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Roofers to the Rescue
DuPont and RoofersCoffeeShop® seek your stories of #RoofingRespect. Many roofing contractors don’t just run local businesses, they dedicate their businesses to the local community. By providing materials and service to the people who need it most, roofers have a way of offering a helping hand without seeking credit or kickbacks. It’s ...
Job-site Safety Conversations a Focus Following Notre Dame Fire
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. NRCA Director of Enterprise Risk Management spoke to the Chicago-Sun Times in the wake of the fire. Dietz tells the newspaper that while standards might vary in France, safety is a concern on every job site in the U.S. “It’s at the forefront of their minds,” ...
Point – Counterpoint: To Require Licensing or Not?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The debate has been around for a long time. Should states require licensing of roofing contractors? With storm season upon us, we’ve been seeing more news coverages of homeowners being ripped off or swindled by a storm-chasing, unlicensed contractor. Some states are trying to take action ...
How an Idea at a Homebuilders Association Meeting Grew into a Statewide Skilled Trades Initiative
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Iowa Skilled Trades was started in 2017 to address the labor shortage and encourage youth to consider a career in the trades. We love learning about new initiatives that will have a positive impact on the future of the roofing industry so when RoofersCoffeeShop® partner, Vickie ...
Coffee Time with ARMA’s Executive Vice President Reed Hitchcock
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Grab your cup of coffee and hear what Reed had to say about ARMA and the challenges and opportunities facing the asphalt roofing industry. We had the chance to talk with Reed Hitchcock, the executive vice president of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA), to learn ...
Another Day in the Life of a Tremco/WTI Construction Manager
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. We are continuing our deep dive into the culture at Tremco/ Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. with this profile of two of their construction managers. Recently we profiled the Tremco/WTI team of administrators as well as construction manager Kevin Horchy. In this article, we had the chance to ...
3D Scans of Notre Dame Captured in 2015 Could be Key to Reconstruction
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Construction technology could help architects, contractors and engineers answer questions and shorten the project timeline. In 2015, the late Andrew Tallon, an art history professor at Vassar College in New York worked with colleagues to complete a 3D scan of Notre Dame Cathedral. The team used ...
Podcast Offers Important Insights from Accurence’s Vice President of Innovation
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Tim Bruffey shares how his career as a contractor helps fuel the technology of Accurence. In a recent podcast, Tim Bruffey, VP of Innovation for Accurence, Inc., talks about why he made the move from a 20-year contractor to working in software development with Accurence. ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Sales Transformation Group
Sales Transformation Group has a mission to help contractors create real companies, organized so that they can leave on vacation and actually turn off their phones. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Sales Transformation Group. With a ...
Contractor Stops Mom’s Leaky Roof After Coming up With a Unique Idea
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Paul Peebles used his years of experience as a log home builder to conquer tiny leaks in the valley of his mom’s roof. I had the pleasure of recently visiting with Paul Peebles about a story I had been hearing concerning the very interesting use of ...
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