Products & Services
Guiding homeowners to the right roofing material
By The Coffee Shops™. Contractors who lead with education can strengthen customer relationships and improve project outcomes. In the article “Shingles, metal or tile: How to lead a customer to the right answer for them,” Marco Industries highlights an important lesson for roofing contractors: homeowners are often seeking guidance, not ...
Why COIs matter
By Jesse Sanchez. Strong certificate management can help contractors and trade businesses reduce risk, document coverage and protect financial stability. For contractors and trade businesses, certificates of insurance (COIs) can seem like routine paperwork; something exchanged before a job begins, filed away and rarely revisited. But Integrity Insurance & Bonding ...
Streamlining the takeoff process
By Anna Lockhart. Get to quoting faster with quick takeoff turnaround from Central States Manufacturing. Correctly calculating a metal roof takeoff is an important part of the estimating process, and a measurement that, if inaccurate, can lead to serious consequences. This is why Central States Manufacturing, is finding ways ...
Celebrating eight decades of craftsmanship
By The Coffee Shops™. Scottish roofing contractor Bain & Irvine celebrates a milestone that reflects generations of dedication to preserving historic structures. In the article "Bain & Irvine Marks 80 Years in Scotland’s Heritage Roofing Sector," Bain & Irvine reflects on eight decades of craftsmanship, growth and preservation of some ...
Matching single-ply systems to roofing demands
By Jesse Sanchez. IB Roof Systems representatives explain how building use, climate and performance expectations should guide membrane selection. During a live Coffee Conversations® at the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (FRSA), IB Roof Systems™ representatives Jamie Treglio and Rob Dehaan discussed the growing role of single-ply roofing. ...
Building the metal roof retrofit industry
By Emma Peterson. How Roof Hugger introduced retrofit roofing as an alternative to metal tear offs and coatings. Founded 35 years ago, Roof Hugger has made a name for themselves fabricating metal retrofit solutions. To learn more about the story of how this innovative company came to be, Heidi J. ...
BITEC introduces low-VOC PM materials for California and beyond
BITEC, Inc. recently introduced a number of new or improved restoration and maintenance products. In response to contractor requests for low- and zero-VOC formulations of its most popular adhesives, primers, sealants and coatings BITEC, Inc. recently introduced a number of new or improved restoration and maintenance products. The StrongHold™ line of ...
Leveraging contractor challenges to create innovative solutions
By Jenny Yu. Versico Roofing Systems’s approach to product development focuses on labor savings, risk reduction and direct contractor feedback. For roofing manufacturers, innovation often begins with a simple question: What challenges are contractors facing in the field? According to David French, Vice President of Product Management and Design ...
Share your dream project
By Emma Peterson. Have a bucket list build? Tell SRS Distribution about it! For the SRS Distribution team, they want to be more than just another distributor – they want to be their contractors’ and representatives’ partner. And that’s exactly what motivated them to help one of their clients ...
Beauty backed by brains
By Emma Peterson. How Tapco unites aesthetics and performance in their products. While a roof’s primary function is to keep a home secure from the elements, that is far from its only role. Roofing has been shown to be a huge factor in the kerb appeal of a building, ...
