Industry News
RCS Influencers to be on Immigration and Labor Panel at Western Roofing Expo
The immigration and labor panel is scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2019 at 8:45 a.m. RoofersCoffeeShop® presents a panel of roofing contractors sharing ideas, successes and challenges of finding and retaining a strong workforce. The panel will discuss important questions surrounding immigration, millennials, diversity and the overall strategies and obstacles to ...
Duro-Last®, Inc. Promotes Brandon Schember to Regional Sales Manager
Brandon will oversee sales and business development in his territory. Duro-Last, Inc. is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Brandon Schember to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. In this role, Brandon will oversee ...
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Chris Alberts, WSRCA. With the recent National Prescription Take Back Day, the Department of Labor released new information on what we have learned about the opioid crisis and how we are improving our effectiveness in overcoming its challenges. In 2017, President Donald Trump’s administration declared the opioid epidemic a national public ...
Recap of the 2019 International Roofing Expo® in Nashville
By Roofing Alliance. Summarizing what happened this year at IRE as we begin to look ahead to 2020 in Dallas. We're sure you've heard the numbers by now. The 2019 IRE® in Nashville, Tennesee, had a record-breaking attendance of 14,295 roofing professionals. Our dessert and cordials reception also had a record-breaking attendance with ...
Registration is Now Open for the Texas Roofing Conference
Presented by the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT), the conference is the largest event in Texas for roofing professionals. This year’s conference is scheduled for September 18 – 20, 2019 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. The event features roofing and waterproofing product exhibitions, residential ...
Tremco Roofing to Participate in National Safety Stand-Down Week
The week-long event is part of national campaign to promote fall prevention awareness. Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance announced today that it will participate in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down on May 6-10, 2019, in an effort to promote the importance of fall ...
NRCA Will Offer Free Webinars During Week of Safety Stand-Down
NRCA will hold free webinars in support of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's sixth annual National Safety Stand-Down May 6-10 to prevent falls in construction. The safety stand-down is meant to raise awareness among employers and workers about the hazards of falls. Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to ...
MRA Offers Free Resilient Housing Guide For U.S. and Canadian Homeowners
Education key for how to better protect homes against climate extremes. With climate extremes, natural disasters and severe weather affecting homeowners in greater numbers throughout the U.S. and Canada, the Metal Roofing Alliance has partnered with Green Builder Media to offer an extensive Resilient Housing Guide. The free guide includes in-depth ...
We All Deserve a Little Respect
By IB Roof Systems. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) recently rolled out their ProCertification program that creates a standardized system for tested skills in the roofing industry. ProCertification provides the card holder the ability to rise above the rest of the job applicants who also say they “can install a roof ...
What's Old is New for 2019: MRA Names Top Color Trends of the Year
By Metal Roofing Alliance. Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2019 is “Living Coral,” a bright, exceedingly perky pinkish shade, but it’s a contrasting story for homeowners this year, according to the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA). With more color options and styles available than any other roofing type, metal roofing color trends ...
