ATLANTA — Roofing Corp of America announced that Doug MacRae has joined the Atlanta-based roofing services holding company as its chief operating officer. MacRae arrives at Roofing Corp of America with more than 30 years of experience leading companies in building materials, construction services and specialty chemicals industries.

MacRae has served in general management roles in both global public companies and in entrepreneurial, privately-owned ones. Particularly relevant to the role, MacRae served as president of Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance and later served as president of the Industrial Division at DuBois Chemicals Inc., participating in the successful ownership transaction between Aurora Capital Group and The Jordan Company. Early in MacRae's career, he held functional roles in human resources, marketing, sales and business development.

"I’ve known Doug for many years, having worked with him or competed against him for much of my career," said Randy Korach, Roofing Corp of America’s president and CEO. "I admire his intellect, work ethic, and integrity and am supremely confident that he is the right person for this critical role at Roofing Corp of America at this formative stage of our growth and development. His experiences and skills will be immediately put to use as we continue to rapidly scale our enterprise that now includes seven leading roofing companies, operating from coast-to-coast, with more than 700 dedicated, full-time, team members."

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lendlease, Rubicon Technologies Inc., Mycocycle, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions announced the completion of a partnered pilot involving used asphalt shingles, mushrooms and mycoremediation technology to reduce construction and demolition waste. As a result, they're producing a sustainable and reusable product to create a more circular economy.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 11 to 13 million tons of asphalt shingles end up in landfills each year, where they take upwards of 300 years to break down. After seeing the large percentage of waste that was generated by used asphalt roofing shingles from a recent reroofing project at their Fort Campbell Army installation in Kentucky, the four companies proposed a solution to reuse the material in a new capacity.

"Every asphalt shingle from those 214 homes would have gone to a landfill," said Sara Neff, head of sustainability at Lendlease Americas. "There was simply no viable use for them. We understand the importance of reducing our Scope 3 carbon by diverting waste streams from the landfill. After teaming up with Rubicon, Mycocycle, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions, we came up with an innovative idea using mycoremediation technology; combining mushrooms and shingles to break down waste materials and create a new by-product that could ideally be reintroduced for reuse, furthering a circular economy."

Shingle samples were gathered and transported to Rockwood Sustainable Solutions’ facility in Lebanon, Tenn., where Mycocycle, an environmental remediation company that uses fungi to decarbonize waste streams, performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind pilot study, mixing the sample with three strains of fungi, a process called mycoremediation.

"Using mycoremediation to process waste so as to be further recycled and form part of the circular economy is its highest use," said Joanne Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Mycocycle. "Our mycelium recycling pilots continue to see excellent results among a wide range of materials, and I’m excited to see where our work, in partnership with Lendlease, Rubicon, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions, takes us."

Nate Morris, chairman and CEO of Rubicon, said the successful completion of this pilot is an example of environmental innovation in action.

“Rubicon’s mission is to end waste, and it is innovations such as these that find second life circular solutions for hard-to-recycle materials," said Morris. "Partnerships, like this one between Rubicon, Lendlease, Mycocycle, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions are possible when environmental innovation and the circular economy meet.”

Neff said that of the 11 to 13 million tons of asphalt shingles dumped in landfills each year, only 5% to 10% are being recycled. She said the successful partnership can serve as a template for the future for other companies.

"Taking a product that is no longer viable and combining it with a natural renewable source that results in a new product is a phenomenal outcome that is both beneficial to the environment and bolsters the economy," said Neff. "We are proud of this pilot and our future partnerships with Rubicon, Rockwood Sustainable Solutions, and Mycocycle."

Additionally, the team is looking to manufacturers across the building industry and encouraging them to continue to focus on the impact these new materials can have on reducing emissions while making our supply chain more sustainable.

HERNDON, Va. — Beacon announced that it has partnered with SumoQuote. The partnership includes a seamless integration of SumoQuote’s technology with Beacon’s eCommerce platform, Beacon PRO+, to deliver a streamlined process to build custom quotes.

“Through strategic investments in new technology like SumoQuote, we’re helping contractors save time, manage their work more efficiently, and enhance their business,” said Jonathan Bennett, chief commercial officer at Beacon. “This integration with Beacon PRO+ will help contractors create custom, accurate quotes for each client in minutes so they can win more jobs. We are pleased to continue to add digital integrations, which are an element of our Ambition 2025 growth plans.”

SumoQuote is a fast way for contractors to build custom quotes that impress clients and win more work. With the integration of PRO+ into SumoQuote, contractors can access live material costs for accurate and up-to-date calculations, sync their pricelist with multiple Beacon locations for hassle-free quoting in every area they operate, and generate and send a Beacon-ready material order from a signed quote directly in SumoQuote.

"This is an exciting partnership for us here at SumoQuote,” said Ryan Shantz, CEO of SumoQuote. “Our customers want to know that the proposal they provide to homeowners is accurate and correctly priced every time. Our integration with Beacon not only ensures accuracy but also automates the ordering process with a click of a button from a signed quote. A lot of work goes into an integration like this; we couldn't have asked for a partner more committed to innovation and serving their customers than we've experienced with the team at Beacon."

To learn more about Beacon PRO+ and the SumoQuote integration, visit get.sumoquote.com/beacon.

Holcim has completed the acquisition of the Polymers Sealants North America (PSNA) division of Illinois Tool Works. PSNA is a leader in coating, adhesive and sealant solutions with 2022 estimated net sales of $100 million.

With more than 150 employees and manufacturing plants in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Massachusetts, PSNA will accelerate the growth of solutions and products, especially in waterproofing and coatings. PSNA’s innovation-driven approach is highly complementary to Holcim’s existing building envelope business and is expected to generate significant synergies.

"With PSNA we are broadening our waterproofing and coatings offering while delivering significant synergies with our roofing business," said Jamie Gentoso, head of solutions and products. "Building on their proven engineering and technical expertise, we will accelerate new product development and leading solutions together. I warmly welcome all PSNA employees into the Holcim family and look forward to investing in this business’ next era of growth together. By expanding our building envelope offering, together we can play a bigger role in providing innovative and sustainable solutions for energy-efficient buildings."

PSNA’s innovation-driven solutions are used in construction as well as other industries such as aerospace composites and wind energy. PSNA is ideally positioned to capitalize on high-growth areas such as commercial reroofing, green building and energy efficiency. This transaction adds to Holcim’s other recent acquisitions in roofing and insulation, from Firestone Building Products, Malarkey Roofing Products to SES. Pro-forma net sales for Holcim’s roofing and insulation business are on track to reach $3.6 billion for 2022.

FlashCo recently announced the hiring of two sales representatives as well as a plant manager to bolster its sales and operations.

Carl McCall

The company hired Carl McCall for the position of sales representative for the Central Region - North. McCall brings to FlashCo over five years of experience in the roofing and construction industries. McCall has held various production and project management positions at Ameristar Roofing and Restoration, Marathon Roofing and Buck Roofing and Construction. His roofing experience includes time both on and off the roof.

“Carl grew up in the roofing industry,” said Rick Santolaya, national sales manager. “He understands the process from top to bottom and we’re excited to have him continue to build our central territory.”

McCall will be taking over the Central Region - North, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

“Carl brings a lot of youthful energy to FlashCo. I believe with his background in roofing, Carl will be able to continue to grow this region, develop existing relationships with key business partners and forge new relationships,” said Santolaya. “He’s a go-getter and I think our customers will be excited to work with him.”

Chris Lingrosso

For the Mid-Atlantic Region, FlashCo hired Chris Lingrosso as the company's sales representative. Lingrosso brings over 15 years of experience in the roofing industry, having worked a variety of positions within ABC Supply. Most recently, Lingrosso held the position of outside sales representative responsible for growing sales in ABC Supply’s Ohio territory.

“We are happy to add Chris to the team to handle our Mid-Atlantic Region,” said Santolaya. “Chris’ experience working in distribution means that he has the knowledge, experience and skills to build and maintain relationships that are key to succeeding in his new role with FlashCo.”

Lingrosso will be responsible for the Mid-Atlantic region which includes: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland.

“FlashCo is continuing to grow its business in the East and Chris is a key hire for FlashCo in the region,” said Santolaya. “With a long history in the industry, we expect Chris to be very successful building relationships with FlashCo’s existing and new customers in the territory.”

Jorn Lim

FlashCo recently announced the hiring of Jorn Lim for the position of plant manager of the Mt. Prospect location. Lim comes to FlashCo with over 15 years of experience as a manager and engineer in a wide variety of manufacturing operations. Most recently, Lim was a maintenance manager and senior project engineer at Vantage Specialty Chemicals. There, he was responsible for the daily supervision of 25 company and contract technicians in engineering and operations. He has worked on a variety of projects focused on optimizing performance and processes in manufacturing environments.

“Jorn has tremendous manufacturing background in a variety of industries,” said FlashCo Director of Operations Eric Compton. “FlashCo is growing its business in the central part of the U.S. and Jorn is a welcome addition to our Chicago area operations. We expect this region to have a significant role in the expansion of our company and Jorn’s experience will help us to meet growing demand in the area.”

Lim has a Bachelor of Schience in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technical University and a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University.

“We are excited to have Jorn join the FlashCo team. We look forward to tapping his manufacturing experience and knowledge,” said Compton.