Washington, DC June 26, 2009 –The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) announces the results of the Association’s prestigious Accident Prevention Contest. In 2008, 106 facilities participated in the contest.  ARMAs top award is the ARMA President’s Award, presented to the top ranked company within its category (determined by number of labor hours worked).  This year’s President’s Award Winners are

Group A:  Over 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

Henry Company, El Segundo, CA, 1st Year Participant & 1st Time Award Winner

Group B:  200,000 to 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

CertainTeed Corporation, Little Rock, AR, 1st Time Award Winner

Group C:  100,000 to 200,000 Labor Hours worked Per Year

GAF, Chester, SC, 11 Time Award Winner

Group D:  Under 100,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

Henry Company, Huntington Park, CA, 1st Year Participant, & 1st Time Award Winner

In 2007, ARMA introduced the ARMA Award of Excellence, which is presented to each category winner demonstrating the lowest three (3) year averaged ARMA Index.  The 2008 Award of Excellence winners are:

Group A:  Over 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

GAF, Fontana, CA

Group B:  200,000 to 300,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

CertainTeed Corporation, Little Rock, AR

Group C:  100,000 to 200,000 Labor Hours worked Per Year

CertainTeed Corporation, Wilmington, CA

Group D:  Under 100,000 Labor Hours Worked Per Year

Owens Corning (Asphalt):  Denver, CO, Granite City, IL, Minneapolis, MN, & Oklahoma City, OK

GAF:  Walpole, MA & Port Arthur, TX (Mweld)

To better quantify achievement in the safety arena in 2007, ARMA set a new benchmark for its CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT by requiring that a facility needed to lower its ARMA index by 25% from the prior year.   The following thirty-four (34) facilities will receive a Certificate of Achievement for their improvements in 2008 over 2007 (These appear in alphabetical order by company):

  • CertainTeed Corporation:  Oxford, NC, Fremont, CA & Portland, OR
  • GAF:  Baltimore, MD, Ennis, TX (Shingle), Fresno, CA, Michigan City, IN, Mt. Vernon, IN, Savannah, GA, Tuscaloosa, AL, Minneapolis, MN, Nashville, TN, Mobile, AL, North Branch, NJ,  & Stockton, CA
  • Henry Company:  Bartow, FL, Garland, TX, Indianapolis, IN, & Ontario, CA
  • Johns Manville: South Gate, CA
  • Owens Corning:  Medina, OH, Brookville, IN, Denver, CO, Houston, TX &  Memphis, TN
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt):  Irving, TX, Medina, OH & Portland, OR
  • PABCO Roofing Products: Tacoma, WA
  • Soprema, Inc.:  Wadsworth, OH
  • TAMKO Building Products: Frederick, MD, Dallas, TX, Butler, AL & Naples, TX

Finally, thirty-six (36) facilities received the ARMA Perfect Index Awards that shows a facility had no lost and restricted workdays and no reportable OSHA incidents.  These facilities include:

  • CertainTeed Corporation:  Little Rock, AR, Birmingham, AL, Portland, OR &  Wilmington, CA
  • GAF: Chester, SC, Mobile, AL, Stockton, CA, Walpole, MA &  Port Arthur, TX (Mweld)
  • Henry Company:  Auburn, WA, Bartow, FL, Garland, TX, Houston, TX, Huntington Park, CA, Indianapolis, IN & Ontario, CA
  • Johns Manville: Macon, GA, Oklahoma City, OK & Plattsburgh, NY
  • Owens Corning:  Brookville, IN, Denver, CO, Houston, TX & Portland, OR
  • Owens Corning (Asphalt):  Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Granite City, IL, Houston, TX, Irving, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Kearney, NJ, Medina, OH, Minneapolis, MN, Oklahoma City, OK & Portland, OR
  • TAMKO Building Products:  Butler, AL &  Ennis, TX

About the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association is the North American trade association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of bituminous-based residential and commercial fiberglass and organic asphalt shingle roofing products, roll roofing, built-up (BUR) roofing systems, and modified bitumen roofing systems.

For additional information, contact ARMA or www.asphaltroofing.org.