By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you are not installing metal roofing for your customers, you are missing out on a great opportunity for your roofing business. It is probably no surprise that you can Make More with Metal, as our friends at Sherwin-Williams have been reminding us of the opportunities ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The authors of this new report by Moody’s Analytics site three reasons why this economic downturn is different from any other. Construction delays are not new. Many new construction projects experience delays for any number of reasons, including weather, change orders, material delays, worker shortage and ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Owens Corning provides all the tools your customers will need to choose their next roof. The Owens Corning® TruDefinition® Duration® Designer Shingles web page is packed with information, tools, design boards and professional advice to help your customers choose their new roof. This line of shingle ...
The RT3 Community will allow more members of the roofing industry to engage with RT3 members. Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of progressive roofing professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry, announced the creation of a new, non-voting membership called the RT3 Community. “In more traditional ...
RCS Influencers Seth and Ashley Pietsch say that online ordering requires extra precaution after supplies are received. Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Ashley and Seth Pietsch of Integrity Insurance & Bonding, Inc. as they share their thoughts on online ordering. You can watch the video or scroll down ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. General Coatings is giving away one optical comparator each week to a lucky winner. Kyle King, President and Owner of James King Roofing in the Seattle, Washington area, was a recent winner of the giveaway. Kyle and I played phone tag for a week or so ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Industry veterans teamed up to create the Roofing Education Foundation while also helping roofing contractors tune up their businesses. Many of you know John Kenney. He has worked in roofing for 40-plus years, having started in the industry as a teenager. He knows how to help ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When training contractors is what you love to do, you find a way to keep it going, even during a pandemic. With training centers shut down and roofing job sites practicing strict social distancing, Corey Johnston hasn’t been able to do what he loves – train ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When a company chooses to offer private label products under their own brand, you can be sure they are going to only put their name behind the best products. If you haven’t noticed, SRS has been expanding their line of TopShield® products over the past year. ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When it comes to roofing, John Kenney has done and seen it all. John Kenney is a deeply experienced roofing professional, having spent his entire career in roofing. He recently made the move from working as a contractor to working for contractors when he decided to ...