Roofing Industry News
FRSA Offers Online Continuing Education
Through a partnership with AAA Construction School, the FRSA Educational & Research Foundation offers members a variety of online continuing education courses at a discounted price. This partnership allows the Foundation to continue in its goal for "Industry Excellence through Education" by reaching a wide range of contractors throughout the State ...
NRCA Applauds New Expensing Rules for Roofs in New Tax Law
By Duane Musser, Vice President, Government Relations, NRCA. NRCA is extremely pleased that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expands the definition of qualified real property eligible for full expensing under Section 179 of the tax code to include improvements to nonresidential roofs. This is a major victory for NRCA, as it ...
Partner Jamie Little Joins Cotney Construction Law
Cotney Construction Law, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Jamie Little as a partner. Nashville, Tennessee - Cotney Construction Law, LLP, a leading national law firm for construction, specialty trades, and OSHA law, is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Jamie Little as a partner at their ...
SOPREMA® Launches Family of SURE-STICK™ Self-Adhered Roofing Products
Provides ease of use, odorless application, and cost savings. Wadsworth, Ohio – SOPREMA®, a leading provider of roofing, waterproofing, wall protection and civil engineering solutions, has released SURE-STICK™, a newly developed self-adhered roofing membrane product line. Designed to provide ease of use, odorless application, and time, labor and material savings, SURE-STICK ...
IKO a Leading Global Roofing Manufacturer Creates Jobs, Expands to Serve Southwest US Markets
IKO continues to invest in roofing technology and modern facilities. Kankakee, Illinois– IKO, a North American pioneer in the manufacture of residential and commercial roofing products has announced the official grand opening of its newest production facility in Hillsboro, Texas. Marketing Director Carol Perkins says that local dignitaries and IKO customers will ...
Patrick O’Connor Hired as Edge Systems Product Manager at OMG Roofing Products
To manage daily product management activities for OMG Edge. Agawam, Massachusetts – OMG Roofing Products has hired Patrick O’Connor as product manager for OMG EdgeSystems. In his new role, Patrick will manage daily product management activities for the OMG Edge business, including new product development, voice-of-customer feedback as well as work with ...
OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down will be May 7-11
Learn how to recognize hazards and prevent falls. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) fifth annual National Safety Stand-Down will be May 7-11 to raise awareness among employers and workers about the hazards of falls, which account for the highest number of deaths in the construction industry. OSHA, the National Institute ...
Smarketing – A Sales and Marketing Business Culture
Heidi Ellsworth to present at the Colorado Roofing Association’s lunch meeting on May 17 at The Denver Mart. Heidi Ellsworth, owner of HJE Consulting and a partner with RoofersCoffeeShop.com will speak on how roofing companies can add marketing strategies into their sales efforts to achieve higher profitability and revenue while building ...
As More Women Enter the Construction Industry, Job sites and Equipment are Slow to Adapt
Women face challenges ahead when they enter the roofing industry. Although the percentage of women who work in the construction industry is below 10 percent, there has been a steady increase of women in the field during the past decade, and their search for construction jobs has been made a bit ...
CertainTeed® Removes the Uncertainty of Job Costing with New InstaBid Software
Saves time in costing, creating proposals, ordering materials and satisfying customers. Malvern, Pennsylvania - CertainTeed is helping roofing contractors take the guesswork out of ordering materials, meeting installation specifications and generating sales proposals with the introduction of InstaBid, a new, proprietary web-based software system available on both desktop and mobile devices. InstaBid, ...
