2011 IFD Congress Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 3-5, 2011

Slate Affair, Inc.,
Winner of IFD Award

Liam Tower (left) of Slate Affair, Inc., VP of the SRCA, has received an International Federation for the Roofing Trades Award in "Pitched Roofing," presented to four finalists in Dublin, Ireland, November 4th, 2011 at the IFD Congress. Austria won first place. Take a look at the entry form. Liam's work on a bell-shaped slate roof certainly deserves recognition. There were 18 submissions from 9 countries in this category. Read the announcement from the IFD here.

Letter to SRCA members from Liam Tower expressing gratitude for the IFD experience and recommending that we establish formal slate roofing education in the United States. Read the letter.

Invitation by the Irish IFD member RCCA Roofing and Cladding Contractors Association to the IFD Congress 2011 from 3rd to 5th November, 2011 in Dublin/Ireland:

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, We would herewith cordially like to invite all members of the IFD as well as all friends throughout the world to the 59th IFD Congress 2011 from 3rd – 5th November 2011 in Dublin/Ireland. Yours sincerely, International Federation for the Roofing Trade (IFD) Director Detlef Stauch, Secretary General

More about the 2011 IFD Congress

Read About the Highlights of the Conference from the IFD

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2010 IFD CONGRESS BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND

November 15-20, 2010: The SRCA sent six Board members, accompanied by seven additional people. Look at the photos and video of the Congress!

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SRCA 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MEMBER MEETING

Lancaster, PA, August 4th, 5th and 6th (Thu-Sat), in conjunction with the International Preservation Trades Workshops.

2007 Conference Info and Photos | 2009 Conference Info and Photos | 2010 Conference

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ABOUT THE SRCA

The SRCA, a non-profit trade association, was established on March 1, 2005. It is established as a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable purposes as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its purpose is to promote the slate roofing trades, including, but not limited to, organizing slate roofing tradespersons; promoting the training and education of slate roofing contractors in traditional slate roofing practices; and pursuing the interests of slate roofing contractors in developing appropriate standards, practices, methodologies, educational materials and networks.

Meeting of SRCA members, July 2009 (above) at the SRCA conference.

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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING

The SRCA is a member of the International Federation of Roofing Trades!

View the IFD Membership Certificate l Visit the IFD on the web

IFD is the worldwide highest body representing the interests of the Roofing Trade, with 17 full members, 1 guest member, 24 partner members and 4 Co-operating partners (including the SRCA) from a total of 23 countries. The representatives of IFD are cooperating particularly in Europe in the bodies of CEN, EOTA, NORMAPME and UEAPME.  IFD is acknowledged worldwide. IFD is regularly present on international trade fairs and congresses in Europe and the United States of America.

 

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VOLUNTEER WORK

The SRCA installed a slate roof in River View Park, Frankfort, KY at its annual conference, July 1-4, 2009 (above). The slates were generously donated by Buckingham Slate Company. Members and other volunteers donated their time and all the necessary materials. The building was constructed by the Timber Framers Guild and the Preservation Trades Network.

SRCA members contribute voluntarily to the 2005 International Preservation Trades Workshops at Belmont Technical College in St. Clairsville, Ohio [above]. Camara Slate Company generously donated the slates for the roof.

Read about other volunteer projects.

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CONTRACTOR PROFILES

Contractor members join the SRCA via an application process that allows for a Contractor Profile to be created and posted on this website with links on our Members page and on our Contractor Directory. We list such things as whether the contractor has insurance, how many employees they have (if any), how many years they've been in business, what percentage of their work is slate roofing (and if they do other types of contracting, what sort of additional contracting they do), what their physical working range is (i.e. how far they will travel), and other criteria important to the client or customer. All contractor members agree to a Code of Ethics

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JOIN THE SRCA

Anyone can join the SRCA as a Supporting Member. Other membership categories include Affiliate Member for those who are not contractors, such as quarriers, marketers, architects, conservators, preservation professionals, engineers, etc. The Roofing Contractor Member category is for roofers who do less than 75% of their contracts in slate and the Slate Roofing Contractor category is for roofing contractors who specialize primarily in slate roofing. Please JOIN us today! Or call us at 814-786-7015.

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