FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Minneapolis, MN – June 26, 2017: Flynn Midwest
Flynn Midwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has received the most prestigious contractor award GAF offers: The GAF President’s Club Award. This highly coveted award recognizes Flynn Midwest as one of the “elite of the elite” commercial roofing contractors in the United States.
GAF is North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, and only GAF Master Select(TM) Contractors can compete for its commercial President’s Club Award. To qualify for this award, a commercial roofing contractor must demonstrate an exceptional level of excellence in their business, especially in the areas of Installation Excellence, Consumer Protection, and Installer Training.
Flynn Midwest has been a GAF Master Select(TM) Contractor since 2002; the company received the President’s Club Award due to its excellent performance in 2016. To become a Master Select(TM) Contractor–a status that less than 1% of roofing contractors nationwide are able to achieve–a candidate must demonstrate proper licensing, maintain insurance (in states that require it), have a proven reputation, and show commitment to ongoing professional training.
Even before joining forces with the Flynn Group of Companies in early 2015, Flynn Midwest had been satisfying commercial roofing customers for decades as Dalco Roofing & Sheet Metal. The joining of the two companies has been leading to greater opportunities to build an integrated roofing and building company across North America.
The combined company provides the same quality services to customers, from retail outlet owners to property managers responsible for multiple large facilities. Flynn Midwest designs and installs new construction and reroofs, whether built-up, single-ply, or steep-slope. The company also provides waterproofing and coatings, roof asset management, architectural sheet metal, green roofing, winter maintenance, asbestos abatement, and noise reduction, as well as other services such as in-house design/drafting and certified estimators.
At Flynn Midwest, safety is taken seriously. An OSHA-certified contractor with an outstanding safety record, the company implements safety standards that go beyond industry requirements. It employs only educated roofers who have achieved OSHA-10 certification; many of its expert roofers are OSHA-30 certified. Flynn Midwest is a member of the Minnesota Safety Council; it is also a member of the National Roofing Contractors Association, Minnesota Association of Church Facility Managers, Building Owners and Managers Association, Institute of Real Estate Management, and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association.
Flynn Midwest plans to continue U.S. expansion by partnering with the right companies and driving organic growth. “Our primary focus has been to find, team up with, and integrate healthy companies that share our core values and four key attributes: passion for safety, focus on customer satisfaction, positive reputation, and strong field crews,” concludes Brynne Smith, president of U.S. operations. “Flynn Midwest was a perfect cultural and strategic fit. Combined with our branches in Kansas City and Springfield, we now have a growing and substantial presence in the Midwest.”
About Flynn Midwest
Flynn Midwest started as Dalco Roofing & Sheet Metal, and was founded in 1945 as a family business serving the Twin Cities. The company grew over the years, eventually expanding to a 30,000-square-foot facility in 1997. As of 2014, Dalco was a full-service roofing and sheet-metal company serving all of greater Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. In 2015, Dalco joined forces with the Flynn Group of Companies. Now doing business as Flynn Midwest, the combined operation has a substantial and growing presence in the Midwest and continues to serve customers’ roofing needs from 26 operations in North America.
Flynn Midwest
15525 32nd Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55447
(763) 559-0222
http://www.flynncompanies.com
About GAF:
Founded in 1886, GAF is the largest roofing manufacturer in North America. The Company is an operating subsidiary of Standard Industries.
GAF products include a comprehensive portfolio of roofing systems for residential and commercial properties, which are supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors. Its success is driven by its commitment to Advanced Quality, Industry Expertise, and Solutions Made Simple. GAF was the first roofing manufacturer to offer a Lifetime limited warranty on all of its laminated shingles, which then evolved with the introduction of the GAF Lifetime Roofing System by extending the Lifetime coverage beyond just the roofing shingles.
With a focus on social responsibility, GAF developed Advanced Protection(R) Shingle Technology, providing excellent durability and wind resistance while reducing the use of natural resources. The Company has also developed single-ply and asphaltic roofing membranes with excellent durability and high reflectivity to meet the most rigorous industry standards while helping commercial property owners and designers reduce energy consumption.
GAF also supports the roofing industry through CARE, the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence(TM), which has provided education to over 230,000 professionals. CARE’s mission is to help professional contractors and distributors build their businesses through sales and management education, and to provide product and installation training to contractors, distributors, architects, property owners, and related industry personnel. For more information about GAF, visit gaf.com.
About Standard Industries:
Standard Industries is a privately-held, global, diversified holding company with interests in building materials, aggregates, and related investment businesses in public equities and real estate. With over 7,500 employees and operations in more than 80 countries, Standard maintains a team-oriented culture of meritocracy and operational excellence, and a passionate focus on investing in its people.