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For Immediate Release                                         Tom Philips
April 5, 2005                                                        High Plains Roofing.                                                                              785-628-1485
 

 GROWING OUR OWN-ON THE KANSAS PLAINS

***WITH HIGH PLAINS ROOFING*** 

            Every once in a while there’s a story which can be reason for a community to feel good about itself. Such a story exists with High Plains Roofing, Inc, a local commercial and residential roofing company which was founded in Hays, sold to an out of state business man and now has been purchased by an employee who lives in Hays.
            Started in 1983 by then Hays resident, Ron Knowles, the company weathered difficult economic times and yet has grown to become a major roofing company in the region. In 1992 the company was purchased by Nebraska business man Alan Erickson and became part of the Weathercraft family of roofing companies. Hays resident Tom Phillips took over the reins as general manager of HPR in 1995 and effective April 1, 2005 has purchased the company. The sale brings the ownership of HPR back to the Hays community. “Northwest Kansas has really supported this company, plus with the dedicated staff, it made perfect sense for me to acquire the company and assure it remained a key contractor in the region.” stated the new owner.
            “Due to strong growth, HPR has moved to a new and much larger facility to meet the needs of its growing customer base.” stated Dan Conell, the company’s sales manager. “With over 8,000 square feet of space, the new facility at 1710 East 10^th Street will allow us to grow with our customers.”