Industry News
2020 Dan Cohen Memorial Scholarships Awarded
By Arizona Roofing Contractors Association. The Arizona Roofing Industry Foundation (ARIF) is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship recipients. The scholarships are named as a tribute to Dan Cohen, a former contractor, ARCA Life Member, and executive director of ARCA for 12 years. Since ARIF’s inception 11 years ago, 70 scholarships at ...
Roofing Technology Think Tank Seeks Nominations for 2020 Innovator of the Year Award
The award recognizes a roofing contractor who has demonstrated a commitment to technology and the advancement of the roofing industry. Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of progressive roofing professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry, announced that it has opened the nomination period for the 2020 Innovator ...
The Roofing Alliance Announces New 2020-2021 Leadership
Kyle Thomas of Thomas Roofing will lead the Roofing Alliance as president. The Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), proudly announces their new Roofing Alliance Board of Trustees for 2020-2021. Leading the Roofing Alliance Board is Kyle Thomas of Thomas Roofing, Mobile, Alabama as the ...
Over 20 Opportunities to Learn Virtually
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Western Roofing Expo is going virtual, as are the educational sessions! The Coronavirus has created a “new normal” for everyone in terms of how business is conducted. Teleworking has forced us to communicate virtually with one another, which has proven to be successful over the ...
Breaking! Pedal to the Metal: METALCON 2020 is All Systems Go Go Go for Las Vegas!
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. METALCONLive! special Las Vegas edition features Brian Yost, COO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority with all the news out of Vegas. As you get back to work after months of cancellations, shutdowns and stay-in-place orders, the METALCON 2020 advance team is ...
National Women In Roofing and RoofersCoffeeShop® Launch Industry Recruitment Opportunity
National Women in Roofing (NWiR) and RoofersCoffeeShop have partnered to launch a recruiting campaign for the roofing industry. RoofersCoffeeShop is proud to be a part of this National Women in Roofing (NWiR) campaign that is allowing companies to submit job postings for RoofersCoffeeShop classifieds. By opening a wide variety of ...
Meet MVP Winner Corey Morris
By Kate Edwards. There’s something special about him. Every year, the Roofing Alliance’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award program recognizes and celebrates workers who are nominated by their coworkers in two categories: 1) Workers who exemplify dedication to their work, employees, and company; demonstrate a strong work ethic; and practice excellent leadership, ...
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 ...
