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How Your Great Performance is Hurting You – Part 2
To differentiate yourself in the marketplace so you can earn a higher margin with lower hassle projects you need to do more. By Greg Hayne (To read Part 1 of this series, click here.) In Part 1 we outlined some of the behaviors present in the culture of many roofing companies. These behaviors ...
How Your Great Performance is Hurting You – Part 1
Your great performance culture may actually be preventing you from differentiating your roofing business in the marketplace. By Greg Hayne In today’s marketplace, contractors are looking for ways for differentiating themselves. Everybody says they want better quality work: work which has higher margins, lower hassle factor, or even better, both. Have you heard ...
Elimination of the Anniversary Rating Date Rule
The Anniversary Rating Date (ARD), a source of confusion for many employers, is being eliminated as of May 1, 2017. By Rob Foote The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) is eliminating the anniversary rating date (ARD) rule on May 1, 2017. The ARD is defined as the effective month and ...
5 Reasons You Need to be Using eSignatures
eSignatures will play an important role in the future of your business. By AccuLynx. The use of smartphones and tablets by contractors continues to grow. Taking photos, viewing proposals and using roof visualizers have all helped contractors operate more efficiently but it’s time to take the next step and incorporate eSignatures into ...
Are You Missing the Sales Opportunity Created by the 2012 NFA Ventilation Codes?
In order to comply with post-2012 NFA ventilation codes, contractors have the opportunity secure additional work on re-roofing jobs. By Andy Swan, Roof Saver Prior to 2012 the International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC) allowed up to 80 percent of the total net free area (NFA) at the ridge ...
Liquidated Damages Provisions in Construction Contracts
Even if it appears that the liquidated damages are proper, the prudent contractor will not accept the assessment at face value because there are many ways to defeat a liquidated damages clause. By Trent Cotney Liquidated damages are a fact of life in modern construction contracting. However, even if your contract contains ...
Protect Your Online Reputation
Online reviews are important and contractors should pay attention to what customers are saying in order to resolve any issues from unrealistic customers. Not every customer is one that you necessarily want to do business with. In some cases, homeowners can be downright unreasonable and nothing the contractor does to appease ...
5 Common Misconceptions with Metal Roofing Introduction
Learn more about those metal roofing misconceptions and download the free e-book. By Stealthbond Truth be told, metal roofs eclipse conventional roofing materials – slate, wood, asphalt, etc. – for a variety of reasons. Their longevity, lightweight variety, fire resistance, ability to conduct heat (helping you save energy needed for A/C), and ...
Spring Inspections – How do those roof penetrations look?
Send in your photos of the worst pipe flashing/roof penetration and get a free Pipe Collar Spring is here and many service departments and roofing companies will be inspecting roofs after a very hard winter. While there are many failure points on the roof, one item often overlooked are the roof ...
7 Benefits of Polyurethane Foam Roofing
Closed-cell foam SPF is proving itself to be energy efficient, sturdy and a top-performing vapor barrier. By SprayWorks Equipment Group Benefit #1: History Proves It Since its development in 1955, Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF), has revolutionized the way designers approach energy efficiency in building envelope design-making SPF one of the top choices among ...
