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Snag Your Contractor Passes for the NFBA Building Expo
By Cayden Wemple. The 55th Annual NFBA Building Expo is fast approaching, make sure you get your contractor passes now. The annual NFBA Frame Building Expo is the premier event for post-frame professionals. At the Frame Building Expo, everything you need to build your post-frame business is assembled ...
MRA Contractors Are All Approved by Manufacturers
By Evelyn Witterholt. Want to join the Metal Roofing Alliance? First, you must get sponsored by an MRA manufacturer. There’s a wealth of reasons for contractors to join the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), an organization that represents metal roofing contractors and manufacturers in the United States and Canada. Contractors who ...
Why You Should be Attending IRE 2023
By Cayden Wemple. In a new Coffee Conversations episode, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with industry leaders to discuss the upcoming International Roofing Expo. With the International Roofing Expo (IRE) fast approaching, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with some of the industry's leading experts to discuss the upcoming convention. If ...
Department of Labor Announces Enforcement Guidance Changes to Save Lives and Target Employers who put Profit Over Safety
They seek to hold employers to greater account for safety and health failures. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply ...
North America's Largest Roofing and Exteriors Event Returns With Solutions to Workforce Shortage and Community Build Day
The International Roofing expo will showcase new and innovative products from more than 500 exhibitors from around the globe. The International Roofing Expo (IRE), the largest North American roofing event organized by Informa Markets, today announces its full schedule of events and speaker lineup for March 7-9, 2023 at the Kay ...
MCA Releases 2022 Annual Report
The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has released its 2022 Annual Report. The report is now available on the MCA website and can be viewed here. The report details MCA’s efforts and achievements throughout the year. The rise of metal in the construction industry is in part due to MCA’s advocacy, technical ...
Holcim to Acquire Duro-Last Roofing Systems
Duro-Last is a leading roofing systems company with net sales of USD 540 million in highly profitable North America roofing market. Holcim has signed an agreement to acquire Duro-Last, a U.S. leader in commercial roofing systems, with pro forma net sales of USD 540 million. Duro-Last has a track record of ...
Leister Visted by Roofing World Champions
By Silke Landtwing, Leister. The recent winners of the IFP World Roofing Championships got to visit Leister and Sika headquarters in Switzerland. Last December, the winners of the IFP World Roofing Championships visited the headquarters of Leister and Sika as part of their prize. The winners of the competition were ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® is Going to NERCA!
By Cass Jacoby. The NERCA Tradeshow and expo is fast approaching. Here is what we are most looking forward to at the Coffee Shop. This year’s North / East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) Convention and Trade Show is going to be even better than the last! Join us this February ...
Raise the Roof at This Year’s IRE Charity Concert!
By Evelyn Witterholt. Join SRS Distribution at the 2023 International Roofing Expo for their annual concert charity event. If you are attending the 2023 International Roofing Expo, you have got to check out SRS Distribution’s annual Raise the Roof Foundation Charity Concert! What better way to unwind after a long ...
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