The Roofline branch in San Jose, California will be led by Branch Manager Bob Miller, who has had a distinguished career of 21 years in the industry in the Northern California market. Bob brings the skill set, strong customer relationships and passion to build a strong branch in San Jose where contractors will receive outstanding service and support. After receiving his BS Degree in Business Administration from The Citadel and serving in the military as a commissioned office in the U.S. Army, Bob started his career in the roofing industry as a manufacturer’s representative for Lifetile Concrete Roofing. Bob also spent time working for Celotex and CertainTeed and most recently spent the past seven years in roofing distribution in the San Jose market. This location will be part of the SRS Western Region and operate within the Northern California District that includes the Roofline Branches in Oakland and Sacramento. Bob will report directly to Lonnie Peterson, Western Region Senior Vice President.

Dan Tinker, Chief Operating Officer of SRS Acquisition Corporation, commented, “San Jose is a market that we have been eyeing ever since we acquired State Shingle in Oakland last year. We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to back a quality individual that has had a distinguished career both serving our Country and our industry. The availability of this talent combined with the economy in this market remaining very robust and the high-end nature of the product mix fits our sweet spot very well.”

Headquartered in McKinney, TX, SRS Acquisition is a building products distribution holding company that with the addition of this new location will operate 65 locations in 26 states under the names: Suncoast Roofers Supply (FL), Southern Shingles (TX/OK/LA/MO/AR), SRS Roofing Supply (AL), Rowe Supply (GA/SC), Atlanta Roofing Supply (GA), Midwest Roofing Supply (IL/MN), River City Wholesale (KY), Superior Distribution (TN/MD/VA/NC), Shake & Shingle Supply (CO/KS/MO/NE/IL), Stewart Building & Roofing Supply (AZ), Roofline Supply (OR/CA), Stoneway Roofing Supply (WA), Pace Supply (PA/CT) and Sierra Roofing Supply (NV). SRS is a portfolio company of AEA Investors, LLC.

The new San Jose branch address is:
1341 Oakland Road
San Jose, CA 95112-1317
Phone Number: 408-477-3460

“The legacy operating names of our various units have and will continue to be very important to our company’s success and growth” commented SRS CEO Ron Ross. “We have worked diligently to grow the various brands and to add to them with new locations. It is very important, however, when we have too many brands operating within the same or contiguous markets or if the brand no longer adequately portrays our operations, that we unify branding.”

“Changes for signage on buildings and trucks, various printed documents, displays and business cards are underway currently. As always, we appreciate your continued support as we navigate through these changes and move on to the next level of growth.”

Headquartered in McKinney, TX, SRS Acquisition is a building products distribution holding company that operates 64 locations in 26 states under the names: Suncoast Roofers Supply (FL), Southern Shingles (TX/OK/LA/MO/AR), Southern Roofing Supply (AL), Rowe Supply (GA/SC), Atlanta Roofing Supply (GA), Midwest Roofing Supply (IL/MN), River City Wholesale (KY), Superior Distribution (TN/MD/VA/NC), Shake & Shingle Supply (CO/KS/MO/NE/IL), Stewart Building & Roofing Supply (AZ), Roofline Supply (OR/CA), Stoneway Roofing Supply (WA), Pace Supply (PA/CT) and Sierra Roofing Supply (NV). SRS is a portfolio company of AEA Investors, LLC.

The branch in Omaha, Nebraska will be led by Branch Manager Julian Gonzales, who has a distinguished career of over ten years in the industry in various markets across the country. With Julian’s experience, he will develop contacts and local relationships quickly in this market and will bring the energy, and leadership abilities to build a strong team and provide roofing contractors with outstanding service and support. Julian will report directly to Troy Baker, District Manager of SRS’ Shake & Shingle division.

Ron Ross, Chief Executive Officer of SRS Acquisition Corporation, commented, “Expanding into the Omaha market has been high on our priority list since we started the company back in 2008. We are very familiar with this market and from there we fully expect to seed the Lincoln market for another stand-alone branch in the very near future. Omaha was attractive to us because it allows us to expand our footprint into Nebraska, a state where we have had a strong track record. It is also a market that is very prone to storm activity and enjoys a strong underlying economy.”

Headquartered in McKinney, TX, SRS Acquisition is a building products distribution holding company that with the addition of this new location will operate 63 locations in 25 states under the names: Suncoast Roofers Supply (FL), Southern Shingles (TX/OK/LA/MO/AR), Rowe Supply (GA/SC), Atlanta Roofing Supply (GA), Wilson Wholesale (IL/MN), Century Building Supply (IL), River City Wholesale (KY), Superior Distribution (TN/MD/VA/NC), Shake & Shingle Supply (CO/KS/MO/NE/IL), Stewart Building & Roofing Supply (AZ), Roofline Supply (OR/CA), Stoneway Roofing Supply (WA), Pace Supply (PA/CT) and Sierra Roofing Supply (NV). SRS is a portfolio company of AEA Investors, LLC.

The new Omaha Shake & Shingle Supply branch is located at:
2624 Edward Babe Gomez Ave.
Omaha, NE 68107
Phone # 402-408-0074

There is still time left to help.

On May 22nd, an EF5 Tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri leaving behind mass devastation. Those lucky enough to survive the tornado returned home to a city that is no longer recognizable with many homes destroyed.
Southern Shingles is helping the victims of this tragedy by collecting canned food and non-perishable items.

Simply bring any canned or dry food items by any
Southern Shingles location between the dates of
June 1st and June 17th.

They are in need of items such as:

We will make sure it all gets delivered to those in need in Joplin, Missouri.

Our location in Hubbard has been relocated in order to serve you better.

Please come visit us at:

Roofline Supply-
Wilsonville

28725 SW Boones Ferry Rd. Wilsonville, OR 97070.

Phone: 503-981-9866
Fax: 503-981-3844

“The type of people that we like to hire are people that have a good strong work ethic because it is a difficult business. We put a lot of effort and emphasis on safety in the workplace. We’ve been very successful in a rough economic environment in terms of housing and building materials, so I guess we’re doing something right.” ~ Garold E. Swan VP, CFO, Treasurer & Asst. Secretary

“It’s hard to create a workplace that employees brag about. But to do that in a sour economy is a monumental achievement.The winners of the Top 100 Places to Work 2010 should take considerable heart that their troops believe in their companies’ leadership and say they work in a hospitable, nurturing environment.” Dallas Morning News – See the rest of the article here

SRS was noted as the fastest growing construction construction supply company in the ProSales 100 in early June, 2010 when it announced two new openings in IL and OK.

“It is exciting to have the resources, talent and opportunity to be able to continue on our aggressive growth path by expanding organically through two exciting new greenfield locations,” SRS chief operating officer Dan Tinker said in a statement. “In both cases, our existing customers told us that they had an unmet need for our services and that we were too far away to properly service them from existing neighboring branches. It is of long-term strategic importance that we expand in Chicago, the third-largest market in the U.S. and also develop a platform for future growth in Oklahoma, which is perennially a very strong re-roof market.”

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?articleID=1308878

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SRS To Expand Roofing Stores in IL, OK
Texas-based firm now has 38 locations nationwide

Source: PROSALES Information Service
Publication date: 2010-06-14

By Craig Webb

SRS Acquisition Corp., the fastest-growing construction supply company in the ProSales 100, announced today it is opening two new locations this week: a Wilson Wholesale facility in Schaumburg, Ill., and a Southern Shingles store in Oklahoma City.

With these new locations, McKinney, Texas-based SRS will operating out of 38 locations in 13 states under 10 business names. SRS ranks 15th on this year’s ProSales 100, with 2009 sales of $240 million, double its 2008 revenue. Meanwhile, it has grown from 18 locations at the end of 2008 and 31 at the end of 2009.

The Schaumburg location is intended to serve northern Chicago and southern Wisconsin, complementing another Wilson Wholesale location southwest of Chicago, in Naperville, Ill. The Oklahoma City store will service central Oklahoma.

“It is exciting to have the resources, talent and opportunity to be able to continue on our aggressive growth path by expanding organically through two exciting new greenfield locations,” SRS chief operating officer Dan Tinker said in a statement. “In both cases, our existing customers told us that they had an unmet need for our services and that we were too far away to properly service them from existing neighboring branches. It is of long-term strategic importance that we expand in Chicago, the third-largest market in the U.S. and also develop a platform for future growth in Oklahoma, which is perennially a very strong re-roof market.”

“The most notable addition to the ProSales 100 was SRS Acquisition Corp. of McKinney, Texas. In the past year it has burst onto the roofing scene by purchasing a number of companies–Suncoast Roofers Supply in Florida, Southern Shingles in Texas, Wilson Wholesale in Illinois, and Rowe Supply in Georgia. By the end of 2008, its companies collectively were tallying $120 million in sales, all to pros.” ~ ProSales

Read the full article at: http://www.prosalesmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=428&articleID=957265

I am pleased to announce the following addition to the SRS management team effective today:

Shawn Dennis, who was most recently a Territory Manager in our Wilson Wholesale, Naperville, Illinois location will be relocating with his wife, Colleen and their three daughters to Denver, Colorado and the recently acquired Shake & Shingle Division of SRS.

Shawn is being promoted to Branch Manager of the newly acquired Shake & Shingle branch in Denver, Colorado effective immediately. Shawn served in this capacity earlier in his career when he was at Shelter Distribution and brings the skill set, experience and passion to maximize the present storm opportunity in Denver. I am very confident that Shawn will make a great addition to our management team as he has earned this promotion through a track record of outstanding results.

Shawn will report directly to Greg Robinson.

Please join me in welcoming Shawn to the SRS management team.

Dan Tinker