MiniCo Webinar Focuses on Self-Storage Roofing Retrofits to Reduce Energy Costs and Improve Performance

For self-storage operators, minimizing cost and streamlining maintenance are important issues. On September 22, 2010, leading national roofing contractor D.C. Taylor Co. will sponsor a free webinar for self-storage professionals, architects and construction professionals to discuss the daily weathering effects on roofs and offer options for extending the life of existing roofs while eliminating day-to-day leaks that cost money, upset tenants, and damage otherwise rentable storage spaces. The webinar Metal Retrofit: Eliminate Leaks and Reduce Energy Costs will be presented by Bill Shanko, Regional Manager for D.C. Taylor Co., and Gary Shultz, a representative for Carlisle SynTech, Inc. Topics will include the following:


· Extending the life of your current roof
· Creating a stable environment by reducing expansion and contraction
· Water resistant roofing with proven performance
· Implementing a cool roof option and/or additional energy savings
· Improving R value to save energy
· Preserving existing metal roofs to prevent further deterioration

D.C. Taylor Co. has over 60 years of experience providing roofing solutions specifically designed for the self-storage industry. The company is sponsoring the webinar Metal Retrofit: Eliminate Leaks and Reduce Energy Costs as part of the ongoing Mini‑Storage Messenger Self‑Storage Webinar Series. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self‑Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Development Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.