Business Boosters
The value of independent verification for roofing performance
By The Coffee Shops™. Verified testing and code compliance can help reduce risk and improve project outcomes. For contractors, architects and building owners, roofing performance is about more than appearance. In the article “The Importance of Third-Party Testing and Product Evaluation,” ASC Building Products highlights why independent testing and code ...
Building a roofing business around performance
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Grow your business with composite roofing. The type of roofing product you work with determines the types of projects your company can tackle. Not every roofing product helps a contractor grow in the same way. It’s been the experience of many seasoned roofing contractors that DaVinci® Roofscapes supports their ...
Build value before the next chapter
By Jesse Sanchez. Learn how restoration contractors can strengthen enterprise value ahead of a future transition. For restoration contractors, exit planning is often framed as a future decision tied to timing, market conditions or personal goals. In practice, however, the strength of that exit is determined long before any transaction ...
The estimate doesn't end when the bid is submitted
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. The estimate is not finished until the final project review is complete and the lessons learned have been carried forward to the next opportunity. One of the biggest misconceptions in our industry is that estimating ends when the proposal is delivered or the ...
When everything is urgent
By Cotney Consulting Group. Managing stress during high-traffic roofing seasons. Every roofing company has a season when everything feels urgent. Phones ring nonstop. Backlogs grow. Crews are stretched thin. Weather windows close fast. Customers want answers yesterday. Busy seasons are good for business, but they’re also when safety risk quietly increases. ...
Avoid the gamble – Protect your brand
By The Coffee Shops™. Understanding the most common and beneficial forms of business insurance policies can save your brand today from the accidents of tomorrow. Navigating insurance providers and policies can be risky business if you’re uncertain what to look for. As a business owner in an industry where serious ...
A smarter path to roofing growth
By Jesse Sanchez. Connected business systems can help growing roofing businesses improve visibility, accountability and efficiency as operations become more complex. For many roofing businesses, spreadsheets are a practical first step before moving to a connected business operating system like ContractorHUB. In the early stages of growth, one file may ...
Why roofing jobs fall apart after the sale
By Cotney Consulting Group. When execution is controlled, roofing jobs don’t fall apart after the sale, they perform the way they were intended to from the start. Most roofing jobs don’t fall apart because of bad work. They fall apart because of what happens or doesn’t happen after the sale is made. ...
Why most roofing companies struggle with execution — Not strategy
By Cotney Consulting Group. Most roofing companies don’t fail because they lack ideas. They fail because they struggle to execute the ones they already have. Nearly every contractor Cotney Consulting Group works with can explain what they want their company to look like. They want better crews, tighter jobs, more substantial ...
How strong production planning protects margins
By Cotney Consulting Group. In roofing, hard work alone doesn’t protect profit. Planning does. Margins in roofing are rarely lost all at once. They’re chipped away, hour by hour, decision by decision, usually because production wasn’t planned as carefully as the estimate that started the job. Most contractors understand the importance ...
