Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI)

SPRI to Canvass MPO-1 Comparative Pull-over Strength Test Standard

March 21, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

SPRI will work with FM Approvals to create new standard. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it is partnering with FM Approvals to create a new standard “Test Standard for Comparative Pull-Over Strengths of Membrane Fastening Systems and Waterproofing Membrane Materials ...

SPRI Announces Updated ES-1 Standard Now Available

March 20, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) announces new standard for ES-1. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it has completed the process of reviewing the ANSI/SPRI/FM 4435/ES-1 “Test Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems.” The updated standard ...

Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing Q2

Trade Association Coalition Announces Fourth Quarter Findings from Market Index Survey for Reroofing

February 13, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for the fourth quarter of 2022. The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by ...

Roofing Professionals are Encouraged to Complete Fourth Quarter Market Index Survey for Reroofing

January 5, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

The survey has regularly taken the pulse of the reroofing industry and continues to serve as a barometer of the industry’s business conditions. Roofing professionals are invited to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market Index ...

SPRI Issues White Paper on Rooftop Equipment Attachment

December 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

The white paper outlines resources and guidance for protecting rooftops during severe weather events. The SPRI Rooftop Attachment Task Force led by Daniel Blasini of Anchor Products®, Stephen Childs of OMG Roofing Products, and Jodi Thomas of TRUFAST, and working with Curt L. Liscum RRC, RRO and SPRI Technical Director Mike ...

SPRI Helps Build Consensus for New Code Language for Securing Lightning Protection Systems on Commercial Roofs

November 25, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

SPRI worked closely with stakeholders to build consensus to get the new language approved and adopted for the code in 2024. The 2024 edition of the International Building Code (IBC), will include new language that clarifies how Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) are secured to commercial roof assemblies, roof coverings, metal edge ...

SPRI ANSI revising vegetated roofs document

SPRI Announces Plans to Canvass Revised ANSI/SPRI VF-1 Standard

August 20, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

The Single Ply Roofing Industry association announced its plans to update the ANSI/SPRI VF-1 External Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it is reviewing ANSI/SPRI VF-1 External Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs and plans ...

IB Roof Systems Names Sid Teachey as Director of Architectural Sales

August 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

IB Roof Systems, Inc. today announced it has named Sid Teachey as the company's Director of Architectural Sales, effective August 1, 2022. Teachey has previously served in several senior management and director positions within the roofing industry, with decades of highly successful experience in sales, training, project management and cost estimation ...

SPRI Reports Strong Recovery in 2021

June 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

After a decline in shipments in 2020, the single-ply roofing industry saw an increase in roof membrane shipments last year. The Single-Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI), representing North American manufacturers in commercial roofing manufacturing, education, and innovation, today announced that the U.S. Single Ply roofing industry saw a 12.2% increase in 2021 ...

Productivity Solutions Beyond Measure

June 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Meet the roofing tool you have been dreaming of, a tool that takes accurate measurements of the roof perimeter in real time: the Falcon. Brad Van Dam, VP of sales for MTL, the parent company of Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems meets with RCS ...