Industry News
Recap of the 2019 Western Roofing Expo
By WSRCA. If you didn’t make it to WSRCA’s Western Roofing Expo this year, you missed out on a lot. Thousands of people from the roofing industry’s most innovative companies descended on Las Vegas Sunday June 9th as the Western Roofing Expo: the premier regional roofing event of the year, kicked off. ...
Metal Roofing Alliance Announces New Members
The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is gaining new members and affiliates as the metal roofing business opportunities in North America continue to expand. New MRA members include three new regional manufacturer members and three ancillary members. MRA serves as a leading voice in driving market adoption of metal roofing and raising awareness ...
The Roofing Alliance Announces New 2019-2020 Leadership
Josh Kelly of OMG 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 2019-2020. Leading the Roofing Alliance Board is Josh Kelly of OMG Roofing Products as the 2019-20 president. The ...
Brian Pallasch Announced as New CEO/EVP of IIBEC
IIBEC, the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (formerly RCI, Inc.), is pleased to announce the hiring of Brian T. Pallasch, CAE, as its new chief executive officer and executive vice president (CEO/EVP). Pallasch will replace Lionel van der Walt, who has taken a position as CEO and president of PayCargo ...
NRCA Chairman-Elect Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
The testimony was in support of the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act (H.R. 1740) designed to meet workforce needs in roofing. Nick Sabino, chairman-elect of NRCA and president of Deer Park Roofing in Cincinnati, Ohio, testified before the United States House Committee on Small Business to discuss immigration reform that ...
Austin Camp Shows Girls Opportunities Available in Construction
By NRCA. Women represent just 10% of the construction industry workforce, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Association of Women in Construction is holding a week-long camp in Austin, Texas, for middle-school-age girls to teach them valuable skills and encourage them to consider careers in the construction ...
Roofing Technology Think Tank Announces 2019 – 2020 Board Members
By RT3. The board supports the RT3 mission working to successfully accomplish its objectives to educate and advance the adoption of technology within the roofing industry. Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of progressive roofing professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry, announced the 2019 – 2020 Board ...
Legal Education for your Roofing Business
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, HJE Consulting. Register today and receive $100 discount through RoofersCoffeeShop® for NRLRC September Seminar in New York. Legal issues are a fact of life in the roofing industry, and roofing contractors need to make the most of every resource available.Compliance with regulations, litigation, and product claims and disputes ...
National Roofing Legal Resource Center Announces 2019 Legal Seminar
New York City will provide the backdrop to an extraordinary three-day legal learning experience. The National Roofing Legal Resource Center (NRLRC), in conjunction with the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), is proud to announce NRLRC’s 40th Anniversary Seminar, Roofing Issues: Decks to Dockets, will take place in the Big Apple on ...
U.S. Department of Labor Cites and Fines Maine Roofing Contractor After Employee’s Fatal Fall
On April 5, 2019, a Portland grand jury indicted Purvis for manslaughter and workplace manslaughter, charging that his repeated violations of OSHA’s fall protection standards caused his employee’s death. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Shawn D. Purvis, owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co. ...
