PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN) ("Beacon") announced today that it has acquired Contractors Roofing & Supply Co. (CRS), a distributor of residential roofing products and related accessories with one location in the St. Louis suburb of OFallon, MO and annual sales of approximately $14 million.

Ken Bennett, CRSs owner who will be leaving to pursue other business interests, stated "I am thrilled that CRS will continue as part of Beacon, which can offer CRSs customers wider access to roofing and other building products while maintaining and enhancing the high level of service and value that CRS has provided over the years. Beacon also offers our employees and their families greater opportunities for growth in the roofing distribution business."

Paul Isabella, Beacons CEO and President, stated: The CRS acquisition, combined with the expected opening Monday, August 6, 2012, of a new Roof Depot branch in St. Louis, gives us a solid presence in the very important and active St. Louis market. CRS has developed a strong and loyal customer base, and its dedicated and experienced team will work closely with our new branch to deliver the highest level of service and product offering to the St. Louis contractor community. We are excited to be in St. Louis and look forward to further growth in that market."

About Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products operating 207 branches in 38 states in the United States and across Canada. Website: http://www.beaconroofingsupply.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

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PHILADELPHIA Russell Roofing returned a part of architectural history today as they put the newly restored cupola atop the Overbrook School for the Blind.

As part of a complete renovation to the Main Entrance roof at Overbrook, Russell Roofing rebuilt the 1,700-pound copper cupola that has been in place since the 1800s. The cupola was fully restored with new 20-oz. copper and all of the original details were replicated during the process.

When the cupola was taken down, a time capsule was discovered inside with documents detailing the names of the mechanics who worked on it, their timecards and information about the project. To continue this tradition, Russell Roofing created its own time capsule with names and pictures to be placed in the new structure along with copies of the original documents.

In honor of the restoration of the cupola, a group of students and staff from Overbrook were on hand to replace the time capsule. Since 1832, Overbrook has offered a variety of programs for children of all ages and abilities, and Russell Roofing is pleased to have had the students in attendance for this memorable event.

For more information on Russell Roofing please go to http://www.russellroofing.com, https://www.facebook.com/RussellRoofing or call 888-567-7663.

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As part of a complete renovation to the Main Entrance roof at Overbrook, Russell Roofing rebuilt the 1,700-pound copper cupola that has been in place since the 1800s. The cupola was fully restored with new 20-oz. copper and all of the original details were replicated during the process.

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Firestone Building Products has presented Hollis Roofing, Inc. with the 2012 Firestone Master Contractor Award, Inner Circle of Quality Award and President's Club Award. Of the award recipients this year, only 28 firms earned all three distinctions. Recognizing an elite set of contractors that commit to unsurpassed quality roofing system installation and outstanding service, the Master Contractor Program annually acknowledges top firms that exhibit top-notch execution and an unwavering commitment to superior craftsmanship.

This year marks the 10th year Hollis Roofing, Inc. has earned the renowned Firestone President's Club Award. The top 31 Firestone Master Contractors that accrued the highest level of Quality Points over the last year obtain a coveted position among this best-in-class group of roofing firms.

Hollis Roofing, Inc. has also earned the prestigious Firestone Inner Circle of Quality Award for the seventh time. The Inner Circle of Quality Award annually recognizes a small group of Master Contractors that installed a minimum of four warranted Firestone roofs in each of the past five years, maintained at least two million square feet of Firestone roofs under warranty and achieved an annual Quality Incidence Rating (QIR) of 2.0 or less. Firestone's QIR measures each contractor's quality performance based on warranty repair incidences per million square feet under warranty.

2012 is also the 15th time Hollis Roofing, Inc. has earned the Firestone Master Contractor Award. The firm received the Master Contractor Award based on total square footage installed and Quality Points accumulated for outstanding inspection ratings on Firestone Red Shield warranted RubberGard EPDM, UltraPly TPO, UNA-CLAD metal and asphalt roofing system installations completed over the past year.

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CREATED Aug. 1, 2012

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Some roofing companies are seeing a boost in business after heavy rains swept through the Las Vegas area this week.

"We've actually had some golf ball size hail out in Sun City and Summerlin which is causing some damage to the tiles, to sky lights, and causing leaks also," John Tighe with Professional Roofing Services said.

Many roofing companies had every worker on the clock on Wednesday.

"We're very busy this time especially with the amount of rain we had in the short period of time," Tighe said. "A lot of roofs are leaking that probably wouldn't leak in a lighter rain."

Roofing companies say now is a good time to check your roof for leaks or damage. If left uncared for, they say even minor leaks could cause structural damage to drywall and plywood.

Despite the heavy rain, some roofs may only see problems now after getting hit from the other extreme found here in Southern Nevada.

"I would say the sun is a lot hotter here and the weather is more extreme when it come to that," Tighe said. "Exposed roof systems, flat roofs tend to wear out a lot faster that it would in a different climate."

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In recognition of its long-standing dedication to roofing installation excellence, Laraway Roofing, Inc. in New Ulm was recently presented with the 2012 Firestone Building Products Partner in Quality Award. Laraway Roofing, Inc. was among 193 roofing contractors throughout North America honored with this respected industry achievement.

A commitment to quality pervades every aspect of our business at Firestone, from new products to the tried and true. Our people, particularly our exceptional network of commercial roofing contractors, are a critical part of the equation, said Tim Dunn, president of Firestone Building Products. Laraway Roofing, Inc. embodies the expertise and quality execution that makes Firestone licensed contractors among the best in the industry unsurpassed skill, outstanding workmanship and consummate professionalism and is well deserving of this industry honor.

Firestone presents its Partner in Quality Award to contractors who installed a minimum of four warranted Firestone roofs in each of the past five years, maintained at least one million square feet of Firestone roofs under warranty and achieved an annual Quality Incidence Rating (QIR) of 2.0 or less. The Firestone QIR measures each contractors quality performance based on warranty repair incidences per million square feet under warranty.

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The unfinished roof on the Mud Lake Road home of Richard Overland, one of Mr. Perry's disgruntled customers.

A Glen St. Mary roofing contractor paid thousands of dollars for jobs that reportedly never got off the ground or remained unfinished after months and months is facing 14 counts of fraud for his lack of liability insurance.

Darrell G. Perry, Jr., 32, has pulled 14 permits at the county building department since September, 2011 using documents allegedly forged to show he had liability coverage, according to police.

The latest permit was issued to reroof a mobile home owned by Donnie Jacobs on Woodrow Raulerson Road and enlarge the roof to accommodate a patio and porch.

Mr. Jacobs, 58, said he paid Mr. Perry $4,000 in June to start the job on July 1, but it wasnt until July 12 that the contractor sunk 14 posts that have since begun to warp in the sun.

Mr. Jacobs is recovering from a heart transplant in January and takes a host of medications. He said his only income is from disability and his wifes salary at Northeast Florida State Hospital.

I get up every morning and take beaucoup medicines. Ive been through quite an ordeal. I might of died at Shands if I hadnt gotten a new heart, he said. Im certain I dont need all this stress right now.

He said Mr. Perry has not made any more progress on his new roof, other than to park a trailer at his property.

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Sutter Roofing exec to head state group

SARASOTA -- Brad Sutter, executive vice president of Sutter Roofing, has been inducted as the 91st president of the Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association.

The ceremony took place during the organizations's 90th convention in Orlando. Stephen Sutter, Brad's father and 80th president of the Florida roofing group, officiated his son's installation as an officer.

During his term, Brad Sutter will be focusing on industry specific building code, governmental, and regulatory issues that will affect roofing contractors.

Big Jim Self Storage sold to Storage Quest

BRADENTON -- Big Jim Self Storage, a 90,964-square foot self-storage facility at 6403 State Road 64 E. in Bradenton, was sold by Big Jim III, LLC to Storage Quest, LLC. Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services handled the sale.

The property, located on 6.03 acres of land, consists of 626 storage units.

Star2Star Communications debuts new devices

SARASOTA -- Star2Star Communications is offering three new StarBox Internet Communications Appliances, a new call recording feature, and a new call recording archive service.

For long-term storage of call recordings, Star2Star also is offering a recording archive service. The cloud-based service provides secure archival storage of call recordings.

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King Roofing and Aluminum Contractors Inc., based in King City, has been fined $90,000 after a worker was injured in Brampton almost four years ago. A supervisor was also fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident. According to Ontarios ministry of labour, workers from the company were replacing the roof of a home in Brampton on August 11, 2008 when one of the workers accidentally stepped off the roof while moving a bucket of tar. The worker fell to the ground below and the bucket of tar overturned, spilling tar on the fallen worker. The worker broke multiple bones and suffered third degree burns. A Ministry of Labour investigation revealed that there was no form of fall protection at the project and the injured worker and another worker had not been trained in fall protection. The injured worker had also not been wearing appropriate clothing for work with hot tar. King Roofing & Aluminum Contractors Inc. pleaded guilty on a number of fronts including failing to ensure that workers were trained in fall protection, were adequately protected by a guardrail system and were wearing appropriate protection against injury for the hot tar. Joe Scarna, owner of the company and supervisor at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to failing, as a supervisor, to ensure that the workers were adequately protected by a guardrail system. Justice of the Peace Jeannie Anand imposed the fines today in Brampton. In addition to the fines, the court imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.

McVean Drive reopened

McVean Drive, from Lexington Road to Castlemore Road in Brampton, has been reopened fully to traffic following a watermain break earlier this month.

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PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN) (the Company) will host a webcast and conference call on Tuesday August 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its earnings results for the fiscal year 2012 third quarter and year-to-date period ended June 30, 2012. These results will be released before the market opens on that day. The webcast link and call-in number are shown below.

The live webcast of the call, along with a webcast replay after the call, can be accessed at http://ir.beaconroofingsupply.com/events.cfm (the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of the Companys web site). For those unable to connect to the Internet or who may want to ask questions, the conference call dial-in number is 719-325-2204. To assure timely access, call participants should call in before 10:00 a.m. The earnings press release will be available at http://ir.beaconroofingsupply.com/releases.cfm.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 206 branches in 38 states in the United States and across Canada.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dvl56m/building_integrate) has announced the addition of the "Building Integrated Photovoltaics Roofing Markets - 2012" report to their offering.

BIPV offers both the PV industry and the building products industry a way out of their current economic plights. For PV firms, BIPV provides a product strategy geared to adding value to products. For the building products industry, BIPV represents a new line of products that will enable construction firms to add saleable features to buildings of all kinds.

While all this is true of all BIPV products, there is a natural migration path from today's rooftop PV panels to BIPV roofing. With this in mind, NanoMarkets is publishing this report, which identifies and quantifies the market opportunities for BIPV roofing.

The report discusses a roadmap for BIPV roofing in which business revenues are generated initially by simple overlay products and then by conventional rigid and flexible BIPV roofing products and finally from fully integrated products. The report also shows how the performance of BIPV roofing is expected to evolve with a special focus on lifetime requirements and the materials that will be used both for substrates and absorber layers.

This report also includes extensive forecasts of the BIPV roofing market in terms of wattage, area covered and revenues generated. Breakouts are provided by type of building, type of BIPV roofing and key materials used. In addition, we project the nations and regions that will generate the most revenues for BIPV roofing and the breakouts of the BIPV roofing market by retrofit and new construction. As usual with NanoMarkets reports, this report also includes a detailed assessment of the strategies of the leading firms currently supplying BIPV roofing products.

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Executive Summary

E.1 BIPV Roofing as a Way Out of the PV Industry Slump

E.2 Prospects and Opportunities for BIPV Roofing Products

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