Duro-Last®

Guidelines for Safely Returning to the Workplace

August 11, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Michael Matthews, Director of Safety, Duro-Last. Minimize risk and exposure and maximize safety awareness with these tips. As individual states and the federal government slowly start to ease shelter-in-place mandates and re-engage businesses, it’s more important than ever that we prepare our teams to return safely to the workplace. Below is a ...

Are You Prepared to Communicate Through a Crisis?

August 4, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Melissa Lee, Communications Manager, Duro-Last. The COVID-19 pandemic has refueled the discussion around “crisis communication” and what it means to prepare your company to respond to unplanned events. Whether the crisis is internal or external, there are key elements that all companies should take to ensure that they’re appropriately engaging employees, ...

Duro-Last Acrylic and Silicone Roof Coatings

Understanding Acrylic and Silicone Roof Coatings

July 31, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Rob Youness, General Manager, Anvil Paints & Coatings. Duro-Last® is proud to offer a full range of commercial roofing solutions, including silicone and acrylic coating systems. Acrylic coatings Acrylic coatings were originally developed in the 1970’s to provide ultra-violet protection for sprayed urethane foam applications. These types of coatings are now ...

Unique Church Roof Project Receives 2019 Duro-Last® Specialty Membrane Award

July 15, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Intricate hand-painted church ceiling now protected by Duro-Tuff membrane. The gold dome and royal blue barreled roof of the St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio, has become a familiar feature of the local landscape. While admired on the exterior by many that pass along the busy thoroughfare, parishioners ...

Oregon High School Re-roof Wins Duro-Last® 2019 Custom-Fabrication Award

July 10, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Northwest Building Specialists developed a plan that addressed the structural needs of the school and delivered an aesthetically pleasing finished roof. Located in the heart of Coos Bay, Oregon, Marshfield High School is home to just over 1,000 students each academic year. Originally built in 1908, the art deco style facility ...

Pressure Point Roofing Honored with Duro-Last® 2019 Best Metal Roof Award

June 26, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Mazama Dormitories at Crater Lake National Park is now protected by a combination roofing system from Duro-Last and EXCEPTIONAL® Metals. Crater Lake National Park, located along the Cascade Mountain Range in southern Oregon, has long been a popular destination for travelers from every corner of the world. Roughly seven miles south ...

Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcomes Duro-Last’s Tim Hart and Dan Ervin

June 20, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. In this Roofing Road Trips podcast, RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Duro-Last Vice President Tim Hart and Director of National Accounts Dan Ervin. As you may have heard, Duro-Last was able to quickly shift gears in their manufacturing facility to begin making much-needed ...

Roofing Road Trip with Heidi with Tim Hart and Dan Ervin- PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION

June 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Tim Hart and Dan Ervin with Duro-Last. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Heidi Ellsworth: Hello and welcome to Roofing Road Trips. We are here again today to really look at what's been happening ...

Safe Stuff PPE to Go!

June 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The team at Duro-Last quickly switched gears to produce PPE and now it's available for delivery! You trust the “World’s Best Roof®” for your commercial roofing projects, and now you can put that same trust in PPE products that help keep your operations safe, healthy, and in compliance with mandated regulations. ...