Industry News
Steel city or city of bridges
By METALCON. Pittsburgh’s hundreds of bridges and history of steel production perfect site for METALCON 2019. Both! Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has long been known as the “Steel City” for its more than 300 steel-related businesses, but with its 446 bridges connecting the city together, it’s also known as the “City of Bridges.” METALCON ...
North East Roofing Contractors Association Legislative Corner
By NERCA. Here is what is happening in the nation and the states in the NERCA region of the U.S. NATION: With voters giving Democrats control of the House of Representatives and Republicans maintaining control of the Senate, it is clear that a divided Congress will ensure that compromises will be necessary to ...
MRA Issues Repair and Rebuilding Warning in Hurricane Aftermath
Quality metal roofs offer top protection in severe weather, if homeowners do their homework The recovery effort from the damage caused by Hurricane Michael and Florence is sure to be a long, difficult road for many homeowners seeking to repair or rebuild. Unfortunately, the challenge can be made that much harder by ...
Arizona Roofing Contractors Association Q4 Letter from the President
By Ron Gibbons, Pioneer Roofing, ARCA President The old adage of “when it rains it pours” has certainly served us well this year as the yearly monsoon season actually deluged the state with that ever rare commodity in the desert — water. We even experienced a bit of hail in a few ...
IKO Acquires Roof Tile Group
Purchase expands market leader's reach into the metal roofing market IKO Industries Ltd., announced today that it has concluded a deal that will see it acquire the operations of the Roof Tile Group from New Zealand based manufacturer and builder Fletcher Building. Roof Tile Group manufactures metal roofing tiles for global sales ...
The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress is Supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) on Giving Tuesday – November 27, 2018
RMHC has set a goal of raising $100,000 on Giving Tuesday – you can help them reach their goal. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many non-profit organizations ...
Register for Roofing Day in D.C. 2019!
Online registration is open for Roofing Day in D.C. 2019 April 3-4; the purpose of the event is to bring the roofing industry together to meet with members of Congress and their staffs and deliver the industry's message with "one voice." On March 6-7, the roofing industry came together in Washington, ...
CertainTeed Featured at METALCON
Among the 275 exhibitors at METALCON 2018 was CertainTeed, a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings. METALCON attendees were offered an exclusive preview of their impressive Matterhorn® Metal Roofing collection and what contractors, architects and building ...
Roscoe Green Named General Counsel to the National Association of Minority Contractors Central FL Chapter
Roscoe will provide a number of pro bono legal services to the association’s board of directors. Attorney Roscoe Green of Cotney Construction Law was recently named General Counsel of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) Central Florida Chapter. As General Counsel, Roscoe will provide a number of pro bono legal ...
METALCON LIVE reporting from Day 2 of METALCON 2018, held October 10-12 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
If you weren’t at METALCON this year, you will feel like you were after watching METALCON LIVE’s recap of Day Two! Live action from the Exhibit floor, education sessions, Metal Roofing Games, interviews with speakers, attendees and exhibitors and more are all featured. The day kicked off with a topical and ...
