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Jan 30, 2025

Innovative Roofing Service Launched in Calgary

Calgary, AB – Star Building Materials Calgary and Empire Drywall’s roofing division are introducing an innovative, on-site rooftop delivery service for roofing materials. Launched in October 2024, this solution is designed to drastically enhance the construction process, allowing for more efficient practices in delivering services and managing resources.

The new service ships the roofing materials supplied by Star Building Materials and uses their crane equipment to deliver the shingles directly to rooftops of Empire Drywall’s customers. This process reduces the need for manual labor and allows roofing teams to start installations immediately upon the arrival of the materials. This collaboration aims to make the installation process more efficient and safer for roofing teams.

Traditionally, these materials had to be hand-loaded onto rooftops - a process that consumed tremendous time and people power.

"With crane delivery, the entire process is streamlined. We can deliver shingles in 45-90 minutes, depending on the size of the roof, instead of the hours or even the whole day it could take with the hand-loading method," explained Cole Hendry, Sales Manager, Star Building Materials.

Empire Drywall, recently branching out into roofing services, greatly benefits from the delivery service to supporting their expanded portfolio, with the capabilities of both supply chain companies being amplified.

"Vertical integration and supporting effective building cycles were critical to our decision [to the launch the service]. Filling a gap in the market with a solution that combines both parties' expertise to elevate the consumer experience has always been a priority."

Since its launch, the comprehensive service offering has completed more than 220 deliveries, bringing value-driven solutions to industry professionals and enhancing customer experiences by ensuring timely, efficient deliveries, and an overall streamlined work procedure.

Even in its early stages, this initiative is seeing significant success. Upon launch, it not only enhanced the efficiency of their installation processes, but it also improved relationships by aligning processes and sharing data for smooth job delivery.

"We have learned how to work as one company. We are sharing information that supports our overall goals of building more homes," said Cole.

Mark Montgomery, Roofing Manager, Empire Drywall, praised Star Building Materials.

“Star became our major roofing material supplier in September 2024, and we couldn’t be happier. The transition has been seamless, and their entire team has been a pleasure to work with. Their distribution team and delivery crews have done impressively well.”

Star Building Materials believes that this new service will inevitably influence the industry.

 "This initiative not only strengthens our brand but tells our competitors we can truly do it all,” said Cole.

The venture between Star Building Materials and Empire Drywall value-added service in Calgary’s building materials market, a step that benefits both the industry and its customers making way for more innovations in the future.

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