Industry News
Strengthen your roofing expertise at the 2025 IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Join colleagues and industry leaders this fall in St. Louis for two days dedicated to elevating roofing knowledge and building enclosure practices. The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) invites roofing professionals to the 2025 Building Enclosure Symposium (BES) October 26–28 in St. Louis, Missouri. Hosted at ...
ARMA releases 2025 Q3 report on asphalt roofing product shipments
The shipment report provides valuable insight into the asphalt roofing industry. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released its Quarterly Product Shipment Report for the third quarter of 2025. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the third quarter, as well as year-to-date ...
Key advocacy efforts advance for the roofing industry
By Dani Sheehan. New legislation and tax reforms supported by NRCA aim to ease workforce shortages and make reroofing projects more affordable. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) consistently advocates for legislative solutions that strengthen the roofing industry’s future, from addressing workforce shortages to improving pro-growth tax policies that allow ...
SOPREMA US announces transition of Tropical Roofing Products to SOPREMA brand
As part of the rollout, SOPREMA will introduce refreshed brochures, signage, digital content and Sop’Direct - a mobile app with language translation and product documentation to help customers navigate the change with ease. SOPREMA US is announcing the full transition of Tropical Roofing Products (TRP) to the SOPREMA brand, set to ...
NRCA September highlights: Mental health, workforce, education and advocacy
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Learn more about what the NRCA has been up to and all of the resources available to you. In recent communications from McKay Daniels, CEO of National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) he reported that September was a very busy month. The NRCA made progress across key ...
Roofing Alliance issues 2026 call for funding
The Roofing Alliance supports innovative projects from industry partners, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations and research firms. The Roofing Alliance has issued its annual call for funding and is accepting applications for innovative research projects that align with its mission and are focused on one of three key areas: Workforce Development and ...
Roofing Alliance issues annual call for funding
The Roofing Alliance supports innovative projects from industry partners, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations and research firms. The Roofing Alliance has issued its annual call for funding and is accepting applications for innovative research projects that align with its mission and are focused on one of three key areas: workforce development and ...
ABC Supply, parent company of L&W Supply, announces new president
ABC Supply Co., Inc., announced Frank Marcoccio will succeed Dan Piché as president of L&W Supply, a nationwide wholesale distributor of interior building materials and construction supplies. This transition will be effective January 1, 2026 and will build on Piché’s impactful tenure. “Dan has made a lasting impact on L&W Supply, ...
Potential impact of federal government shutdown on employers
By National Roofing Contractors Association. With lawmakers in Congress and President Trump currently unable to reach an agreement regarding legislation needed to fund the federal government, federal agencies have begun to operate indefinitely under a government shutdown. Congress and the administration failed to agree on legislation to fund the government by October ...
The Coffee Shops™ Announce OutdoorCoffeeShop™
The Coffee Shops launch fourth Coffee Shop focused on outdoor living. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning websites where the industries meet for technology, information and everyday business, announces a new website for the outdoor living industry, OutdoorCoffeeShop™ (OCS). This new site is the latest online community for contractors and outdoor ...
