D. C. Taylor Co. Receives IISC Safety Award

D. C. Taylor Co. received another safety award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council (IISC) for outstanding achievement in accident prevention during the 2007 calendar year.

D. C. Taylor Co. was one of 165 businesses, industries, and government agencies in Iowa and Illinois to receive an award for promoting active safety programs and reducing OSHA recordable injuries among their employees. D. C. Taylor Co. was honored in part because its incident rate at 4.24 is significantly less than the national average at 7.3, and its experience modification rate is 0.58 which falls well below the required 1.0.

Said Brad Richardson (pictured, on the left), director of environmental health and safety for D. C. Taylor Co., "we are honored to receive this award as it shows the effectiveness of our safety programs in reducing accidents and maintaining a safe working environment for both our employees and our customers."

ERSystems, a manufacturer of elastomeric materials and systems, has presented D. C. Taylor Co. with its 2007 Peak Performer Award. This award recognizes D. C. Taylor's 10-year commitment to excellence.

GAF Materials has given D. C. Taylor Co. its "Master 10 Program" Installation Award for excellent workmanship in installing an "Everguard Diamond Pledge" roofing system on the Conoco Phillips Museum in Bartlesville, Okla.

The "Master 10 Program" rewards Master Select and Master Contractors for all guaranteed jobs that receive a final inspection score of 10.

GAFs "EverGuard Diamond Pledge" is a roof guarantee that provides a comprehensive system protection so that if a roof membrane system leaks from either material defects or application errors, the costs of repair are 100 percent covered.

D. C. Taylor Co. was ranked No. 18 in RSI Magazine's list of Top 100 U.S. Roofing Contractors in 2007. Ranking is based on total revenue in 2006; D. C. Taylor Co. grossed $48 million.

Firestone Building Products Co. recently named D. C. Taylor Co. a recipient of its 2007 Partner in Quality Award for its commitment to installing quality roofing systems.

This award recognizes 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 Incident 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.

D. C. Taylor Co. was named a winner of Sika Sarnafil Inc.s 2006 applicator Project of the Year challenge for its work on the University of Northern Iowas McLeod Center in Cedar Falls. Sika Sarnafil Inc. is a manufacturer of thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing systems.

The project, which received second place in the waterproofing category, required waterproofing a heavily trafficked 25,000-square-foot plaza area that was located above offices and maintenance areas. Leak tight performance was critical. Working with D. C. Taylor Co., the owner selected Sika Sarnafils System 1000 to waterproof the plaza, which consisted of two sections, divided by an enclosed walkway connecting two buildings. The work required constant coordination with other trades to maintain quality workmanship and meet tight schedules. Attention to detail was critical as the plaza deck pavers were held in place by 320 pins, each one set in grid adhesive and flashed for a watertight seal.

D. C. Taylor Co. was a finalist for the National Roofing Contractors Associations 2007 Gold Circle Awards for outstanding workmanship on low-slope roofing systems. D. C. Taylor Co., who was awarded honorable mention, was nominated by and recognized for its work on the Georgia-Pacific Tissue Mill in Rincon, Ga.

Georgia-Pacific Corp. needed a new roof over its tissue-converting operation in Rincon. In addition to the typical concerns of a re-roofing project such as schedule, keeping the building watertight at night, safe working practices, and a high-quality roofing system, D. C. Taylor Co. could not allow metal shavings to contaminate the finished tissue products. Working with the Georgia-Pacific engineering team, D. C. Taylor Co. installed a fully adhered Carlisle SynTec Sure-Weld roof system incorporating two layers of fully adhered insulation in Carlisle SynTec Fast-100 adhesive. This eliminated the use of mechanical anchors penetrating the steel deck and the subsequent shavings the process would produce.

D. C. Taylor Co.s project management plan and commitment to exceeding the high safety standards of Georgia-Pacific produced a successful project ahead of schedule with no injuries or disruption to Georgia-Pacifics operations.