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Alure was awarded The Owens
Corning Franchise of the Year
for the sixth time in seven
years for their continued
leadership and innovation in
the Owens Corning
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Alure was
recognized with The Corning
Excellence in Customer Service
Award for the sixth consecutive
year based on customer
satisfaction ratings conducting
by Owens Corning and
consistently exceeding
customers
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consective Super Service Award
from Angie's List for
maintaining a superior rating.
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Ferro honored as Businessman of
the Year by Columbia Police
Association of Nassau
County
The
Columbia Police Association of
Nassau County honored Ferro on
October 23rd at the North Ritz
Club in Syosset for his
leadership in the Italian
American Community, for his
continued commitment to the
Long Island community, strong
business ethics and for his
strong commitment to his
family. Ferro was also honored
with a proclamation from County
Executive Tom
Suozzi.
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Sal Ferro and
Alure Profiled in
Professional
Remodeler
Described as
"smart and flexible," Alure and
Sal Ferro were profiled in a
recent article in
Professional
Remodeler.
Read the
article...
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Alure's VP Lisa DiFilippi
honored by Girl
Scouts
In
addition to providing much
needed financial support to
Girl Scouts in-need, the
Girl Scouts of Nassau
County honored DiFilippi
for her commitment to her
community, drive and
enthusiasm for Girl
Scouting. The event was
held on October 02, 2008 at
the North Hempstead Country
Club in Port Washington and
raised over $100,000 for
Girl Scouts
in-need.
Read the
article...
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Sal Ferro Honored with the
Prestigious Fred Case
Remodeling Entrepreneur of
the Year
Award
Sal Ferro has been honored
with The 2008 Fred Case
Remodeling Entrepreneur of
the Year Award. "Sal
represents not only
entrepreneurial thinking
but entrepreneurial
action," says Mark
Richardson, president of
Case Design/Remodeling and
a judge.
Read the
article...
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Alure
Wins 2008 Owens Corning
Awards
Alure was again named an Owens
Corning Franchise of the Year
in 2008 (winner in 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)
and given a 2008 Excellence in
Customer Satisfaction Award
(winner in 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008) from Owens
Corning.
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Sal Ferro Elected to the
Board of
Winthrop-University
Hospital
Sal
Ferro was recently
elected to the Board
of Directors of
Wintroph-University
Hospital. The Board
of Directors plays an
instrumental role in
the ongoing growth
and devleopment of
the hospital's high
quality, culturally
competent and
comprehensive
healthcare
services.
Read the
article...
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Mike
Kuplicki Honored
with the Owens Corning
President's
Award
Mike
Kuplicki, Alure's
General Manager of
the Basement
Division, was honored
by Owens Corning with
this year's
Presidents Award,
which recognizes
Exemplary Achievement
in Outstanding
Operational
Excellence. As one of
the original members
for the Basement
Finishing System team
during its
introduction back in
1997, Mike was
recognized for both
his development and
leadership of the
finest Basement Sales
Team in the country
as well as his
continued commitment,
dedication and
contributions to the
Owens Corning
Franchise
Network.
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Mike Kuplicki
and Alure Featured in
Newsday
Mike
Kuplicki and Alure were
featured in Newsday in
an article about converting
wasted space to living space
with the Owens Corning Basement
Finishing System.
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article...
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Sal
Ferro Visits Kings
Park
Elementary
In
June, Sal Ferro
visited Kings Park
Elementary School to
talk to Kristen
Esposito's class
about "giving back"
and Alure's
participation in
EXTREME MAKEOVER:
HOME
EDITION.
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Sal Ferro Judges Top Chef
LI
In
June, Sal Ferro was
invited to be a guest
judge at Maxwell
& Dunne's TOP
CHEF Long Island
cooking contest in
Plainview.
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Sal Ferro Speaks at
Hofstra
In
May, Sal Ferro was
invited to speak at Long
Island's Hofstra
University as part of the
University's business
series. The topic of
Sal's talk was
"Strategies to Make
Customers Raving
Fans."
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Ferro Honored by the Long
Island
Museum
On
April 30, 2008, Sal Ferro
was honored by the Long
Island Museum for Alure's
"committment to the
environment". Alure has
taken a leadership role in
the Home Improvement
industry involvement in
"going green". Alure has
played a lead role in
Nassau County's Green
Levittown program; Alure
has partnered with LIPA as
a certified Home
Performance Contractor
working with homeowners to
improve the efficiency and
comfort of their homes,
while saving money and the
enviornment; Alure has also
started a new division
devoted to improving energy
efficiency, Alure Home
Performance
Solutions.
Sal is
pictured with Deirdre
Doherty, Director of
Development for the Long
Island
Museum.
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Sal
Ferro Named to 2008 Long
Island Press Power
List
In April
2008, Sal Ferro, President of
Alure, was named to the
Long Island Press
Power List of the top 50 most
influential Long Islanders.
See
the group
shot...
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Sal
Ferro Inducted into
Farmingdale
College
Hall of
Fame
Alumnus Sal Ferro
was inducted into the
Farmingdale College Hall of
Fame and raised over
$250,000 for the
Farmingdale College
Foundation, which provides
financial assistance to the
College for programs not
funded by the State of
NY.
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Alure
Participates in Green
Levittown
Alure
is proud to participate in
GreenLevittown.com, whose
mission is to make it easy
for the citizens of
Levittown to save money on
energy costs by providing
special discounts on energy
efficient products and
services. For more
information, view
our
Going
Green
page
and
visit GreenLevittown.com.
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Sal Ferro on
Cover of Replacement
Contractor
Alure was
featured on the January 2008
Replacement Contractor
cover article on community
involvement in the remodeling
industry. Read
the article
online...
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Alure Named a
Market Leader by
Professional
Remodeler
Magazine
Alure
has been named a Market
Leader by
Professional
Remodeler Magazine.
Sal Ferro, President of
Alure, graced the cover
of the July 2007
issue. Read
the story
online...
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Sal Ferro
Named
Industry
Legend
Sal
Ferro was recently honored
by the Home Improvement
Management Summit in Las
Vegas with a "Legends of
the Industry" award for his
continued leadership and
innovation in the
remodeling
industry.
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Alure
Receives 2007 Angie's
List Super Service
Award®
This award is given out
annually to Service Providers
that have achieved and/or
maintained a superior service
rating on the Angie's List
website.
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Sal
Ferro and Alure
featured on DIY's "10
Things You Must
Know"
Sal
Ferro, President of
Alure, and Alure's
installers featured
on multiple episodes
of DIY's "10 Things
You Must Know." See
the
shows:
Windows
Roofs
Decks
Installers
(from multiple
episodes)
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Alure Wins
Forbes
Enterprise
Award
Alure was
honored in February 2007
with a
Forbes
Enterprise
Award, which recognizes
outstanding businesses for
their visionary practices
and achievements.
Forbes
says,
"These entrepreneurs
represent what is best
about business,
demonstrating their
accomplishments in key
areas including product or
service innovation,
customer service, community
involvement, marketing, and
employee development and
support."
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article...
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Sal
Ferro Presents Ty
Pennington with
Motivator of the Year
Award
January, 2nd, 2008
- Sal Ferro was asked to
present Ty Pennington with
the Motivator of the Year
Award at the first ever
American Motivation Awards
at Hofstra University on
Long Island Oother
recipients included Joel
Osteen, Dr Stephen Covey,
Lt Michael Murphy and
Monsignor Thomas
Hartman. See
the television news
story on the
awards.
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Carl
Hyman Named an
"Industry
Legend"
Carl
Hyman was honored by the
Home Improvement Management
Summit Group (HIMS Group)
as an "Industry Legend" for
his 40-year career in the
home improvement industry.
The HIMS Group recognized
Carl for his innovation,
dedication and leadership,
saying that his
"creativity, improvisation,
risk taking, and
willingness to share have
set a high standard for
those who seek excellence
in the Home Improvement
Industry."
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Alure is the
Cover Story in
Building Long
Island
Alure was honored with
the cover
story
in the
November/December 2006
issue of Building
Long Island.
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Alure Basement Designer Mike
Balkind Publishes First
Book
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Sal Ferro
Throws Out
First
Pitch
Sal Ferro threw out the
first pitch at the New York
Mets game on Tuesday, May
31, 2006!!
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Sal Ferro Named
"Man of The
Year"
Sal Ferro,
President of Alure, was
named Man of the Year
by
The Interfaith Nutrition
Network
. The INN
addresses the issues of
hunger and homelessness on
Long Island by providing
food, shelter, long-term
housing and supportive
services in a dignified and
respectful manner for those
who seek
help.
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#8 on
Qualified Remodeler's list
of the Top 500 Companies in
the
Industry
There are 800,000
remodeling companies in the
United States and every
year Qualified Remodeler
magazine lists the top 500.
This year, Alure was #8
nationally! Click the
graphic on the left to see
the
rankings.
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Alure
Wins 2004 Business of
the Year Award of
Excellence from the
Huntington Chamber of
Commerce
Alure
is proud to have been
honored with this
prestigious
award.
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Alure Wins Alside Award of
Excellence
Alure has
been awarded the
Alside
"Award of
Excellence"
for the
third consecutive year.
The Award of Excellence
is granted to companies
who demonstrate an
exceptional level of
expertise, excellence,
and professionalism in
their use of Alside
building
products.
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Cited
for Excellence in
Safety Practices by
S.O.S.
Alure
received a personal
commendation for putting
"safety first" for its
employees. Click on the
graphic on the right to
read the letter.
Read the
citation...
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Alure was recognized with The
Corning Excellence in Customer
Service Award for the sixth
consecutive year based on
customer satisfaction ratings
conducting by Owens Corning and
consistently exceeding
customers
expectatioons.
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Alure
Featured in
Kitchen
& Bath Design
News
'
Trend
Report
The July
2006 issue of Kitchen
& Bath Design
News features Alure
in its Product
Trend
Report.
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Alure Named
Remodeler Of The Year
by
Professional Remodeler
Magazine!
Alure has been
awarded the prestigious
REMODELER OF THE YEAR award by
Professional Remodeler
magazine, one of the country's
most respected trade
publications for the
construction industry. Alure
was honored at a dinner in
Baltimore and received a
beautiful crystal
award.
Click here to read the
article
(it starts on page
28)
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Chrysalis Award
for Best Finished
Basement |
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2000 Contractor of the Year for
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Innovative Technology Award from
the NAHB (National Home Builders
Association) research center and
Popular Science
Magazine |
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Gold Vision Award from
ConstructTech
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Technological
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