Industry News
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 ...
SRS Expands its Presence in the Midwest Through the Acquisition of Louis T. Ollesheimer & Son, Inc.
One of the oldest and largest independent roofing distributors in the Midwest, LTO will complement the residential roofing footprint of SRS in the region. SRS Distribution Inc. (“SRS”) announced today that it has acquired Louis T. Ollesheimer & Son, Inc. (“LTO” or the “Company”), a distributor of commercial & residential roofing ...
Advanced Roofing Inc. Honored With 2021 CNA/NRCA Community Involvement Award
The award honors charitable works performed by NRCA contractor members. In recognition of its generosity and service, Advanced Roofing Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been presented with the ninth annual CNA/NRCA Community Involvement Award sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association and CNA, one of the largest U.S. commercial property ...
IKO Releases Upgraded ROOFViewer ® Tool for Virtual Roof Shopping
IKO, a North American pioneer in the manufacturing of residential and commercial roofing products, has announced today the release of an updated and upgraded version of their ROOFViewer tool. ROOFViewer is an intuitive software that utilizes artificial intelligence technology to show users a vividly realistic rendering of how any given house ...
S-5! Launches New & Improved Website
New content, improved navigation, enhanced user interface and additional resources S-5!, the leading authority on metal roof attachment technology, launches its new and improved website, designed to create a more user-friendly, information-packed resourceful site for end-customers, manufacturers and distributors. S-5!’s new website offers revamped content with up-to-date information and load test ...
