Industry News
MCA Announces Executive Committee and New Board Members
The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has announced the 2023 executive committee and board of directors. Brian Partyka of Drexel Metals will serve as chair of the executive committee, along with vice Chair/Chair-Elect Chandler Barden of Cidan Machinery, Past Chair James Bush of ATAS International, Metal Roofing Alliance President Dick Bus of ...
The International Roofing Expo® — North America’s Largest Roofing Event — Returns in Dallas
Expo agenda to focus on how to address labor challenges and elevating a charitable initiative to rebuild homes in Dallas. The International Roofing Expo, the largest North American roofing event organized by Informa Markets, has announced its full schedule of events and the speaker lineup for March 7-9, 2023, at the ...
National Ladder Safety Month is Coming
Register employees for safety training, last call for sponsorships. Each year, there are approximately 22,000 workplace injuries related to ladder misuse and hundreds of fatalities. National Ladder Safety Month, held every March, was created to raise awareness about this issue and to encourage employers and their workers to engage in annual ...
Trade Association Coalition Announces Fourth Quarter Findings from Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for the fourth quarter of 2022. The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by ...
Get the Inside Scoop on the Roofing Industry at IRE
By Evelyn Witterholt. Join industry experts from Adams and Reese on NWIR Day and IRE 2023. Trade show season is here and what better way to make the most of it than by attending two of the biggest events of the year: National Women in Roofing (NWIR) Day and the ...
Stop by Air Vent Booth #6318 at the IRE in Dallas to See Attic Airflow in Motion
Stop by Air Vent’s Booth #6318 at the 2023 International Roofing Expo March 7-9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas Texas! One thing Air Vent knows is airflow. Air in. Air out. Flowing through the attic to help fight potentially damaging heat and moisture buildup as well ...
Snag Your Contractor Passes for the NFBA Building Expo
By Cayden Wemple. The 55th Annual NFBA Building Expo is fast approaching, make sure you get your contractor passes now. The annual NFBA Frame Building Expo is the premier event for post-frame professionals. At the Frame Building Expo, everything you need to build your post-frame business is assembled ...
MRA Contractors Are All Approved by Manufacturers
By Evelyn Witterholt. Want to join the Metal Roofing Alliance? First, you must get sponsored by an MRA manufacturer. There’s a wealth of reasons for contractors to join the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), an organization that represents metal roofing contractors and manufacturers in the United States and Canada. Contractors who ...
Why You Should be Attending IRE 2023
By Cayden Wemple. In a new Coffee Conversations episode, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with industry leaders to discuss the upcoming International Roofing Expo. With the International Roofing Expo (IRE) fast approaching, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with some of the industry's leading experts to discuss the upcoming convention. If ...
Department of Labor Announces Enforcement Guidance Changes to Save Lives and Target Employers who put Profit Over Safety
They seek to hold employers to greater account for safety and health failures. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply ...
