Metal-Era® and Hickman Edge Systems Join NRCA’s One Voice Initiative, Become NRCA Partner Members

Metal Era and Hickman Edge Systems are the newest partner members in NRCA's One Voice. 

The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced Metal-Era, LLC and Hickman Edge Systems, owned by parent company MTL Holdings, Waukesha, Wis., have joined NRCA’s One Voice initiative as partner members.

In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. 

Manufacturers, distributors, architects, engineers, consultants and service providers are invited to fully engage with NRCA and actively address the industry’s most pressing issues, including workforce development and certification; effecting change in Washington, D.C.; building codes and insurance; and increasing professionalism in all industry sectors.

“NRCA’s One Voice initiative offers a unique opportunity for the roofing industry to address the major issues we face,” says Reid Ribble, NRCA’s CEO. “However, our work can only be accomplished with commitments from leaders from all sectors of this great industry. Only together as a roofing community can we take this transformational approach to address our issues and concerns and achieve success in the future.”

“Since NRCA first presented this initiative to the industry, we have watched closely and been highly impressed with the progress made in lifting the industry up and bringing people together,” says Tony Mallinger, CEO of MTL Holdings. “When Ribble, NRCA Chairman of the Board Rod Petrick and NRCA Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships Alison LaValley came to our facility to visit, investing time in learning more about how our automations and pre-fabrication can help NRCA members with the industry’s largest priority—the workforce—we were convinced that it was time and the future with One Voice was bright.” 

For more information about NRCA and its One Voice initiative, including a list of the 45 current One Voice member partners, visit nrca.net/onevoice. 

About NRCA

Since 1886, the National Roofing Contractors Association has been the home for generations of entrepreneurial craftsmen and enterprises who shelter and protect America’s families and businesses and each other. Our vision is the recognition of our members as professionals and to unite the industry to that purpose. NRCA is one of the construction industry’s most respected trade associations and the voice of roofing professionals and leading authority in the roofing industry for information, education, technology and advocacy. It represents all segments of the roofing industry, including contractors; manufacturers; distributors; architects; consultants; engineers; building owners; and city, state and government agencies. For information about NRCA and its services and offerings, visit nrca.net. 

About Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems

MTL Holdings is the parent company of Metal-Era, LLC and Hickman Edge Systems. In February 2021, MTL Holdings purchased the entire metal roof edge product line from OMG Edge Systems and restored the Hickman name. Together, Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems hold the broadest portfolio of tested roofing and building envelope perimeter securement solutions on the market. The Metal-Era and Hickman team are driven by their purpose to protect the community at the places they go most, working with architects, consultants, contractors, and distributors to ensure securement of the building’s edge. With locations in Waukesha, Wis., and Asheville, N.C., MTL Holdings has made a significant investment in their manufacturing with dynamic robotic production and high volume to standardize products and improve efficiencies—equating to consistently higher performing products that ship fast to their customers, supplementing labor with pre-fabrication. Meanwhile, lean practices keep projects on schedule through smart ordering systems and the largest on-hand finished goods inventory in the industry. Learn more by visiting the brand websites at www.metalera.com and www.hickmanedgesystems.com.