Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor
Top September Stories: Honoring Veterans and First Responders, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. September's top stories covered a wide range of topics but the most read article by far was the one shared by Chris Hill at SRS Distribution honoring and remembering first responders and those whose lives were ...
Great Training Makes Trainees Want More
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. You can become an NRCA Qualified Trainer virtually. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has adapted its Qualified Trainer conferences to take place virtually via the Zoom platform. Classes are limited to 10 participants to ensure a positive, interactive experience. Student are shipped class handouts and ...
S2:E2 – Health Insurance for Roofing Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. This Coffee Conversation is one that you don’t want to miss because it shares important information that can change your business. NRCA Vice President Tom Shanahan and Ted Ryan from Vault Health Strategies joined Heidi for a conversation about a topic that is on many of ...
How COVID Has Impacted Construction and Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) talks to industry association leaders about the state of the industry. On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, NRCA hosted a telephone town hall to talk about what is happening in the industry overall and see what manufacturers, contractors and ...
Technology Focuses Your Marketing Efforts
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. TAMKO teams up with Lead Scout to help contractors target their marketing efforts and win more jobs. Lead Scout is an easy-to-use canvassing app that lets your sales team hyper-focus on homeowners and the issues you see with their roof. Here is how it works: Use the mobile ...
GAF Roof Views Launches
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The new blog on GAF.com is designed with both property owners and professionals in mind. GAF has revamped its blog and branded it GAF Roof Views. According to a company announcement, GAF Roof Views “was created to help homeowners find the information they need ...
Meet Sandra Medina, Answer Me This! Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question, next week’s winner could be you! Answer Me This! is one of the most popular contests at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) because there is a winner every single week. Answer Me This! is sponsored by Gibraltar Building Accessories ...
Q8: Does the Software Company Have a History in the Industry?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Be sure that the software company you choose has a proven track record. Our friends at the Estimating Edge know software and they know roofing companies. They recently developed an e-book that helps roofing contractors ask the right questions when it is time to choose software ...
She Started Roofing in High School and Never Looked Back
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roofing has been a rewarding and lucrative career choice for this woman. We’ve been hearing a lot about the need for diversity in the workplace and it’s especially important in the roofing industry, where women make up such a small percentage of the workforce. There is ...
Smartsheet and Artificial Intelligence for Roofing Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The combination of the two can provide powerful insight into your business. Many people think that the Smartsheet platform is just Microsoft Excel on steroids, which is partially true in that it has grid tables and some similar functionality; but it turns out that it’s much ...
