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Volume 16, Number 1 - Winter 2003

Featured Berridge LicEms~

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When the number one residential roofing company in the state of Texas picks Berridge as its choice of architectural metal roofing suppli­ers, that says something about our products and service. We are very proud and honored to be affiliated with Brinkmann Roofing Company and BRC Sheet Metal. Since their entry into metal roofing just three and a half years ago, Mike Brinkmann and his team at BRC Sheet Metal have become one of Texas' largest sheet metal and roofing companies and they have loftier goals in mind.

As tne pJ.oject!Lin tbis iss.ue of BYLINE clearly demonstrate, Brinkmann Roofing I BRC Sheet Metal take a great deal of pride in what they do and they are capable of handling even the most demanding project. Brinkmann's lead­ership and track record in the residential roof­ing market indicates that this company is des­tined to become a leader in residential metal roofing in the state of Texas and Berridge looks forward to partnering with them to help make it happen.

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~() e~.:..-i Jack. A. Berridge

Chairman of the Board

BYLINE BERRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

1720 MaLoy Sireel. lmS!oo. TX 77026 /1-800-231-8127 FiO< 713·236-9422

EDITORIAL POLICY News Releases, photographs and manuscripts regardJlg the appliCation of Berridge prod. ucts are requested and should be submitted to the Editor. Berridge BYLINE, and will be returned only if so requested in advarJCe.

Editor: David oJ. Doyle, Vice President, Mal1teting

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Brinkmann Roofing: A Proven L.eader in Both Residential and Commercial Roofing

L·R: J.C. Haigh, Vice President, BRC Sheet Metal; Mike Brinkmann, President, Brinkmann Roofing; and Gene Lessman Vice·President, BRC Sheet Metal.

Brinkmann Roofing Company has been active in commercial and residential roofing since the cOJTl- "-.,

pany was founded in 1971 by Mike Brinkmann. Since that time, Brinkmann Roofing has grown to be the larg-est residential roofing company in the state of Texas and the eighteenth largest in the nation. The fastest growing segment of Brinkmann 's commerical roofing market is metal roofing.

In 1998, BRC Sheet Metal, a sister company of Brinkmann Roofing was established by Mike Brinkmann, J.C. Haigh and Gene Lessman -- a strategic move which brought more than forty years of combined metal experi­ence together. Over the past four and a half years, BRC sales have doubled each year and this growth trend is expected to accelerate when BRC partners with roofing

" ••• the ability to form unlimited length panels with no endlaps puts us out front of our competition: we recently completed a job which had 112' long panels!"

companies throughout Texas to market metal roofing products during the next year.

Top: Berridge Regional Sales Manager Marl< Tice (second from Left) the Berridge "Customerof Distinction Avard lor 2002"to Mike Brinkmann (second from right); Gene Lessman (left) and J.C. Haigh (right). Top Righi : Brinkmann Roofing /BRC Sheet Metal Sales and Project ManagementTeam Members: Front (L-R) : Chuck Young: Jason Brinkmann; Marl< Hicks. Standing (L-R): Gene Lessman;Tim Legg; James Aldridge;Joe Byrd , Lewis Powell

Righi Middle: The BRC Sheet Metal Crew: (L-R):ConcepcionGarcia; Ignacio Garcia, Chris Lessman and Eugene Lessman.

Right BoHom: The BrinkmannAdministrativeTeam (l-R):Debbie Phillips; Melissa Nix and Jenniefer Bolin.

Gene Lessman, Vice President of BRC Sheet Metal division of Brinkmann Roofing identified two main factors in the rapid growth of sales of Berridge Metal Roofing products: Quality and Service. Regarding Berridge's ability to offer continuous-length standing seam panels with no endlaps, Lessman states: ~ ... the ability to form unlimited length panels with no end laps puts us out front of our competition: we recently com-pleted a job which had 112' long panels!"

BRC Sheet Metal division of Brinkmann Roofing Company oper­ates its own sheet metal shop which is equipped with a computer-driven Schectel Brake and Shear as well as several other brake machines, spot welders, shears, slitters and Pexto crimping machines. The company currently owns a Berridge Model SS-14 Portable Roll Former and leases other models as needed.

Based on Brinkmann Roofing 's aggressive marketing plans and uncompromising committment to customer service, BRC Sheet Metal will be in the topmost echelon of Texas' metal roofing companies within the next two years.

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FRONT COVER:

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A Montage of some of Brinkmann Roofing Company's projects, demonstrating their wide range of construction expertise.

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1 East Montgomery County Annex New Caney, Texas Architect: Gingrich & Assoc., Houslon, TX

General Conlt.: Durotech. Houston, TX Roofing Conlt.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee·Panel Finish: 'Hemlock Green" Kynar 500

2 Newmark Office Building Sugar Land, Texas Architect: Newmark Design Corp., Sugar land, TX

General Conlt. : Newmark Homes, Sugar Land, TX Roofing Cantr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

___ IP-roduct' : BerridgeJ~el,""":::::-____ _ Finish: ·Oark Bronze" Kynar 500 ---.I

3 East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville, Texas Architect: HGA, Inc. , Bryan, IX

General Conlt. : Vaughn Construction Roofing Canlt.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products : Berridge Curved Tee-Panel Finish: 'Dark Bronze" Kynar 500

4 Sweetwater Center Office Building Sugar Land. Texas Architect: Ambrose, McEnany & House Archts, Houston, n

General Contr.: Mills Development, Sugar Land, TX Rooling Conic BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee-Panel Finish: "Hemlock Green" Kynar 500

1 Houston Area Center Houston, Texas Architect Bricker Canady, Houston, 1)(

General Contc Spaw Maxwell, Houston, 1)( Roofing Contc BRC Sheet Metal. Webster, TX

Products: Berndge S-Deck; Curved & Straight Finish: 'Sabn Finish Galvalurne"

2 Blue Bonnet Electric Co·op Giddings, Texas Architect: Ben Boettcher & Associates. Brenham. 1)(

General Contr.: Gaeke Construction. Brenham. 1)( Roofing Conlt. : BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Cee-Lock (Roof and Walls) Berridge Vented Vee-Panel (Interior barrel vaulted ceiling - photo at right)

Finish: 'Preweathered Galvalume" Kynar 500

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1 Crosby Community Center Crosby, Texas Archilec!: STOA International. Houston, TX

General Con It.: Fireman Construction Rooling Conlr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Gee-Lock & Vee-Panel (soffiting) Finish: "Hartford Green" & ·Shasta White" Kynar 500

2 The COIltlllUous-len!Jth Gee-Lock standing seam panels were formed on site using a Berridge Portable Roll Former machine.

3 Kemah Community Center Kemah, Texas Architect: Kirksey & Partnership, Houston, 1X

General Cantr.: Spigener Corporation, Houston, TX Roofing Contr. : BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee-Panel Finish: ·Satin Finish Galvalume'

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H.E.B. Market, College Station, Texas Archilect: WKMC Architects. Corpus Christi. TX

General Contr.: C.F. Jordan, Houston, TX Roofing Conlt.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products : Berridge Curved Tee-Panel & S-Deck Wall Panel Fini sh: • Burgundy' (Tee·Panel): Satin Finish Galvalume (S-Deck)

2 Randall's Supermarket, Houston, Texas Architect: Heights Venture. Houston. 1)(

General Contr.: Williams Development, Houston. TX Rooling Contr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Spanish nle & Tee·Panei Finish: "Terra·Cotta· (SpaniSh nie) : ' Charcoal Grey" (Tee-Pallel)

3 BurfJer King, Houston, Texas Architect: RSP Archrtects. LTD. Minneapolis. MN

General Conlr ' Prode! Corp. HOUS:Oll, TX Rooling Conlr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee·Panel Finish : "Award Blue" Kynar 500

4 Jack In The Box, Katy, Texas Architect Architecture Engineer. San Diego. CA

General Conlr.: Parkway Construction. Houston, TX Rooling Contt: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tapered Tee·Panel Finish : "Oeep Red" Kynar 500

5 Red Lobster, Webster, Texas Architect: Design Partnership, Greenville. se

General Contr.: Moore & Moore, Houston, TX Roaring Conlr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Cee"Lock Panel Finish: ·Salin Finish Galvalume"

6 Luther's Bar-S·Que, Houston, TX Architect larry Starn Architect, Houston, TX

General Contr.: Moore & Moore, Houston. TX Rooling Contr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Curved & Stra1ghtTee-Panei Finish : 'SaUn Finish Galvalume"

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1 Blackhorse Country Club Cypress, Texas Architect: Robert McKinney, Houston, IX

General Conlr. : Spaw Maxwell, Houston, IX Rooling Contc BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee·Panel Finish: "Champagne" Kynar 500

2 Frost Bank Houston, Texas Arthitect: Robert McKinney, Houston, TX

General Conlr.: S.u. Group, Houston, IX Rooling Contr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Tee·Panel Finish: "Hartlord Green" Kynar 500

3 Gatti· Town Humble, Texas Architect: Ed Gant, Houston, IX

Generat Contr.: Gatti 's Rooling Contr.: BRC Sheet Metal, Webster, TX

Products: Berridge Curved & Straight Tee·Panel Finish: "Medium Bronze" Kynar 500

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