b'Inside the OIRCAI found Joe to be humble, entrepreneurial,Continued from page 1professional, very driven and, above all, innovative.He did not TRY to be any of these things, he just was. Doug FlynnWithout PlastiSpan tapered insulation, the only thing going down the drain is money.When I got the opportunity to spend time with Joe, it quickly became evident to me why he had such an iconic reputation. I found Joe to be humble, entrepreneurial, professional, very driven and, above all, in-novative. He did not TRY to be any of these things, he just was. It was easy for me to see why he was an icon in the roofing industry, and it was my pleasure to be able to spend time with him and learn from him.Up until I met Joe, I thought that leaders in construction businesses either came from the field and then learned the front end of the busi-ness, or they came from a sales background and learned the back end of the business. My perspective changed when I met Joe. Although he was certainly seasoned in all aspects of the business, it seemed to me that his default core competency was neither sales nor production. My observa-tion was that Joe was happiest in the shop, tinkering with equipment to find ways to do the job more efficiently and finding ways to build equip-ment that made the job easier for men in the field. Joe was an innovator!When I think of all the lessons we have learned as a company in our journey, I cant think of a time when we learned more about innovation, PlastiSpan is used as theOur proprietary software provides aefficiency and best practices than when we got together with the folks at insulation component in many roofpositive slope to drain for all typesPeerless in 1997. And leading the charge on these innovative practices assemblies. Whether built up, singleof layouts. PlastiSpan insulationwas Joe Minialoff himself, often in a shop coat.ply, modified bitumen or standingis listed in a number of ULC andMany businesses in the Canadian commercial roofing landscape can seam roofing systems, we can meetFactory Mutual roof assemblies. Withbe traced back to roots at Peerless, long before I ever met Joe. I know I design and delivery timelines onseven manufacturing facilities acrossspeak for many in our industry in acknowledging that we have lost a projects of any scale.Canada, we have you covered. legend and a pioneer.Joe Minialoff will be missed, but he leaves a legacy and will always berememberedbythemanypeoplethathepositivelyinfluencedin Plasti-Fab helps create lasting communities by supplying Expanded Polystyrenethis industry.(EPS) products to construction and civil infrastructure projects. As the onlyRIP Joe.vertically-integrated EPS company in North America, we are leading the industryOn Friday, January 24th, 2014, the OIRCA hosted their 50th with solutions that are healthy for people, communities, and the planet. Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dance with Joe as the guest of honour. Imagine a 50-year-old organization having its first presi-plastifab.com Helping create lasting communities. TM dent speak at such an event; it certainly made the evening very special! Joes career was profiled in the special 50th anniversary issue of Ontario Roofing News. We have reprinted it in this edition on page 10.6ONTARIO ROOFING NEWSISSUE 4 2021/22 THE ONLY SOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ICI ROOFING CONTRACTORS IN ONTARIO ORN'