Kreiling Roofing Co. Inc., Peoria, Ill., has joined the Roofing Alliance at the Governor level. The Roofing Alliance now has 167 members representing extraordinary leaders from the contracting, manufacturing, distributing and service provider communities.
Founded in 1921, Kreiling Roofing Co. is a family-owned and operated company that serves the commercial, residential and sheet metal restoration needs of its Peoria-area and Midwest-based clients and has built its reputation on its long-standing ability to support its guarantees.
The Roofing Alliance was established within the National Roofing Foundation in 1996 to create an endowment fund to serve as a resource for the roofing industry and its customers.
Since its inception, Roofing Alliance members have committed more than $13.3 million to fund research, educational and technical projects such as educational partnerships with some of the country's top construction management schools to expose college students to roofing as a career choice; sponsorship of a national construction management student design competition; national survey of roofing workers; and helping to develop NRCA ProCertification,™ a nationally recognized worker training program that will include 30 training disciplines and a series of certifications participants can earn to develop a career path. The Roofing Alliance also supports philanthropic outreach, including its partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities with the goal of maintaining the roofs of the 165 standalone Ronald McDonald houses in the U.S.
To make the Roofing Alliance work, member participation is vital, and the Roofing Alliance offers different levels of membership to encourage firms of all sizes to join and have a voice in determining the roofing industry's future. Click here for information about becoming a Roofing Alliance member, or contact Bennett Judson, the Roofing Alliance's executive director, at (800) 323-9545, ext. 7513 or bjudson@roofingalliance.net.
