Guest Blog
What Does Roof Resiliency Mean for a Building?
By Steve Kuhel, Senior Project Manager, Commercial Roofing Systems, FiberTite. Understanding resilient roofs and their importance. The term “resiliency” is commonly used in regards to buildings and building envelopes. But what is resiliency? How does resiliency apply to roofing? Why should your customers invest in a resilient roof system? ...
Financing Machinery for New Metal Roofing Businesses
By New Tech Machinery. Understand the financing process for new and existing businesses. No matter if you’re a new or seasoned metal roofing contractor, installing panels, or producing panels for “chop and drop” operations, one thing remains true: cash flow is vital to business success and growth. In order to get your business ...
Preparing for Economic Recovery
By Amanda Dodge, CertainTeed. CertainTeed offers advice for post-social distancing market. With states beginning to loosen restrictions from COVID-19, now is the time to start planning and preparing for the post-social distancing market. Here is what you need to know about recovery in the short term and the long term. Short-Term: Prepare ...
How to Survive: Roofing Post COVID-19
By Greta Bajrami; CEO and Founder of Golden Group Roofing, NERCA Treasurer, NWIR MA Council Leader. What is the future of roofing? Who is the face of the roofing contractor and the roofing client? This is a complex question that many roofing experts have had to face. In the last 8 weeks, ...
Build Business Success in Roofing with Real-Time Access to Accurate Data
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Cloud-based work management platforms help you work collaboratively with teams and provide an accurate view of your business. Overview of the Work Management Platform There are many different cloud-based work platforms such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, Basecamp and others. Some have a familiar spreadsheet-like interface. You can not ...
TAMKO Women in Roofing Reflect on the Success of NWIR Day 2020
By Melissa Dunson, TAMKO Manager of Marketing and Communications. Diamond Sponsor TAMKO continues to support NWIR with membership and NWIR Day 2020 participation. As a founding sponsor of National Women in Roofing (NWIR), TAMKO Building Products LLC saw the immense potential of the organization from the beginning. Now in 2020 as ...
10 Tips that Roofing Contractors Should Share with Homeowners
By Tilcor Roofing Systems. Roofing contractors need to continue to educate homeowners on keeping their homes safe during coronavirus. During this time of sheltering in, homeowners have a good chance to do some inspections of their homes or investment properties. By neglecting roof inspections, it can cause significant problems for the ...
Bidding the Full Picture
By Mike Gwizdala, EXCEPTIONAL Metals General Manager. How many times have you heard, “Their price was substantially lower than yours,” after a bid opening? How does that make you feel? Do you begin to build your defense mechanisms or do you simply accept that your product is overpriced, without making a case ...
May 2020 Letter from NWIR Chairs
Sometime's you have to just let things go! Editor's note: This month's update isn't really a letter from the chair but we thought that this was a conversation that many of us can relate to right now. Enjoy! Jennifer: Hey Renae, what should we write about this month for the chair letter? Renae: ...
Managing Collections and Credit Post COVID-19
By Carol Katarsky. Roofing contractors deal with shutdown financial challenges. While the federal and state governments start to reopen the economy, it can be hard for any company to plan for the immediate future. Roofing contractors still need to keep the lights on, regardless of external conditions. That means taking a ...
