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Meet Appleton Supply
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. A rich history of family and respect. Here at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS), we live and breathe roofing every day. It is an amazing job to be able to report on the people and companies that make our industry great. There are so many companies that have a ...
Women Positively Influence the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar’s Marianne Sumter encourages women to support each other in the industry and stay current with trends in technology. The roofing industry continues to be male-dominated with women making up only 0.5 percent of roofing professionals in the industry. With that being said, women are pushing ...
SRS Distribution’s Raise the Roof Foundation Participating in the Largest Giving Day in the Country
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. North Texas Giving Day is set for Thursday, September 17 and the SRS Raise the Roof Foundation is encouraging the roofing industry to participate. If you have been to the International Roofing Expo (IRE), you most likely attended an SRS Raise the Roof Foundation ...
Stretch Your Brain With This CertainTeed Quiz
By Colin Sheehan. Learn something new with the CertainTeed Labor Study Quiz and receive valuable information at the end! The CertainTeed Labor Study Quiz provides labor tips throughout with advice about flashing details, crew communication, the truth behind misunderstandings, wasteful grey areas that can turn costly and much more! ...
Scholarship Program’s Goal is to Support the Future Generation of Construction and Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. $20,000 each year is awarded by SOPREMA® to students pursuing careers in the industry. SOPREMA® remains family owned after more than 100 years in the business, something that you don’t see very often anymore. Jennifer Kramer, SOPREMA senior content strategist shared, “Throughout its ...
SRS Announces 2021 IRE Concert
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The #1 Concert Fundraiser at the IRE is Back and it is BIG! RoofersCoffeeShop® is proud to share breaking news from SRS on their 2021 IRE Concert event. In a Roofing Road Trips with Heidi podcast, Dan Tinker, CEO of SRS shared, “We are very ...
Meet John Rowland, Answer Me This! Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question, next week’s winner could be you! One of our most popular giveaways is sponsored by Gibraltar Building Accessories as part of their ‘Construction Solutions’ campaign designed to supply feedback from contractors to help ...
Roofing Contractors Respond to Damage From Derecho
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After a derecho left a path of destruction in several midwestern states, roofing companies are helping repair and replace roofs. Derecho, meaning “straight” in Spanish, is a long-lived, powerful thunderstorm with straight-line winds that wreaks havoc on everything in its way. On August 10, 2020 a ...
Essential Craftsman Episode Features TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles in Stunning Roof Installation
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Essential Craftsman demonstrates shingle application using TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles. In their recent video, Essential Craftsman went through the process of shingle application using TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles on the complex roof of their Oregon spec house. On their blog, TAMKO writes, “Both contractors and homeowners will find ...
Opportunities to Advance, Grow and Move are Constant at WTI
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. With a love of the outdoors and getting his hands dirty, Jimmy Coleman found his ideal position as a field foreman. Jimmy Coleman, the current WTI field foreman in Kentucky, got his start in roofing in 1993. He is now in his 18th season at WTI ...
