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The company claims to be the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of the nation’s largest distributors of siding, windows and other select exterior building products. It operates 380 branches in 46 states and the District of Columbia.

Companies considered for the Gallup Great Workplace Awards award are evaluated by a panel of workplace experts, who compare each company’s results to those of thousands of work teams all over the world, using Gallup’s database.
Other 2008 winners include the Campbell Soup Co. and Marriott Vacation Clubs (also second-year winners), CarMax Inc. and Country Inns & Suites by Carlson.

Door Standards

ANSI Approval for WDMA Flush Doors

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) granted approval to the recently revised Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) standard I.S.1A-04 Industry Standard for Architectural Wood Flush Doors. WDMA holds and maintains ANSI-approved standards for both architectural wood flush doors (I.S.1A) and architectural stile and rail doors (I.S.6A-01, Industry Standard for Architectural Stile and Rail Door.)

I.S.1A was revised and revamped to shift the specification to performance-based requirements as opposed to prescriptive criteria, making it more applicable in real-world construction, according to WDMA. The standard established performance duty levels that assist the user in finding and installing the right door based on their conditions of use. Other selected highlights of the standard: the addition of low pressure decorative laminate as a face material; an updated section on the advantages of factory finishing vs. field finishing; an explanation of positive pressure fire doors and how to differentiate them from neutral pressure doors; and an updated face veneer chart. The standard is available at www.wdma.com.