jan-2018

42 43 R ooftops Silicone Distributors Inc.has been a roofing industry leader in the U.S.Virgin Islands for over 40 years, bybuilding a solid reputation for excellent service,qualityproducts,and the latest in roofing technologies,trends and solutions. “We opened our doors in St.Croix in 1970,”says ManagingDirector,Rodger Bressi.“Back then, the name of the companywas Silicone Distribu- tors,Inc.In those days,we applied liquid silicone on roof decks andmembranes on plywood, concrete,and other types of substrates.” Bressi recounts that the compa- nywas started byhis father and two partners, eventually selling to Joanna andDick Isher- wood,who then ran it for over 30 years.“During that time,theymoved the operation to a larger facility,branching out,installing and sealing other types of roofing such asmetal roofing, tile,flat roofs,pitched roofs for commer- cial and residential applications,” Bressi says. “In early2013,I learned that the business was up for sale and that if a buyer wasn’t found by the end of the year, the current owners ROOFTOPS SILICONE DISTRIBUTORS INC. QUALITYWORKMANSHIP AND SERVICE AT A GLANCE ROOFTOPS SILICONE DISTRIBUTORS INC. WHAT: A roofing company and contractor WHERE: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands WEBSITE: www.rooftopsusvi.com