b'Honouring Joe Minialoff Joseph Minialoff:Industry Pioneer and OIRCAs First PresidentThefollowingarticleoriginallyIn the early days of the busi- at the front of the unit had ad- Peerless had a lot of innova- that Peerless did not experience a appearedinthespecial50thanni- ness, Peerless main focus was pri- justableguidessotheincomingtive equipment, Minialoff said.lot of turnover with staff.versaryissueofOntarioRoofingmarily on industrial flat roofing.metal could be formed to speci- Bythetimewesoldthebusi- PeerlesshiredmanyGerman News, printed in spring 2014. TheAt that time, most buildings werefied shapes and sizes. ness,wehad216,500-gallonand Portuguese immigrants who profile is reprinted here in memory ofconstructed of wood with wood- Ourmachinecouldrunathot asphalt tankers on the road,worked extremely hard to ensure Joe Minialoff. en decks under the roof. In the130linearfeetperminute,butwhich were the largest that couldthe roofing projects that were in-J oseph Minialoff is an industry1960s, that began to change as awe never ran it that fast becausebe licensed. creditstheexcel- stalledwereofthebestquality. pioneer who not only took atrendtowardscorrugatedmetalwe couldnt get the material offMinialoffMostoftheselabourersspent smallcompanyandturneddecking occurred. that quickly, Minialoff said. Atlentmechanicsthatworkedattheirroofingcareerswiththe it into one of the most successfulMinialoff saw this transition asthat time, we were the only roof- Peerless for taking the initial de- firm.Minialoffalsorecallsthe firms in Canada, but was also a keyan opportunity to grow his busi- ing firm that experimented withsignsandcreatingequipmentcompanys purchasing agent, who player in the formation of the On- ness,andthesearchbeganforthis type of technology. It took athatwouldeventuallychangestarted with Peerless when she was tario Industrial Roofing Contrac- acandidatetoconstructaroll- while, but we got it right. thewayroofswereapplied.25 years old and retired when she tors Association (OIRCA), servingforming mill for his firm. With a natural inclination to- Minialoff fondly recalls one me- was 70.as its first president. Ourcompetitorswereusingwardinnovation,Minialoffwaschanic who would constantly tellWith a proven track record of Minialoffbeganhisroofingpress breaks at the time, where thenostrangertodevisinguniquehim that the designs he createdcooperationwithhisemployees career by lending a hand at hismetal is stamped out one sectiontechnology for his firm and thewouldnt work. over the years, Minialoff utilized fatherssmallbusinessPeer- at a time, he said. I had heardindustry as a whole. I would tell him just go aheadthistraittoplayaninstrumen-less Enterprisesduring summerabout roll forming and I was de- Peerless designed and built alland try it, and he would go awaytal role in the formation of the vacation from school. However,termined to go in that direction. of our own equipment, he said.andbuildit,Minialoffsaid.Ontario Industrial Roofing Con-whenhisfatherbecameillinHavinghadpreviousexperi- We had equipment nobody hadWhenitwascompleteandittractorsAssociation(OIRCA) 1951, the 17-year-old left schoolence with roll-forming machines,ever seen. worked, the mechanic would tellin 1964.and took his place at the helm ofPeerlesspartneredwithaHun- One of these machines was ame that he modified the originalHe,alongwith20otherkey what would become one of Can- garian tool and dye maker whomotorized unit that was utilizeddesign because it wouldnt haverepresentatives from the roofing adas largest roofing firms. constructeda35-footmachinefortheinstallationofthecom- worked with the original plan. industry, strived to legitimize the Whenmyfatherformedfor the company. Minialoff waspanysbuilt-uproofingsystems.This was one of the situationsroofing industry and ensure qual-the business, Peerless was a veryextremely proud of this innova- Thisunitcouldputstonebal- that made Minialoff realize thatity to building owners.small company of only seven ortion. He explained that the mainlast and hot asphalt down in onea business is only as good as itsAt that time there were a lot eight employees, Minialoff said.shafts of the machine that heldoperation by simply driving overemployees.Fromthefront-lineofpeoplecomingintothein-But when I sold it in 1996, it wasthe forming dyes were four inchestheroofatrueinnovationatofficestafftothehard-workingdustrycallingthemselvescon-the largest in Canada. in diameter, and the entry tablethe time. labour in the field, Minialoff saidsultants, Minialoff said. 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