Roofing Industry News
SOPREMA® Holds Grand Opening of Wadsworth Resin Plant
Company toasts expansion with tours and talks at evening gala. Wadsworth, Ohio — SOPREMA®, a leader in the roofing, waterproofing, wall protection and civil engineering industries, hosted a grand opening event for their new resin production plant at the company’s Wadsworth, Ohio, campus on the evening of February 21, 2018. The ...
National Roofing Partners Hires David Adams as Vice President of Revenue
In hiring David Adams, NRP expands their industry leading sales team with facilities industry sales leadership. Dallas, Texas – National Roofing Partners (NRP), the leading network of commercial roofing contractors in North America, is proud to announce the addition of David Adams as Vice President of Revenue to the NRP team. ...
WSRCA Is Offering FREE Trade Show Passes for Contractors for the Western Roofing Expo!
The Western Roofing Expo is the largest regional roofing trade show presented by roofing and waterproofing contractors for the roofing industry. Western States Roofing Contractors Association (WSRCA) knows that roofing and waterproofing contractors need to stay 'on top' of the latest innovations that the industry has to offer. Take advantage - ...
Arizona Roofing Industry Foundation Scholarship Giveaway - Apply by May 1, 2018
This year scholarship recipients will be awarded $2,500 each for continuing education. Arizona Roofing Industry Foundation (ARIF), the non-profit affiliate of Arizona Roofing Contractors Association that carries out charitable and education related activities has announced that academic scholarship applications for 2018-2019 will be arriving in mailboxes the beginning of April. Eligible applicants ...
NRCA Announces Significant Updates to Roof Wind Designer Online Wind-Load Calculator
The free web-based application has been updated to reflect the significant changes made to ASCE 7. Rosemont, Ill.-The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has announced the update of Roof Wind Designer, an online wind-load calculator intended to provide roofing professionals with an easy way to determine a roof system's design wind ...
OMG’s RhinoBond System Nearing 2.0 Billion Square Feet of Installed Single-Ply Roofing Membrane
The RhinoBond System is leaving Rhino membrane tracks around the globe. Agawam, Massachusetts – OMG’s RhinoBond System, the leading global induction roofing technology is closing in on 2.0 billion square feet of installed single-ply membrane around the world. The RhinoBond System has left tracks in more than 35 countries around ...
Core Contractors Inc.'s Alan Baird Awarded The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress' 2018 MVP Best of the Best Award
Baird also was a 2018 MVP Award winner for outstanding on the job performance and other noteworthy contributions and activities. New Orleans -The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress has announced Alan Baird, foreman of Core Contractors Inc., Denver, as the recipient of the Best of the Best Award. Baird was announced ...
NRCA Announces National Roofing Week Dates, Art Contest
Thanks to RCS partners A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply and the International Roofing Expo for sponsoring this exciting contest. National Roofing Week will be June 3-9, and NRCA is holding its annual Children's Art Contest, sponsored by A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply and the International Roofing Expo,® to promote the importance of having ...
There's a New ASTM Test Method That Accurately Quantifies the Content of Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) Roofing Membranes
Before this new test, there was no publicly available analytical technique to accurately quantify the content of KEE in roofing membranes. By Jerry Beal, FiberTite®. ASTM D6754 Standard Specification for Ketone Ethylene Ester Based Sheet Roofing was adopted and published in 2002. The standard offered an alternative to PVC thermoplastic roofing membranes ...
WSRCA ROOF TALK: Texas Courts Will Nail Roofers for Acting as Public Adjusters
Be careful not to cross the line between being a contractor for the insured and being the insured’s negotiator with its insurer. by: Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law. In Texas the abundance of storm damage from the 2017 hurricanes has brought to light an important and costly lesson for contractors repairing the ...
