Industry News
Congratulations Matthew Killgore: 2019-20 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Winner
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Matthew learned the value of family, education, and hard work, even after faced with a devastating loss. Matthew Killgore, son of Charles Killgore, Vice President of Delta Roofing and Sheet Metal in Arkansas, was one of five new Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Recipients for 2019-2020. Matthew ...
CutterCroix Announces SRS Distribution will Deploy GiddyUp to Manage Commercial Take-Offs
GiddyUp software to play a key role in the SRS growth strategy. CutterCroix, LLC ("CutterCroix") announced today that SRS Distribution, Inc. ("SRS"), one of the largest and fastest-growing building products distributors in the United States, has selected CutterCroix's GiddyUp web-based software to manage their commercial division's take-off process. "Commercial roofing sales is ...
GCP Applied Technologies Donates 50,000 Surgical Masks to Cambridge Hospitals
Cambridge Police & Fire Departments team up with GCP to distribute PPE masks to assist Cambridge, MA hospitals during COVID-19 crisis. GCP Applied Technologies (NYSE:GCP), a leading global provider of construction products technologies, has donated over 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) masks to the Cambridge Fire Department, who began a drive ...
Cotney Consulting Group Announces Jobba Trade Technologies (FCS and Jobba) as Affinity Partner
Cotney Consulting Group, a team dedicated to helping roofing contractors maximize success with experienced business consulting and solutions, is proud to announce that Jobba Trade Technologies, Inc. (“Jobba”) has become an affinity partner. Jobba provides user-friendly roofing contractor technology that allows you to connect, manage and track all sales and service ...
Homeowner Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Roofs Extended Through 2020
Incentives for homeowners to install longer-lasting, better performing metal roofs remain strong. Good news for homeowners looking to save money by installing an energy efficient metal roof this year: the Federal Property Tax Credits incentive for doing so have been retroactively extended until Dec. 31, 2020. To take advantage of the ...
Workers can Train from Home with Training for Roof Application Careers
By NRCA. NRCA’s Training for Roof Application Careers, a blend of online and hands-on training your company can use to transform your new and inexperienced employees into quality roof system installers. Workers can start learning how to become quality roof system installers—from home—by taking the online portions of TRAC now while practicing ...
National Roofing Contractors Association Releases 2020 Roofing Manual Set
The National Roofing Contractors Association has made available The NRCA Roofing Manual, a set that contains four volumes. The NRCA Roofing Manual provides extensive information about design, materials and installation techniques applicable to almost all roof system types. As one of the most widely recognized technical publications in the U.S. ...
Congratulations Morgan Patterson: 2019-20 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Winner
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. With interests in digital marketing and videography, Morgan plans to continue working at Centimark Corporation upon graduation. Morgan Patterson, daughter of James Patterson, the Vice President of Procurement at Centimark Corporation in Pennsylvania, was one of five new Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Recipients for 2019-2020. Morgan ...
Partnering for the Future of the Roofing Industry
By Amie L. Grant, Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. Tremco and WTI have partnered with SkillsUSA to ensure America has a future skilled workforce. You have likely been part of conversations about the labor shortage that so many companies are facing in our industry. It can impact your bottom line if you have ...
Last Call for IRE 2021 Call for Presentations
By Laura Bartolozzi, RCS Reporter Date extended to April 6, 2020, for all submissions If you’re in the roofing and construction industry, then you’re more than familiar with the International Roofing Expo’s annual trade show. What you may not be familiar with, is the logistics behind the transfer of information from exhibitor ...
