate Roofing, & Chris Paulin, Paulin Slate & Copper.

Thanks to our IRE 2014 Sponsors:

Gold

Camara Slate Products, Inc., Contact: Shawn Camara, PO Box 8, 963 S. Main Street., Fair Haven, VT 05743; Ph: 802-265-3200; Fax: 802-265-2211, Email

Greenstone Slate Company, PO Box 134, Poultney, VT 05764; Contact: Jonathan Hill; Ph: 802-287-4333; Fax: 802-287-5720; Email

Black Diamond Slate LLC., PO Box 30957, Savannah, GA 31410 (also an office in Vermont); Toll Free: 877-229-9277; Office: 912-964-9601; Fax: 912-964-9603; Email; www.blackdiamondslate.com

Silver

North Country Slate, 880 Milner Ave, Unit B, Toronto, ON M1B 5N7; 1-800-975-2835; Contact: David Large; Cell: 416-587-6070; Fax: 416-281-8842; Email

Bronze

Ardelis, LLC/Slate International, Inc., 3422 Old Capitol Trail, Ste. 1061, Wilmington, DE 19808; Ph: 301-952-0120; Fax: 301-952-0295; Email

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SRCA 2014 Conference, New Orleans

February 7-8, 2014

Look at photos from the conference.

SRCA Conference 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dave Camara of Camara Slate (above right). John Stortz (above left) was our 2012 award winner.

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2013 International Federation For the Roofing Trades Congress

Rotterdam, Holland, November 13-16, 2013

Congress Schedule

Letter from Koos Hanse to IFD delegates 

IFD Awards Criteria 2013

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2013 NERCA Conference

The SRCA had a booth at the March, 2013 NERCA convention in Boston. Shown above is board member John Mahan. Unfortunately, the postal service lost our banner when we shipped it up to Boston, so we had no banner to mark our booth! That could be why John looks a little forlorn.

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IRE 2013 - Wagner Roofing Recieves Awards

SRCA's Wagner Roofing was honored at the 2013 International Roofing Expo in San Antonio by the National Roofing Contractors Association with two Gold Circle Awards, the industry’s highest honor, as well as the Gold Circle Platinum Award for the most superior overall project. Chuck Wagner is an SRCA board member.

Read the press release!

Read the Professional Roofing Magazine Article!

Above: Chuck Wagner, Barry Smith and Jack Mahan at the IRE 2013.

Above: Chuck Wagner, Gary Howes and Jack Mahan at the IRE 2013.

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24th World Championship of Young Roofers, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2012

Read the full report by SRCA Board members, Gary Howes and Chuck Wagner. Read a summary of the event written by Bob Coutts, UK Team Mentor.

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2012 SRCA CONFERENCE

September 28-30, Grove City, PA

 

 

MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE CONFERENCE

Conference 2012: The small building above was roofed in a German-style slating method by Chris Short's team at Short Slate, sided with a bear design by Liam Tower (pictured above) of Slate Affair, Inc., and had copper gutters installed by John Crookston of Upright, Inc. More pictures are on the Conference 2012 page.

John Stortz (below left) was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 SRCA Conference. Liam Tower won the Members Choice Award for Best Slate Roofing Project of 2011:

Read Liam's thank you letter.

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Standards Committee
Refines Slate Roof Installation Standards

The SRCA Standards Committe met over the weekend of June 23rd, 2012, in western Pennsylvania for the purpose of refining the installation standards for natural quarried roofing slates. Present were Barry Smith, Chris Paulin, Liam Tower, John Crookston, Chuck Wagner, John Mahan, Joe Jenkins and Gary Howes. Two sets of standards were published:

SECTION 07310 - SLATE SHINGLES for architects, and

General Installation Guidelines for Natural Quarried Roofing Slate
Version 1.2, Published by unanimous vote of the SRCA Board of Directors, 6/23/2012

 

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2011 IFD Congress, Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 3-5, 2011

Slate Affair, Inc., Winner of IFD Award

Liam Tower (left) of Slate Affair, Inc., VP of the SRCA, has received an International Federation for the Roofing Trades Award in "Pitched Roofing," presented to four finalists in Dublin, Ireland, November 4th, 2011 at the IFD Congress. Austria won first place. Take a look at the entry form. Liam's work on a bell-shaped slate roof certainly deserves recognition. There were 18 submissions from 9 countries in this category. Read the announcement from the IFD here.

Letter to SRCA members from Liam Tower expressing gratitude for the IFD experience and recommending that we establish formal slate roofing education in the United States. Read the letter.

Read about the highlights of the conference from the perspective of the IFD.

Read a thank-you letter from Gary Howes, SRCA Member who attended the 2011 IFD Congress in Dublin on behalf of the SRCA.

Read a report from SRCA Board Member James Warden.

More about the 2011 IFD Congress

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2010 IFD CONGRESS
BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND

November 15-20, 2010: The SRCA sent six Board members, accompanied by seven additional people. Look at the photos and video of the Congress!

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SRCA 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AND MEMBER MEETING

Lancaster, PA, August 4th, 5th and 6th (Thu-Sat), in conjunction with the International Preservation Trades Workshops.

2007 Conference Info and Photos | 2009 Conference Info and Photos | 2010 Conference

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ABOUT THE SRCA

The SRCA, a non-profit trade association, was established on March 1, 2005. It is established as a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable purposes as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its purpose is to promote the slate roofing trades, including, but not limited to, organizing slate roofing tradespersons; promoting the training and education of slate roofing contractors in traditional slate roofing practices; and pursuing the interests of slate roofing contractors in developing appropriate standards, practices, methodologies, educational materials and networks.

Meeting of SRCA members, July 2009 (above) at the SRCA conference.

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SRCA LOGO

Can be downloaded by members on the member download page (requires user name and password). The SRCA logo is a membership identification mark and its use to represent anything other than membership is expressly forbidden. Use of the logo in no way constitutes SRCA approval of any contractor, product, methodology, or technique. Compliance with SRCA Slate Roof Installation Guidelines is not indicated by the presence of the logo on a member's website or literature. All SRCA contractor members are strongly encouraged to be familiar with and comply with the SRCA Slate Roof Installation Guidelines.

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SRCA is a member of the International Federation of Roofing Trades!

View the IFD Membership Certificate l Visit the IFD on the web

IFD is the worldwide highest body representing the interests of the Roofing Trade, with 17 full members, 1 guest member, 24 partner members and 4 Co-operating partners (including the SRCA) from a total of 23 countries. The representatives of IFD are cooperating particularly in Europe in the bodies of CEN, EOTA, NORMAPME and UEAPME.  IFD is acknowledged worldwide. IFD is regularly present on international trade fairs and congresses in Europe and the United States of America.

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VOLUNTEER WORK

The SRCA installed a slate roof in River View Park, Frankfort, KY at its annual conference, July 1-4, 2009 (above). The slates were generously donated by Buckingham Slate Company. Members and other volunteers donated their time and all the necessary materials. The building was constructed by the Timber Framers Guild and the Preservation Trades Network.

SRCA members contribute voluntarily to the 2005 International Preservation Trades Workshops at Belmont Technical College in St. Clairsville, Ohio [above]. Camara Slate Company generously donated the slates for the roof.

Read about other volunteer projects.

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CONTRACTOR PROFILES

Contractor members join the SRCA via an application process that allows for a Contractor Profile to be created and posted on this website with links on our Members page and on our Contractor Directory. We list such things as whether the contractor has insurance, how many employees they have (if any), how many years they've been in business, what percentage of their work is slate roofing (and if they do other types of contracting, what sort of additional contracting they do), what their physical working range is (i.e. how far they will travel), and other criteria important to the client or customer. All contractor members agree to a Code of Ethics

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JOIN THE SRCA

Why join? View a Membership Invitation!

Anyone can join the SRCA as a Supporting Member. Other membership categories include Affiliate Member for those who are not contractors, such as quarriers, marketers, architects, conservators, preservation professionals, engineers, etc. The Roofing Contractor Member category is for roofers who don't specialize in slate and the Slate Roofing Contractor category is for roofing contractors who do specialize primarily in natural quarried slate roofing. Please JOIN us today! Or call us at 814-786-7015.

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More information about member Categories and Benefits. View a membership invitation. View a membership application.

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Member plaque (above), bumpersticker (below).

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