Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor
Building the Case for Keeping Craft Alive
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Saving our trades needs to be a top priority for everyone in the industry. We’ve heard it over and over. It’s one of the biggest issues facing our industry. Most of you are experiencing first-hand the challenge of finding labor. RCS Partner, CertainTeed has ...
Marketing Construction Careers to Generation Z
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The goal of the recent Build California campaign is to change perceptions of a career in construction and encourage youth to enter the workforce. The recently launched Build California campaign was spearheaded by Associated General Contractors of California with support form large construction firms with the ...
RCMA Technical Director Chadwick Collins Talks Coatings with RCS
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roof coatings are becoming a more popular option for building owners. Have you noticed that an increasing number of building owners are choosing roof coatings and restoration systems as a solution for their facilities? To learn more about the growing trend, I recently spoke with Chadwick ...
TUBOS Celebrating 10-year of Saving Contractors Time and Labor Costs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When we found out that TUBOS was celebrating its 10th year in business; we wanted to know more! Kevin Morris is a co-founder of TUBOS, Inc. When I called him to learn more about how the company was started, I caught him at an appropriate place ...
Top 5 Blogs on RCS for December 2018 – New Product Innovations Top the List
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Check out what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. The last month of 2018 continued to show that our audience is definitely interested in learning about what’s new and emerging in the industry. The most-read article of December was about a new, innovative solution for sealing ...
DuPont to Focus on Elevating the Importance of Tradespeople
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The company will be partnering with RoofersCoffeeShop® to help spread the #RoofingRespect message at the International Roofing Expo. Maggie Abbey, marketing communications manager for roofing at DuPont, comes from a background in the trades. Her father was a millwright and a farmer, and her husband is ...
2018: What Were the Top Stories on RoofersCoffeeShop®?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Many of us are looking forward into 2019 and making plans for the coming year, but sometimes it’s fun to take a look back at some highlights from 2018. Each month we feature the top ten posts from the previous month to see what contractors are ...
Internet Quizzes Have Created Awareness and Web Traffic for this Company
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The Internet loves quizzes. Here is how one company is using them to attract visitors and create brand awareness. Quizzes are one type of interactive content that we see every day in social media and on websites. You might have taken a quiz to find out ...
Hackers Take Over Construction Cranes
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Implementing technology on worksites has many advantages but its important to be aware of the risks and take steps to prevent malicious attacks. Forbes reported this week that research hackers successfully took over a large construction crane using just a laptop, some code and some radio ...
Is that an OSHA Drone Flying Over Your Roofing Job?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A recent OSHA memo obtained by Bloomberg under the Freedom of Information Act authorizes investigators to use drones during inspections. The OSHA memorandum to regional administrators dated May 18, 2018 addresses the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems by OSHA. The memo states that “UAS may be ...
