Industry News
MRCA - Call for James Q. McCawley Award Nominations
If you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the Roofing Industry with their time, talent, and resources, then here is your opportunity to nominate them for MRCA's most prestigious award. The James Q. McCawley Award was created to honor those who demonstrate exceptional dedication to the Roofing Industry, ...
NRCA Issues Action Alert Regarding Career and Technical Education Programs
Programs are crucial to address workforce shortages affecting the roofing industry. With serious workforce shortages affecting the roofing industry, it is crucial the Senate pass career and technical education (CTE) legislation, action that would help address the need for qualified workers. NRCA is advocating on behalf of the industry for H.R. ...
Professional Roofing Magazine Wins National Award for Magazine Redesign
The awards program celebrates business-to-business print, design and online excellence. NRCA is proud to announce Professional Roofing Magazine won the national silver award for Magazine Redesign from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE); the winners were announced May 10 at the B2B Media Success Conference in Washington, D.C. Professional ...
Malarkey Roofing Products and EagleView Technologies Join NRCA's One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Members
The two companies have upgraded their associate memberships to become partner members. Rosemont, Illinois—The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has announced Malarkey Roofing Products,® Portland, Oregon and EagleView Technologies, Bothell, Washington, have joined NRCA's One Voice Initiative, upgrading their associate memberships to "partner members." In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice Initiative ...
Addressing the Construction Labor Shortage
By Curt Liscum, SOPREMA. Projected growth in roofing industry challenged by shortage of skilled roofers. The construction labor shortage is the biggest headache for all of us. Conquering this beast will take hard work and a dedicated focus to the issues at hand. It will not be easy, and I look forward ...
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prizes for Teaching Excellence are Open for Applications
The company has doubled the Tools for Schools Prize to award a total of $1 million. Harbor Freight founder Eric Smidt says the company was so inspired by last year’s teachers’ commitment and passion for teaching that they wanted to do more. This year, they will be awarding more than $1 ...
OSHA Will Enforce Regulations Regarding Beryllium Exposure
Contractors encouraged to review SDSs to ensure employee protection. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has two new regulations that will be enforced May 20 that could affect a narrow scope of tasks a roofing contractor may perform—general industry rule 29CFR 1910.1024 and construction rule 29CFR 1926.1124 related to beryllium ...
California Energy Commission Approves Standards Mandating Solar Power on New Homes
Solar panels will pay for themselves and yield monthly utility bill savings over 30-year mortgage. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously to recommend energy-efficiency standards set to be added to state building regulations later this year that will make California the first state in the U.S. to require solar panels on ...
North East Roofing Contractors Association Convention a Success
If you missed the Convention, here’s what you missed! Thank you to everyone who attended the 2018 North East Roofing Contractors Association Convention (NERCA) Convention! Here’s a recap of events: Lou Silver of Silver Roofing Inc. completed his term as NERCA President and Bradley Sontz of Max Sontz Roofing Services, Inc. was ...
National Women in Roofing May 2018 Letter from the Chair - #MeToo
By Shari Carlozzi, Hapco, Inc. Carlozzi was surprised and disappointed on one industry magazine’s article about the #MeToo movement. I recently opened a roofing industry magazine on the subject of the #MeToo movement, and while I wasn’t surprised to see an article on the subject that has rocked the nation, I was ...
