Guest Blog
We Honor and Celebrate our Military Veterans
By SRS Distribution. One Family, One Fight gives contractors the chance to give a $250 Amazon gift card to veteran homeowners. On November 11th, we honor our nation’s Veterans. We honor those who selflessly put everything on the line to protect our freedom and the American way of ...
TAMKO Donates Roof to Wounded Veteran Who Dedicates His Life to Serving Other Veterans
United States Marine Corporal Chris Miller survived an attack and 50-foot cliff fall and now spends civilian life inspiring other injured veterans through the Travis Mills Foundation and Dogs For Our Brave After committing his life to serving so many others like himself, wounded United States Marine Corporal Chris Miller found ...
Understanding Generation Z Career Goals
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Those workers under 25 years of age are seeking careers that offer stability. The construction industry is trying to change its perception among the future workforce. A recent Associated General Contractors podcast talked with members of Generation Z who reported that contractors could do more to recruit ...
How to Continue the Conversation With Customers Currently Under Contract
By Carol Katarsky, CertainTeed. What to tell customers during these unprecedented times. Due to the novel Coronavirus, the roofing industry has been met with unexpected challenges. These include, but are not limited to, supply chain issues, job sites being shuttered by various government mandates, additional safety procedures and more. Getting back to normal ...
Financing Roofing Equipment: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Equipter. Growing a profitable roof replacement business involves mastering the steps to financing your roofing equipment. You’ve envisioned the growth of your roof replacement business and you’re ready to invest in innovative equipment to get the job done right; but where do you begin? Start by learning the process of financing ...
Safety is at the Top of This Team Member’s List
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Like every member of the Tremco safety team and the company itself, Tony Kotnik is committed to safety and the OSHA Safety Stand-Down. There is a strong culture of safety at Tremco and WTI that employees live and breathe every day. It comes up in every ...
Handle More Clients With Remote Inspections
By Justin Finneran, CertainTeed. Inspections can be completed through video conferencing tools. Out of the employed U.S. workforce, sixty-two percent of people were working from home shortly after the pandemic hit. However, the majority of construction workers were required to make a decision between whether to continue their work as-is ...
Reasons to Invest in Employee Education
By WeatherStar. Training is invaluable in the roofing industry. Continue reading to find out how to provide a complete roofing education for your employees. In the ever-changing industry of residential and commercial roofing, training is an increasingly valuable asset to invest in as a roofing contractor. With so many various materials, ...
Be Wary of Perception and Buy Actual Performance
By Steve Kuhel, FiberTite. What is the ‘thickness paradigm’ and how did the roofing membrane industry get it backwards? Continue reading to find out. Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic. – Sir Arthur C. Clarke Computers were once so large that they had to be stored in warehouses. Now smart phones, which ...
Metal Roofing: A (Aluminum) to Z (Zinc)
Two-day Metal Roofing Systems course to take place at the University of Wisconsin. Metal roofing expert, Rob Haddock, presents Metal Roofing Systems at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Engineering on December 3-4, 2020. If you design, install, commission, maintain or repair metal roofing systems, this course will provide you with ...
