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The Durable Slate Co. wins Gold Circle Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: CHRYSTINE HANUS
FEBRUARY 2006	(847) 299-9070, Ext. 7522
	chanus@nrca.net
THE DURABLE SLATE CO. WINS GOLD CIRCLE AWARD Las Vegas—During the National Roofing Contractors Association's (NRCA's) 119th Annual Convention held Feb. 13-16, The Durable Slate Co., Columbus, Ohio, won NRCA's Gold Circle Award for outstanding workmanship: steep-slope, as well as NRCA's Gold Circle Award for safety solutions. The Durable Slate Co. earned the awards for replacing the cupola of First United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Ohio, after leaking water began to penetrate the sanctuary below. A crown roof system above a portion of the cupola with stained-glass windows was installed first. The windows were clad in 20-ounce copper. The wood base was rebuilt, and the colonnade section of the cupola was fabricated in The Durable Slate Co.'s shop while the original frame of the bell roof system was retained and reinforced. The bell and colonnade structures were clad in copper and reassembled on the roof system. The base of the cupola only had been toe-nailed; it was redesigned so it could be lag-bolted to the rafters. Work on the 60-foot- (18-m-) high cupola was complicated by the presence of an irreplaceable stained-glass window in the ceiling of the sanctuary directly below the cupola's skylight. The Gold Circle Awards program annually honors NRCA members and affiliate organizations from around the world. Recipients are recognized by their peers for significant contributions to the roofing industry in one of five categories: workmanship, innovation, service to the community, service to the industry and safety. For more information about the Gold Circle Awards, contact Chrystine Hanus, NRCA's executive assistant, at (847) 299-9070, Ext. 7522, or e-mail chanus@nrca.net. ###