The Ardex Academy Training Center in Aliquippa, Pa., has been dedicated in honor of the late Herbert "Gr" Goller, founder of Ardex Americas.
"He was completely dedicated to making sure that craftsmen were competent and confident to install Ardex products, and his focus was to make sure that an Ardex installation was done right the first time, every time," Ardex Global CEO Mark Eslamlooy said in a statement.
Private ceremonies held last week to celebrate Goller and the dedication were attended by dozens of Ardex employees who worked with Goller.
Goller worked for Ardex first in Germany in 1973 as export manager before relocating his family to America in 1978. Tasked with creating Ardex's American division, the company credits Goller with bringing the first self-leveling underpayments to the U.S.
"Gr, as many of us called him, was highly respected for the significant impact he made on the U.S. construction market," said Jesse David, president of Ardex Americas' U.S. and Canada division. "His will be a lasting legacy based on the significant impact he had on so many lives and families at Ardex and the industry."
