Product Testimonials:
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Chis Schmider, Owner at Prescott Roofing
Pittsburgh, PA We sampled a few last year and really liked how these anchors can be used on both sides of the roof (and not be on the ridge in the way). Another important factor is that they are smaller, which means you only have to screw through 2 shingles or remove less slate. We have decided to have 2 or 3 anchors on each truck because of how great they worked out.
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Orion Jenkins of Jenkins Slate Masters, Inc. (photo outside Pittsburgh): "The V-1 anchor is strong, simple and effective and has been thoughtfully designed to save your life for a lifetime." (Mr. Jenkins also utilizes ANSI rated Petzl harnesses, mobile fall arresters, ropes, sternal fall arrest rings, as well as helmets with custom decals.) |
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Mark. Stockton, CA
"The V-1 anchors arrived Tuesday. They are very well designed, and exquisitely made. They are superb. Thank you."
Mark. Stockton, CA
"The V-1 anchors arrived Tuesday. They are very well designed, and exquisitely made. They are superb. Thank you."
Mark. Stockton, CA
Jay Elie, President of Blue Fox Roofing.
"Ronny is a wealth of knowledge. His innovation and real world experience makes him an incredible industry resource. The products he produces as well as the brands he represents are made to last. Slator is your safest choice."
Photo courtesy of Blue Fox Roofing. The roofer is using Petzl's Volt LT harness, sternal attachment point, ANSI rated mobile fall arrestor and Ray rope, utilizing the OXAN carabiner and V-1 anchor.
"Ronny is a wealth of knowledge. His innovation and real world experience makes him an incredible industry resource. The products he produces as well as the brands he represents are made to last. Slator is your safest choice."
Photo courtesy of Blue Fox Roofing. The roofer is using Petzl's Volt LT harness, sternal attachment point, ANSI rated mobile fall arrestor and Ray rope, utilizing the OXAN carabiner and V-1 anchor.
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The V-1 is beyond any doubt the FIRST roof anchor device I've seen since the '80's that actually appears "up to the task". And after 8 yrs field-installing for a custom industrial SS Fab Shop,it's sure a pleasure to inspect the kind of hefty master workmanship you don't often see these days. Simply astounding 7Ga angled break work. The cutting, mating, grinding, welding & finish all look robotically precise and clean!
And so glad you're partnering this gem with Petzl rope and hardware - A perfect match. As my climbing and rescue gear ages out-of-service by attrition, I still find 60-70% of the survivors in my bags have Petzl labels. Guess that says it all. Best Regards, Chip MacDonald (Mr. MacDonald has been a regular author for Roofing Contractor since 1999 and is an OSHA/MSHA outreach trainer.) Best Safety LLC <bestsafe@capital.net> |
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Anthony Smith II of Rosenthal and Smith, Inc in Plano, TX:
"The Bibby is amazing!!! I didn't tear one shingle. It's a must tool for roof repair." |
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Troy Brown, Vice President of Craftsman Roofing, Inc utilizing 12 SLATORS on this Church job to work quickly, safely, minimize slate breakage and reduce labor costs.
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Scott Shufflebarger President, Hertless Brothers Roofing, Serving Richmond, Virginia since 1935. www.hertlessbrothers.com
I wanted to take a moment and share with you how pleased we are with the SLATOR. After meeting you and seeing the product, I did not hesitate to purchase them. We are very happy with the SLATORs. The entire company was introduced to the product and trained with all of the available instructional videos. The most common comment and a greatest complement was “Why didn’t I think of that!”, showing the genius, simplicity and appreciation for the SLATOR. We now consider the SLATOR to be part of our standard company issued safety equipment. As such, each of our crews has at a minimum a SLATOR and a SLATOR-mini. Overall, the guys really liked the concept and are using them in the field.
Thank you for your commitment to the safety of our industry! I wish you the best.
I wanted to take a moment and share with you how pleased we are with the SLATOR. After meeting you and seeing the product, I did not hesitate to purchase them. We are very happy with the SLATORs. The entire company was introduced to the product and trained with all of the available instructional videos. The most common comment and a greatest complement was “Why didn’t I think of that!”, showing the genius, simplicity and appreciation for the SLATOR. We now consider the SLATOR to be part of our standard company issued safety equipment. As such, each of our crews has at a minimum a SLATOR and a SLATOR-mini. Overall, the guys really liked the concept and are using them in the field.
Thank you for your commitment to the safety of our industry! I wish you the best.
Just used mine (red SLATOR) the other day for the first time on a hip roof, don't know how we have gotten along without it until now!
Edward Smith, SRCA Member and Owner at Bottom Line Construction Slate and Copper Roofing.
Edward Smith, SRCA Member and Owner at Bottom Line Construction Slate and Copper Roofing.
J. Mike Christopolis. President, Columbia Roofing, Serving Maryland Clients since 1977
www.columbiaroofing.com
I am writing you about our recent purchase of your ingenious product The Slator. Our foreman was ecstatic after using it for the first time. His comments were “I wish I had a set 25 years ago”. It has definitely made his job easier and safer. Roofing is a by nature a hazardous profession. I have been in the roofing business for 35 years and it is not too often that a safety product comes along that truly makes the job safer, is easy to work with and the roofers actually like using it. The Slator does all this. Thank you for this product; we will be ordering more for our shingle crews as well.
www.columbiaroofing.com
I am writing you about our recent purchase of your ingenious product The Slator. Our foreman was ecstatic after using it for the first time. His comments were “I wish I had a set 25 years ago”. It has definitely made his job easier and safer. Roofing is a by nature a hazardous profession. I have been in the roofing business for 35 years and it is not too often that a safety product comes along that truly makes the job safer, is easy to work with and the roofers actually like using it. The Slator does all this. Thank you for this product; we will be ordering more for our shingle crews as well.
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At Coffey Contracting Co., Inc., we regularly perform steep roof work. Each member of our team is a skilled craftsman of the trade. We specialize in the replacement, repair and maintenance of slate, tile, shakes, shingles and more. The best evidence of a good product or service is a repeat client. I am pleased to say that this is our 4th purchase of SLATORS within the last year. My crews love using them and most recently, we've begun using the SLATOR approved fasteners and like them also!
Thomas Coffey, President, Coffey Contracting Co. Inc. Pittsburgh, PA www.coffeycontracting.com Member NRCA, SRCA 
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María Elena Solís, CMCA, AMS, CAS Commercial Manager Lemus Construction, Inc. NRCA Member, GAF Master Elite and President's Club Winner
Dudley Miles
CEO, J. D. Miles & Sons, Inc. www.jdmilesandsons.com
Serving Virginia and North Carolina since 1910.
(Mr. Miles is a former President of the NRCA - 1992)
This note is to congratulate you on your new invention, the SLATOR.
More importantly this will evidence our company's gratitude for your sharing the device at such a reasonable price with those of us performing steep slope repairs and installations. Our Safety Committee met and devoted a couple of hours to examining the device and watching the videos you provided. That committee convinced me that the SLATOR would make our initial set up on each steep job safer; and beyond that to enable them to perform their tasks on steep slope roofs both more safely and more comfortably. That has proven to be the case on those jobs where we have used the SLATOR. We have found that we can get to the ridge to install our anchors there much more safely even as we start each steep job.
In my roofing career of over forty years, I have never seen such a simple, yet ingenious low-cost product which saves us money on our labor costs while enabling us to perform our work much more safely at the same time. Thank you very much.
CEO, J. D. Miles & Sons, Inc. www.jdmilesandsons.com
Serving Virginia and North Carolina since 1910.
(Mr. Miles is a former President of the NRCA - 1992)
This note is to congratulate you on your new invention, the SLATOR.
More importantly this will evidence our company's gratitude for your sharing the device at such a reasonable price with those of us performing steep slope repairs and installations. Our Safety Committee met and devoted a couple of hours to examining the device and watching the videos you provided. That committee convinced me that the SLATOR would make our initial set up on each steep job safer; and beyond that to enable them to perform their tasks on steep slope roofs both more safely and more comfortably. That has proven to be the case on those jobs where we have used the SLATOR. We have found that we can get to the ridge to install our anchors there much more safely even as we start each steep job.
In my roofing career of over forty years, I have never seen such a simple, yet ingenious low-cost product which saves us money on our labor costs while enabling us to perform our work much more safely at the same time. Thank you very much.
Bob Ruddy of www.mountainslate.com : After 40 years of slating ,not quite long in the tooth yet, but do appreciate when a product comes along that makes my day a bit easier. Just off a job where normally it would be 4 slaters brackets and 2 planks carried up and down a 36 footer. I used one slator and a roof ladder saving me time and energy. I have some interesting work coming up that I will be using them on. I will send photographs. Regards, Bob Ruddy
Bryan, Nick and Ronny, of Blue Glass, LLC: "We've been using the SLATOR since January 2014 and it has helped us move quickly and easily across the roofs to get to the broken slate. Ladder hooks won't work on "hip" roofs and its important for us to have fall protection! We hardly ever use slate brackets anymore."
Ronny: Nick and I were able to replace 9 broken slate, on 3 different roof surfaces, 2 stories high, on a hip roof using SLATOR and the stainless steel slate hook method, ...in just over 2 hours. No more leaks. Our client was thrilled!
Professional Safety Trainers/Experts:
Jeff Burke, CHST Site Superintendent - OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer
This is the type of simple and inexpensive anchorage system that is needed by commercial roofers and framers. This takes the excuses away for not having a method to tie off or not being able to afford a safe system.
It's great to see a design by roofers for roofers taking into consideration the pricing constraints that comes with being a residential roofer.
This is the type of simple and inexpensive anchorage system that is needed by commercial roofers and framers. This takes the excuses away for not having a method to tie off or not being able to afford a safe system.
It's great to see a design by roofers for roofers taking into consideration the pricing constraints that comes with being a residential roofer.
Frank Goodwin of The Midstate Group: Workplace
safety has been my vocation for over 40 years. I have done and still do
worker safety training in many different industries, corporate safety
inspections, consultations and I compile and edit safety programs and
policies. In my 40 years of experience I have seen and used many different
safety products and have seen many improvements in safety gear.
I recently saw and have had a chance to demonstrate a new product that helps prevent falls from a roof, the Slator roof bracket. I believe this device will change the way roofers work. I believe it will keep them safer on the job. The Slator Bracket meets all the criteria of a good safety product. It's is easy to use, durable and provides worker protection. The Slator Bracket meets ANSI approval and is OSHA compliant.
I am incorporating this dynamic new device into my OSHA Fall Protection training and adding it to my training manuals. If you have any questions you may call me at 434-528-1001 or email me at fgoodwin@themidstategroup.com.
I recently saw and have had a chance to demonstrate a new product that helps prevent falls from a roof, the Slator roof bracket. I believe this device will change the way roofers work. I believe it will keep them safer on the job. The Slator Bracket meets all the criteria of a good safety product. It's is easy to use, durable and provides worker protection. The Slator Bracket meets ANSI approval and is OSHA compliant.
I am incorporating this dynamic new device into my OSHA Fall Protection training and adding it to my training manuals. If you have any questions you may call me at 434-528-1001 or email me at fgoodwin@themidstategroup.com.
Professional Chimney Sweep:
Brent (Chimney Sweep, Lynchburg, VA): "Got to use one of these recently and was amazed how well it worked! I have been working on difficult roofs for 35 years and have had to do some insane and not so safe things to gain access when a ridge hook was not an option. Anyone that has to work on rooftops needs a few of these on their truck."
Homeowner:
Sean (new homeowner in Lynchburg, VA): "The first thing my home inspector told me after purchasing a home with a slate roof is that "Most roofing contractors without specific slate experience will cause more damage on your roof than benefits." A friend then recommended Blueglass, LLC and after I met the guys and they showed me the tools and techniques they use...especially SLATOR, I knew I'd found the only people I want on my slate roof! Not only did they take care of my emergency patching needs, they gave me detailed explanations and photos of the problem areas. If you want it done right, these are your guys." Thank you Sean! We pick our mentors carefully, and Joseph Jenkin's, "The Slate Roof Bible", is our favorite book and constant guide! Ronny, Gen. Mgr. BlueGlass, LLC.