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During the winter of 2010 - 2011, Marathon Metals staff completed a redesign of our roll former, which we have utilized for the past 10 years to form standing seam roofing panels for hundreds of projects. The sleek new look incorporates the logos for our companies, Kulp's of Stratford, Marathon...

Bob Kulp testifies on behalf of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) on Capitol Hill to the US House Committee on Small Business. On April 13, 2011 Bob Kulp was asked to testify to the US House on tax policy for the NRCA. This privilege was bestowed on Bob after having served 3 y...

In January of this year, our company participated in a community effort to assist a special family in the Wausau area. Chris and Annie Teeters have two children with a very rare chromosome disease who require special care and an accessible home. Their current home on Stettin Drive falls short of t...

For the third year in a row, Kulp's of Stratford was nominated for Small Business of the Year for the Wausau Region Chamber, and because of the excellent year Kulp's had in 2010, an application was submitted for the first time to be considered for this honor. Kulp's was chosen among...

The Kulp's of Stratford team recently completed the installation of the Vernon County domes new copper roof on the historic Vernon County Courthouse in Viroqua, Wisconsin. This project involved removing the existing clay tile and shingle roofs, along with a steel roof underlying the tiles....

Kulp's of Stratford has been installing asphalt shingle roofs for many years and has experienced the frustrations of many clients when their shingles from certain manufacturers deteriorated at an unacceptable rate. For the past year, we have been allied with a shingle manufacturer that has a re...

Kulp's of Stratford and Marathon Metals Sheet Metal Works Get Training From the CDAOn February 9 & 10, Kulp's of Stratford and Marathon Metals team members received specialized training from the Copper Development Association (CDA), to enhance their skills with architectural copper w...

A residence in rural Edgar, Wisconsin, just received a new Decra stone-coated steel roof with a Marathon Solar Roofing solar photovoltaic installation over the garage. Final connections are being made in late July, after which the homeowners will be generating their own electrical power and selling...

Kulp's of Stratford recently added to its staff of professionals an experienced Solar Specialist, John Maggitti. John will be heading up the part of our company we call "Marathon Solar Roofing", which offers an amorphous solar photovoltaic film that adheres directly onto our Marathon ...

Kulp’s Crew Trained in Asbestos Roofing RemovalDoes your roof look like the one in this photo? Asbestos Tile ShinglesIf so, there is a good possibility that you have a cementitious asbestos tile or shingle roof on your building. These roofs were installed decades ago before safety concern...

Kulp's Completes Reroof on Unique Church in MarshfieldIn October 2008, Kulp’s of Stratford took on an unusual project at Christ Lutheran Church in Marshfield. What made it unusual was not the product we installed, but the configuration of the roof. As the photo shows, the auditorium ...