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The SRS Distribution Branch of the Future
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Everything the roofing contractor needs with just the touch of a button. June 10th was the grand opening celebration of SRS Distribution’s Bridgewater, New Jersey branch of National Building Supply. Fortunately, for me, I live just a couple of hours away in Pennsylvania and ...
White Roofs Keep Baltimore Healthy
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Researchers look into the health benefits of white roofs to prove painting rowhouse roofs white is a public health right. This summer feels like the hottest one yet. However, 50 families who live in Baltimore rowhouses have cooler bedrooms than last year thanks to ...
A Day in the Life of an RCS Reporter at the CRA Trade Show
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. My day beat for beat at the CRA Tradeshow. 8:30 a.m. — Today is the day! Very little captures the excitement of a field trip when you are an adult, but going to a tradeshow on a workday comes pretty close. Set up started ...
Come Watch Cotney Attorneys & Consultants Speak at IRE
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Cotney Attorneys &Consultants CEO Trent Cotney, COO John Kenney, and Partner Ben Briggs will be presenters at the 2021 International Roofing Expo (IRE). This year’s International Roofing Expo (IRE) in Las Vegas, August 10-12, 2021, promises to be the biggest and best one ...
A Roofing Membrane That Works to Extinguish Flames
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. After a year of historic wildfires, fire-resistant roofing products are some of the most needed in residential and commercial markets today. Duro-Last® manufactures products to beat the elements. Their custom-fabricated, single-ply commercial roofing system is ideal for any flat or low-sloped application and ...
How ABC Supply Became the Largest Building Materials Supplier
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. The company grew from just three branches to one of American’s most well-known distributors of exterior building materials. Ken and Diane Hendricks founded ABC Supply with a two-fold mission: to support contractors with amazing products and to change the public perception of roofing throughout the ...
A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply is Here for Your Metal Deck and Project Management Needs
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. This metal deck distributor keeps products in stock and provides project management help. A “full-service metal deck distributor,” A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply is available to assist contractors in completing their metal deck projects. With 15 locations in 11 different states, they continue to grow. ...
Award Metals Still Feels Like Family
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Award Metals employees clearly love their customers and are dedicated to growing their relationships with their community to exceed expectations. Award Metals, with headquarters in both Baldwin Park, California and Fife, Washington is one of the West's largest manufacturers of sheet metal products ...
Modular Recycled Roofs Help India Beat the Heat
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. These roofs, made of paper waste, can lower the indoor temperature by as much as 18-degrees Fahrenheit. In India the temperatures can stay well over 100 degrees for weeks. It can get even hotter under small shacks where thin metal roofs trap heat ...
Understanding OSHA’s Requirements for Silica Dust Safety on the Jobsite
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Key terms and methods all construction employers need to be aware of to properly meet OSHA’s crystalline silica safety standard. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule regulating occupational exposure to crystalline silica (silica dust) for the construction industry in 2016. ...
