Industry News
Safety That Excels
By Johns Manville. Our plant in Lewiston, Maine just earned a top safety recognition award! Everyone at Johns Manville is proud to announce our recent recertification as a STAR Worksite. Our plant in Lewiston, Maine, received this award issued under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s ...
The Roofing Industry Meets with Lawmakers Virtually for Roofing Day in D.C. 2021
Roofing industry stakeholders from throughout the U.S. participated virtually in Roofing Day in D.C. 2021 March 23-24. Led by the National Roofing Contractors Association and partner organizations, the annual event is an unprecedented effort to share the industry’s message with members of Congress. Traditionally held as a fly-in event in Washington, ...
Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day, April 7, 2021
More experts and solutions to help drive roofing contractors’ business in 2021. The Owens Corning Virtual Business Building Day brings roofing contractors a one-stop destination to help grow their business, explore new solutions and learn from experts across a range of business disciplines. Presented in real-time and available for download-on-demand, the ...
Dataforma Becomes an Affinity Partner of Cotney
As an affinity partner, Dataforma will offer Cotney subscribers a $500 start-up discount and a free custom client portal. Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants is pleased to announce that Dataforma, Inc. has now become an affinity partner. Dataforma is an inclusive service management platform designed by contractors who have experienced much of ...
2021 “Love Your Roof” Week: 7 Tips for Homeowners to Better Care for Their Roof
MRA dedicates the week of March 22 as the time to give roofs the love and attention they deserve. There’s no doubt about it: a home’s roof performs an invaluable service. When kept in tiptop shape, it protects, makes a home perform better, saves energy and increases curb appeal and home ...
Cotney Attorneys & Consultants Welcomes RoofersCoffeeShop® as an Affinity Partner
Cotney Attorneys & Consultants is excited to announce that RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is now an affinity partner. RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is a roofing industry site that assists industry members with employment opportunities, provides education, products, forums, projects, videos, services and more all in one space. RoofersCoffeeShop not only brings roofers together, but also ...
Nardini S.p.A. Joins NRCA’s One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member
The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced Nardini S.p.A., Treviso, Italy, has joined NRCA’s One Voice initiative as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ensure all industry ...
Roofing Companies May Qualify for Funding in Support of Training and Internships
By Rod Petrick, NRCA Chairman of the Board. NRCA advocated successfully for expanding funding for the Perkins Act. Take action to see if you qualify. As workforce shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to plague our industry, I encourage you to take advantage of new opportunities available through the ...
Autodesk U.S. Construction Outlook 2021 Report Finds Commercial Bidding Activity Has Surpassed Pre-Pandemic Levels
Despite forecasted drop in non-residential spending for 2021, real-time bidding data from BuildingConnected suggests short-term relief is en route as delayed or rescheduled projects come back online Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today released the "Construction Outlook 2021: Risks & Opportunities" report, a new study that dives into macro industry trends across ...
Solar Industry Sets Records in 2020, On Track to Quadruple by 2030
For the second year in a row, solar led all technologies in new electric-generating capacity added, accounting for 43%. The U.S. solar industry grew 43% and installed a record 19.2 gigawatts (GWdc) of capacity in 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, released today by the Solar ...
