Industry News
Technical Bulletin 2017-2SIS – Slip Resistance Testing & Research Project
The WSRCA's Self-Adhering Underlayment Slip-Resistance Research and Testing Project has performed slip-resistance testing of numerous steep-slope roofing underlayments. Steep‐slope roofing safety requirements and regulations continue to evolve and have become more stringent in an effort to provide safe working conditions. Agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) strive ...
Polyurethane Professional Celebrates 50 Years
Jim Davidson Celebrates 50 Years in the Spray Foam and Coatings Industries SprayWorks Equipment Group’s Owner and Inventor, Jim Davidson, celebrates 50 years in the polyurethane industry. With a career beginning at the age of 12, while working for his father’s polyurethane equipment company (a Gusmer distributor), Jim has created a ...
Here’s How to Attend the Western Roofing Expo for FREE!
The 2017 Western Roofing Expo is scheduled for June 11-13 at the Paris, Las Vegas. All roofing and waterproofing contractors, architects, consultants, engineers and all media (and their employees) can attend the Western Roofing Expo 2017 for FREE! Register online and pick up your badge at Will Call or download this ...
STATEMENT: NRCA Releases Statement Addressing President Trump’s Executive Order “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs”
The Executive Order appears to be consistent with NRCA’s long-standing support for regulatory reform that ensures regulations achieve public policy goals without imposing unreasonable burdens on businesses. This statement is attributable to: Dennis Conway, Chairman of the Board, National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) February 3, 2017 - NRCA welcomes the administration’s focus ...
ARMA VIDEO: 6 Steps to Enhancing the Service Life of Your Roof System
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) releases video to help building owners and facility maintenance professionals better care for their asphalt roof. How do you know if your low-slope asphalt roofing system is performing at its best? A new animated ARMA video offers six easy steps that can help building owners ...
WSRCA Safety & Health Committee Announces Updated Drone Safety Field Card for Members
Flying drones for roof inspections are subject to follow FAA guidelines which are regularly updated WSRCA members interested in flying UAS's (unmanned aircraft systems), or drones, for job inspections need to be aware of the rules to consider to avoid any run-ins with the law or anyone else for that matter. To ...
Duro-Last®, Inc. Holds Annual Sales Seminar, Honors Contractor of the Year
Parson's Commercial Roofing was Duro-Last's contractor of the Year for the 11th consecutive year. Duro-Last, Inc. held its 34th annual National Sales Seminar in Orlando, Florida, January 29 – 31, 2017. During Duro-Last’s annual awards night reception, they honored a record number of award winners including Duro-Last Platinum Contractor, Parsons Commercial ...
2017 IRE was the Largest, Best-attended Show in Its History
In the International Roofing Expo's 62-year history, this was the most attended event, up 19 percent over last year. The total attendance at the 2017 International Roofing Expo® (IRE) was 11,273, which is up 19 percent compared with the 2016 IRE and is the highest number of attendees in the show's ...
FRSA S.T.A.R. Award Profile: Low-Slope Project Winner
Advanced Roofing, Inc., won first place in the S.T.A.R. Awards low-slope category for the Publix Distribution Center in Deerfield Beach. The Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (FRSA) S.T.A.R. Awards – the Spotlight Trophy for the Advancement of Roofing – highlight industry projects throughout Florida. FRSA members submitted their roofing projects ...
Barr Roofing's Jim Barr Elected Chairman of the Board of the National Roofing Contractors Association
Barr will begin his one-year term as the highest-ranking officer of one of the oldest construction trade associations in the U.S. June 1, 2017. Jim Barr, president of Barr Roofing Co., Abilene, Texas, has been elected the next chairman of the board of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). Barr will ...
