Live From IBS 2024: Franklin International - TRANSCRIPT

Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Jessica Robbins of Franklin International. You can read the interview below or watch the video!

Heidi J Ellsworth: Hello, here we are at the International Builder Show. This is Heidi Ellsworth with RoofersCoffeeShop and we are at the Franklin International Booth and with Jessica. Hello.

Jessica Robbins: Hi. It's so good to have you here.

Heidi J Ellsworth: And Titebond.

Jessica Robbins: Yes. It's so exciting.

Heidi J Ellsworth: Yes.

Jessica Robbins: We're out here in beautiful Las Vegas.

Heidi J Ellsworth: I know the weather's gorgeous.

Jessica Robbins: It's fantastic.

Heidi J Ellsworth: It is so nice. So Jessica, before we kind of dive into all the cool stuff in your booth, can you introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about what you do and also a little bit about Titebond and Franklin?

Jessica Robbins: Yeah, so I'm Jessica Robbins. I'm our marketing manager for our caulk and sealants product line and here at Titebond, we've been family-run since 1935. We're most well-known for our wood glues, starting with the industry-changing product in 1935 and we've been innovating and creating solutions for professionals ever since.

Heidi J Ellsworth: That is awesome. And you have been very active on RoofersCoffeeShop and very active with the roofing community because they need all of these caulking’s and sealants.

Jessica Robbins: Absolutely.

Heidi J Ellsworth: It's great.

Jessica Robbins: Often overlooked, but very important part of the project, yeah.

Heidi J Ellsworth: One of the most important parts.

Jessica Robbins: Exactly.

Heidi J Ellsworth: It seals everything.

Jessica Robbins: Yep.

Heidi J Ellsworth: Exactly. So why don't we start here because I think this is cool.

Jessica Robbins: Yeah.

Heidi J Ellsworth: Tell us what we have going on here.

Jessica Robbins: So, these are our moisture cure technology products under our Weather Master line. So our product here that we're demonstrating is our metal roof sealant. This is a moisture-cure or hybrid technology, so the water or humidity in the air as well as the moisture on the substrate actually can help that cure faster. These also will extrude all the way down to zero degrees Fahrenheit and we also have a gutter product in the same technology that's fantastic for sealing holes. So you can immediately make that repair and stop a leaky gutter like that. But these are great products.

Heidi J Ellsworth: All sealed. That's cool.

Jessica Robbins: Yeah.

Heidi J Ellsworth: I love it. That's great.

Jessica Robbins: Yeah, a lot of products can't do that. They'll kind of ooze out or won't stick to under water or things like that. So it's really great. Our metal roof sealant is available in over 200 colors matching to the top metal manufacturers, so that's a huge benefit as well. You can also paint it in just under an hour.

Heidi J Ellsworth: That's excellent. So speaking of those colors, I see some color boards over here.

Jessica Robbins: Yeah, absolutely.

Heidi J Ellsworth: That's one of the things we've talked about on the podcast before. You have all of this information on the directory on RoofersCoffeeShop. But show us a little bit more what you have here-

Jessica Robbins: Yeah. So right here we have our Weather Master metal roof colors. We have these in over a hundred colors. We have a cool feature on our website where you can click on the manufacturer and it'll tell you the exact color match that we have to that. We also provide these to our customers at no charge, so that they can use this and find the best match for them, whether it's a different color that's unique or a very specific homeowner, things like that. So it's a great tool that we have that we offer to our customers.

Heidi J Ellsworth: That is awesome. And I see the full line of products that you have here. I mean this is across because many of the contractors, as you all know, roofing contractors, they're doing everything, right. They're doing construction, it just doesn't matter. They're across the board.

Jessica Robbins: Exactly.

Heidi J Ellsworth: So, everything that you offer at some point may be a value or they may need on a job site.

Jessica Robbins: Yep. We want to be the one-stop shop for contractors and builders. So we have wood glues, we have flooring adhesives, caulks and sealants and construction adhesives for any kind of professional building job or maintenance that you might need.

Heidi J Ellsworth: That's awesome. That is awesome. I love it. You said there's lots of traffic. How's the show been for you so far?

Jessica Robbins: It's been fantastic. We're in a great location. We're outside, so we're enjoying the weather out here, but it's been great traffic. I heard it's the best attendance at this show since I think 2009, is what I heard, so that's fantastic. We've gotten a lot of interest.

Heidi J Ellsworth: It's really crowded. It's really crowded out there. Well Jessica, thank you and thank you so much for being a part of the coffee shop. We love having you guys.

Jessica Robbins: Of course. We appreciate you guys too.

Heidi J Ellsworth: You can find all that information about Franklin International and Titebond on their directory on RoofersCoffeeShop and on MetalCoffeeShop.

Jessica Robbins: Exactly. Thanks Heidi.

Heidi J Ellsworth: Thank you so much. Thank you, we'll be back with more. We are walking around the show village. We're going to show you some cool stuff and we'll be coming back with some more interviews.