Industry News
May 2020 Letter from Colorado Roofing Association President
By Jeff Johnston, CRA President. CRA president shares about difficulties faced due to COVID-19 and ideas on how to strengthen membership requirements. I am writing this today with a positive and optimistic attitude that our state, cities and counties will start to open slowly, but consistently through this month. We all need ...
National Roofing Contractors Association Partners with the National Center for Construction Education & Research to Enhance Workforce Development
NRCA has partnered with the NCCER to establish a workforce development solution for the roofing industry. NCCER is a nonprofit education foundation that develops standardized curriculum and assessments with portable credentials and certifications for skilled construction professionals. NCCER and NRCA are working together to create a career path for roofing workers to ...
Roofing Industry Associations Join Forces to Keep Roofing Essential
By Ellen Thorp, NWiR Executive Director. Notes From the NWIR Office Shortly after states started issuing “Stay at Home” orders in mid-March, my colleagues and I who run our industry’s associations jumped into action. Many of us have significant government relations experience and we could see that proactive monitoring and engagement ...
NRCA Leads New Coalition to Advocate for the Roofing Industry
NRCA and 11 other leading roofing industry organizations have formed a coalition to help communicate the industry’s objectives during the COVID-19 pandemic and advocate for the industry as a whole. In addition to NRCA, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, EPDM Roofing Association, International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants, Metal Construction Association, ...
ATAS International Launches New Website for Transpired Solar Air Heating Collector
ATAS International has been involved in the manufacturing of transpired solar collector panels since 2002. Technical insights gleaned from early projects resulted in continual refinement of design, ultimately culminating in the release of the InSpire® wall solar air heating system to the sustainable construction industry in 2006. Since ...
MRCA 71st Annual Conference & Expo Canceled
As important as this convention is to all of us, your safety and well-being is paramount to the MRCA. The MRCA Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the MRCA’s 71st Annual Conference & Expo scheduled for November 10-12, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin due to the current ...
Las Vegas Re-Opens METALCON 2020 Plans Underway Registration Opening in June
Two new programs planned for 2020 METALCON. As Las Vegas begins to re-open, METALCON 2020, the metal construction industry’s largest international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, announces new programming and educational sessions for its 30th anniversary “Build Back Better” conference and tradeshow at the Las Vegas Convention Center ...
Head to Western Roofing Expo, Virtually
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Who’s ready to launch into the virtual Western Roofing Expo on July 1-15, 2020? Whether you’re at home or working in your office July 1-15, 2020, join Western States Roofing Contractor Association (WSRCA) for their first-ever Virtual Western Roofing Expo (VWRE). Due to travel bans and ...
CRCA Announces 2020 Roofing Canada Award Winners
The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) is pleased to announce that for the first time in the history of the award, it has been awarded to two members who worked together on a very unique project. The joint winners for 2020 are Dean-Chandler Roofing Limited and Flynn Canada Ltd. (Mississauga) for ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Announces Launch of Who We Are Videos
Videos will provide a quick look into how RCS Partners are helping contractors. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announces the addition of Who We Are Videos (WWAV) to RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) Partners’ directories. WWAV’s deliver fun, up-close video introductions of RCS Partners. Manufacturers, ...
