Sheet metal forming metal roofing products were big winners in the 2016 International Roofing Expo, which runs through today at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Judges picked the top three new products items from 21 items exhibited in the expo’s 1,500-square-foot product showcase.
D.I. Roof Seamers Inc. won Best New Product for the Curver, a panel radius bender for snap-lock metal roof panels.
The Standing Seam Roof Anchor, a universal-fit fall protection anchor for standing seam roofs, earned second place.
Third place was given to Tie Down Engineering for the Penetrator Mobile Fall Protection Cart.
“It is a huge honor to be recognized by your industry colleagues; our heartfelt congratulations go out to the three winners,” said show director Tracy Garcia. “We were very impressed by the creative and innovative level of the winning products.”
Other companies in the competition included Acro Building Systems, Agilast Cold Fluid Applied Roofing, BAK Thermoplastic Welding Technology, Carlisle Construction Materials, Duracool Coatings Inc., ERSystems & Pacific Polymers, IR Analyzers/Vector Mapping, Johns Manville, Lasso Live Chat, Leister Technologies, LLC, McElroy Metal, Miller Weldmaster, New Tech Machinery, Primeline Tools Inc., Polyglass USA Inc., Roof Guard, Sales Rabbit and Tuff Industries.