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Metal Plus Wins Best New Product Award At 2012 International Roofing Expo
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Orlando, FL - Judges of the Product Showcase‘s “Best New Product” and “Best Green Product” at the 2012 International Roofing Expo (IRE) chose first, second and third place winners based on a selection of 30 products.
Combining the former New Product Pavilion and Green Pavilion into one showcase area, the Product Showcase featured the hottest industry trends and the latest new, cool, green and safety products in a direct, non-selling environment.
Best New Product Honorees
The judges, comprised of a panel of industry experts, selected the “Best New Product” winners based on innovation, productivity and cost-effectiveness, while the “Best Green Product” winners were based on innovation, green/sustainability and overall value.
Metal Plus, based in Winstead, CT, was awarded “Best New Product” for its Ultimate Bracket, designed to enable metal roofers and solar installers to install their systems safely and efficiently. Made in the USA, the Ultimate Bracket adjusts from 3:12 to 24:12 roof slopes and features a double start crank shaft system which can be used to adjust the tool one degree at a time.
This IRE award follows the best new product honor that Metal Plus received for its display in the 2010 New Product Harbor at the METALCON show in Tampa, FL.
Other features of the Metal Plus Ultimate Bracket include: a high grade powder coating finish to prevent corrosion; custom designed rubber pads on the base to prevent roof damage; accommodation of 2 x 8 and 2 x 10 wooden planks; easily and quickly can be installed and removed with one hand; and 300 lbs. rated wet or dry, following OSHA requirements with proper fall arrest systems and tie downs. The Ultimate Bracket can be used to install snaplock or mechanical standing seam metal roofs with seam heights from 1” to 2”. For more information, visit www.metalplusllc.com.
Capturing second place for the 2012 IRE Best New Products was CertainTeed Roofing, headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, for its CertainTeed Apollo and Power Max solar systems.
Third place was awarded to Tie Down Engineering, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, for its Steep Slope Guardrail, an OSHA-compliant bracket that easily adjusts to five pitch positions.
Best Green Product Honorees
Petrolia, Ontario-based SofSurfaces was awarded “Best Green Product” for its SofTile AP, a highly durable, resilient interlocking roof paver made from almost 100 percent post-consumer recycled content.
Capturing second place was Lifetime Tool & Building Products, based in Winchester, VA, for its Ultimate Pipe Flashing compression ring that accommodates roofs ranging from flat to very steep.
Third place was awarded to MAXIFLO, headquartered in Laval, Quebec, for the Maxi-Pro commercial flat roof ventilator.
“Our congratulations go out to all six award winners," said Lindsay Roberts, Director of the Expo. “What makes the award winners stand out is they are particularly attuned to and passionate about innovation, creativity and fresh designs.”
Held in booth #367 on the show floor, other companies competing for the awards included Anchor Products, Architectural Testing, Atlas Roofing, Custom Metal Components, DECRA Roofing Systems, DI Roof Seamers, Duo-Fast, EZSTEP.COM, Fortuna Logistics/MaxCon, Geocel, Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, InSpire Roofing Products by the Tapco Group, Lifetime Tool & Building Products, MAXIFLO, P&P Power, Perma-Boot, Rooflogic, Saiz Tool Company, and Sika Sarnafil.
The 2013 Int’l Roofing Expo will be held February 5-7, 2013, at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas USA.
For more information about the IRE, visit www.TheRoofingExpo.com/attendee.
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