Expert Conversations
Leveraging the off-season to build momentum for 2026
By Jesse Sanchez. A new Read Listen Watch® session explores how roofing professionals can turn downtime into strategic growth through planning, training and technology. TAMKO® takes center stage in an upcoming Read Listen Watch® focused on helping roofing professionals rethink what the off-season can deliver for their businesses. Set for ...
New leadership, new vision: Putting contractors in the driver’s seat
By Jesse Sanchez. This leadership shift signals fresh energy, bold ideas and user-driven innovation. Dataforma’s signature event, PSU, is getting a major reboot in 2025 as a new leadership dynamic duo steps in. Brian Cook, recently named COO at Dataforma, and Tracey Donels, CEO of Service First Solutions, are now ...
The power of prefabrication
By Emma Peterson. How Kelly Roofing tackled wind, access and other project challenges with help from Duro-Last’s custom prefabrication. Meet Kelly Roofing, a Duro-Last Elite contractor and the winner of the 2024 Duro-Last Custom Fabrication Award. To dive further into the project that won the award, Megan Ellsworth hosted Joe ...
QXO’s roadmap for the next chapter
By Emma Peterson. From employee surveys to tech upgrades, Matt Fassler gives us a look into how QXO is investing in the future. As the year comes to a close, there’s a lot to reflect on from 2025. And one of the biggest stories of the year was QXO’s ...
How AI is being used in roofing
By Emma Peterson. Exploring the benefits and questions for roofers that artificial intelligence brings to the roofing industry. AI has been the topic of many conversations this year. From its predictive data capabilities to marketing applications, it holds a lot of power. To dive into what AI is ...
Spray, seal and save
By Emma Peterson. Discover how RejuvaRoofs offers a repair alternative to tearing off and replacing shingle roofs. When Jen Silvers founded RejuvaRoofs, she was trying to solve a problem she had seen in her work as a roofing contractor in Utah – the lack of options for extending the ...
Hitting the nail on the head: Designing a roof that lasts with wood nailers
By Jenny Yu. Learn about the importance of wood nailers for a long-lasting roofing system. In an episode of the Roofing Road Trips® podcast, host Karen Edwards met with Eric Younkin, leader of the product and engineered services team for Carlisle Architectural Metals (CAM), to discuss everything wood nailers: their ...
La transformación digital es esencial para las empresas de techado
Por Jessica Bravo. Lee este artículo para aprender sobre como RoofersGoingDigital está ayudando al crecimiento empresarial. En este Almuerzo y Aprendizaje, Jessica Bravo conversa con Francisco Serrano, fundador de Roofers Going Digital y especialista en crecimiento digital para empresas de techado. Francisco comparte cómo los techadores pueden transformar su negocio ...
Mental health and safety: Keeping the conversation going
By Emma Peterson. NRCA’s Cheryl Ambrose explains why starting and sustaining conversations about suicide and mental health is a critical safety issue for the industry. Around a year ago, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) launched its mental health webpage! This was a part of its larger initiative to start ...
Tech takes the wheel in roofing consolidation
By Jesse Sanchez. A closer look at how software is powering private equity’s roofing playbook. As private equity enters the chat, roofing contractors must have their tech stacks in order. That’s the message Vishal Laddha, guest on this Roofing Road Trips® podcast episode, had to share. In this conversation, the ...
