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Safety Measures for Construction Workers
Safety begins with worker education but manufacturers have a unique opportunity to contribute by building safer products. By DuPont™ Note: This article was first published on DuPont’s website and can be viewed here. America has 6.5 million construction workers who face daily safety risks on the job. Almost a third of them ...
National Curb Appeal Month Tips for Enhancing a Home’s Curb Appeal
Let your homeowners know that when reselling a home with a new roof they can recoup nearly 70 percent of the cost with the new curb appeal. By Kathy Ziprik, DaVinci Roofscapes Never underestimate the power of curb appeal. A whopping 99 percent of National Association of Realtors members believe it’s important ...
Have you Recovered Yet?
Contractors should educate owners and facility managers on how they can recover costs. By Greg Hayne “Recovery” is the term a professional building manager uses when he takes the invoice you send him for a leak repair and “recovers” your fees by passing them along to others to pay. Perhaps the best ...
6 Ways Roofers Can Save Time & Money on the Job Site
Follow these best practices to save time and money on every job. By AccuLynx. Every business has their own best practices, tips and tricks when it comes to responsibly saving money on the job. It can be easy to brush these aside when you’re in a rush, but when you factor in ...
Tax Savings Tips
IRS audits can result in reclassification of workers and collection of back taxes will now be handled by collection agencies. Learn some tax saving tips. by Steve Shapiro Beating Penalties for Misclassifying W-2 Workers as 1099 Contractors One potential business tax reduction strategy is to hire independent contractors instead of employees. If a ...
Ack! I’ve Been Hacked! Learn about Cyber Attacks
Does your insurance advisor keep you informed about the risk of cyber attacks and ransomware? By Rob Foote, Roofing Risk Advisors, LLC As cyber-attacks become increasingly more devastating, businesses must manage technology risk if they are to protect themselves from cyber criminals. Our cyber-crime insurance program is crafted for best in class ...
Termination for Convenience: Necessary Evil or Unfair Advantage - Part 4
By Trent Cotney The modern use of the bad-faith defense to overcome a termination for convenience. This is the fourth and final installment of the article on termination for convenience provisions in construction contracts. This article will discuss the modern use of the bad faith defense as well as other defenses that ...
Sun Power: Installation Of Solar Panels On Asphalt Roofs
Mounting methods for solar panels on asphalt roofs are important for contractors to understand, especially when dealing with roof penetrations and warranties. By Atlas Roofing When Bell Laboratories first introduced its silicon solar cell technology in 1953, solar panels operated at only 4 percent efficiency. What this number means is that only ...
The Pros and Cons of Third-Party Outsourcing of Your Contractor Services
Consider the different benefits and drawback to using third-party resources to manage your business. By Michelle Mittleman, Acculynx Running your own contracting business involves a great deal of time, effort, expertise and expense. There are many moving parts across many different departments. It can be daunting to manage all of the operations ...
Get Products You Want
Distributors want to carry the products that you trust and use every day but they won’t know what those products you want are unless you tell them. By Vickie Sharples Get what you want. As a consumer, we should be able to get the products we want when we want them ...
