wiki/knowledge/branding/sbs-brand-identity.md · 558 words · 2026-04-05

SBS Brand Identity & Affiliations

Brand identity for SBSWI centers on a distinctive orange/blue color scheme, a set of credibility-building industry affiliations, and a values-driven charity partnership. These elements should be consistently expressed across the redesigned website to reinforce trust with commercial decision-makers.

Brand Colors

SBSWI's color palette — orange and blue — emerged organically from team gear and has become a recognizable identifier. The colors are bold and distinctive in the commercial roofing space (where safety green is common), and the team has embraced them as a core visual identity element.

Action: SBSWI to provide formal brand guidelines (hex values, usage rules) if available. If not, Asymmetric will derive a working palette from existing materials and confirm with the client.

Industry Affiliations & Credibility Markers

These affiliations should be prominently displayed on the website — particularly on the homepage and About page — as trust signals for facility managers, building owners, and property managers evaluating vendors.

NRCA Membership

Manufacturer Partnerships

SBSWI is licensed with multiple manufacturers to install their products. The key differentiator: these manufacturers inspect SBSWI's completed work and warrant the labor, not just the materials. This is a meaningful distinction from contractor-only warranties.

Known partners include:
- IKO — confirmed; manufacturer-backed labor + material warranty
- IAAP — listed on current site; full name should be spelled out
- Progressive — possible; to be confirmed
- Additional manufacturers TBD — Brandon to provide full list

Warranty story to tell on-site: "When we partner with IKO [or other manufacturers], they inspect our work and back our labor with their warranty. If we're ever gone, they step in. That's a different level of accountability than a contractor-only warranty."

Logo Display & SEO Linkback Strategy

Values & Charity

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is SBSWI's chosen charity. This should appear on the website as a values signal — it humanizes the brand and differentiates SBSWI from purely transactional competitors.

Placement options:
- Footer mention with logo/link
- About page "Who We Are" section
- Optionally, a brief callout on the homepage values/mission block

Brand Assets Needed from SBSWI

The following should be uploaded to the shared client asset folder by December 1:

Asset Status
Brand guidelines (colors, fonts, usage) Requested
NRCA logo ✅ Provided
IKO logo Needed
IAAP logo Needed
Progressive logo (if applicable) To confirm
Other manufacturer/affiliation logos Needed — full list from Brandon
St. Jude logo/usage rights Needed
High-res photography Needed
Drone video files (Drive or WeTransfer) Needed

Sources

  1. Index
  2. Sbswi Website Redesign
  3. Case Study Template And Filtering
  4. Messaging Restoration First