INDIANAPOLIS – Firestone Building Products Company LLC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” system of building envelope solutions, honored 260 firms from its network of more than 3,000 Firestone Red Shield® licensed roofing contractors throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico as esteemed 2013 Master Contractors.

Over the last year, these respected firms earned this long-standing commercial roofing industry distinction based on their quality roofing system installation and outstanding customer focus. Collectively, the winners installed more than 240 million square feet of warranted Firestone roofing systems on new construction and reroof applications in 2012.

“While Firestone has a long history manufacturing top-quality roofing products, we rely on our trusted network of licensed roofing contractors to showcase their performance. We congratulate these winning Master Contractor firms for demonstrating quality workmanship and dedication to installation excellence,” said Tim Dunn, president of Firestone Building Products. “This select group has truly raised the quality benchmark for commercial roof installations and service.”

Established in 1988, the Master Contractor program annually presents three distinct industry awards:

Master Contractor Award

The Master Contractor Award recognizes top Firestone licensed contractors for the total square footage of quality roofing systems installed and Quality Points accumulated for receiving outstanding inspection ratings on Firestone Red Shield® warranted RubberGard™ EPDM, UltraPly™ TPO, UNA-CLAD™ metal and asphalt-based roofing system installations.

Inner Circle of Quality Award

Installers are eligible for the Inner Circle of Quality award by achieving 2013 Master Contractor status, installing a minimum of four warranted Firestone roofs in each of the last five years, maintaining at least 2 million square feet of Firestone roofs under warranty, and achieving an annual Quality Incidence Rating (QIR) of 2.0 or less.  The Firestone QIR measures each contractor’s quality performance based on warranty repair incidences per million square feet under warranty.

President’s Club Award     

The President’s Club Award distinguishes Master Contractors that have accrued the highest number of Quality Points for superior inspection ratings and total square footage of Firestone Red Shield warranted roofing system installations completed over the past year.

In addition to the three awards above, Firestone also presents the biennial Platinum Council Award to acknowledge the top of the class. This exclusive group of Firestone licensed contractors has significantly surpassed the criteria needed to qualify as a Master Contractor and earned the highest quality points during the combined 2011 and 2012 period.

Firestone awarded the prized Inner Circle of Quality Award to 173 firms, the prestigious President’s Club Award to 33 firms and the elite Platinum Council Award to 32 firms during an awards ceremony in Miami, Florida, in February. Please visit the Firestone Building Products website for a complete listing of Firestone Master Contractors.

 

About Firestone Building Products Company, LLC:

Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” portfolio of products for commercial building performance solutions. By taking the entire building envelope into consideration, Firestone tailors solutions to individual customer and project needs for roofing, wall and specialty product systems. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., the company also offers outstanding technical services, an international network of roofing contractors, distributors and field sales representatives, and superior warranty protection. Products include: commercial roofing systems, roofing accessories, green roofing systems, photovoltaic and daylighting systems, vegetative roofing systems, metal wall panels, insulation, cavity wall construction, pond liners and geomembranes and stormwater management solutions.