Expert Conversations
Preparing students for the trade school Olympics
By Emma Peterson. Red Dog’s Roofing is preparing students to represent Massachusetts on the national SkillsUSA stage. In a recent episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth got the chance to chat with Patrick Cochran of Red Dog’s Roofing out of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This year, one of Red Dog’s big initiatives has ...
Start your May off with the 56th Annual MBCEA Conference
By Emma Peterson. It’s time to head to Charlotte, North Carolina because you do not want to miss this year’s MBCEA Conference. Every year, the Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association (MBCEA) hosts a conference full of educational opportunities, networking spaces and an exhibitor floor. This year the conference will be hosted ...
It’s time to rethink referrals – and scale them
By Dani Sheehan. With the right tools and strategies, growing your roofing business through referrals is a no-brainer. Referrals have long been considered the golden ticket for business growth, and for good reason – referred customers are proven to be more loyal and more valuable. In a recent episode of Coffee Conversations®, ...
Looking to the future of the industry
By Emma Peterson. Examine market growth and industry shifts with Paul Trombitas and the FMI 2025 North American Construction Outlook report. From new tariffs to changing immigration policies and more, 2025 has been an interesting year for the construction industry. To help you get a better understanding of what is going on ...
Upgrade your operations with MetalVue
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Sherwin William’s MetalVue program can help you increase your metal roofing profitability. In this MetalTalk, Megan Ellsworth sat down with Sherwin-William's MetalVue Marketing Segment Manager, Junny Lee, and the MetalVue OEM Project Manager, Brendan McGinnis, to talk about how this program helps metal contractors grow their businesses. ...
El poder del bilingüismo en la industria del techado
By Jessica Bravo. El bilingüismo puede transformar negocios, fortalecer equipos y abrir puertas a nuevas oportunidades. En un episodio de La Voz de los Ruferos, Jessica Bravo se sienta con Duliar Valladares, gerente de territorio en SRS Distribution, para hablar sobre el papel que juegan los profesionales bilingües en las ...
Roofing goes global
By Emma Peterson. Get a behind-the-scenes look at preparing the first U.S. team to compete at IFD’s Championship of Young Roofers. At the end of 2024, The Coffee Shops™ crew got an incredible opportunity — cover the first U.S. team’s participation in the prestigious International Federation for the Roofing Trades (IFD) competition ...
97 years and counting
By Emma Peterson. Incoming NERCA President John Peck shares his thoughts on the future of the association. In an new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth got the chance to sit down with John Peck, co-founder of PB Roofing and the incoming 2025 president of the North / East Roofing Contractors ...
Modular skylights shine light on the future of commercial roofing
By Jesse Sanchez. Smarter daylighting, easier installs and stronger margins give contractors new ways to lead. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Joan Schaefer of VELUX Commercial joined host Heidi J. Ellsworth to spotlight a game-changer in commercial roofing: modular skylight systems. Their conversation covered how modern skylight technology is transforming ...
Making the most of your daily productivity
By Anna Lockhart. Applications like Dataforma are revolutionizing the way commercial contractors do business – and saving them significant time and money along the way. In the latest CoatingsTalk webinar, host Megan Ellsworth was joined by Brian Cook from Dataforma to discuss the power of utilizing productivity programs to increase ...
