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She Grew Up Surrounded by Asphalt, Now She is an Asphalt Research Scientist
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. TAMKO’s Lorena Garcia Cucalon is committed to learning and doing her part to advance the roofing industry. When RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) partner Heidi J. Ellsworth attended a recent National Women in Roofing webinar about women in nontraditional roles in the roofing industry, she was ...
Creativity Shines in This Contractor’s Designs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Unique metal roofing tiles create beautiful works of art on more than just the roof. Professional roofing contractors know that a beautiful roof job can be a work of art, or even a masterpiece. At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we see photos of thousands of art-worthy roofing work, but ...
A Wealth of Information is Available to You at the Virtual Western Roofing Expo
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. From product videos to press releases, this year’s roofing expo has it all. The first ever Virtual Western Roofing Expo was more than a success and it’s online exhibit hall will remain open and running for the rest of 2020 for all of those ...
Same Company, New Look
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A website overhaul resulted in a streamlined, easy-to-use resource for busy roofing professionals. Say hello to the new and improved Roof Hugger website! The ”Go To Retrofit Experts” for metal over metal re-roofing have been working hard on updating their website and are eager to share ...
Resources for Hurricane Laura Response
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. RCS partners offer the products and services that can help you respond to Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, causing significant damage to properties and homes across the state of Louisiana. Lake Charles, Alexandria and Shreveport have been ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes the IBHS FORTIFIED Roof™ Program
The FORTIFIED Roof™ program was created to provide a set of resilient construction standards to strengthen roofs against natural disasters. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome FORTIFIED Roof. Based on decades of field and lab studies by the Insurance ...
Canada’s Economic Recovery Benefit (CERB) Behind Worker Shortage
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Owner of Advanced Roofing in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is struggling to find workers and blames CERB. The CERB provides individuals with a $2,000 payment every four weeks for up to 24 weeks. In mid-June the government announced that it would be extended through the ...
Cut Costs With These Exciting New AARA Member Benefits
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. From marketing to shipping, AARA knows how to treat its members. Cutting operational costs in the midst of an already flowing business is a worthy but often demanding and time-consuming challenge. Alberta Allied Roofing Association (AARA) recognizes this and partnered with Savings4Members to bring AARA ...
Top July Stories: Succeeding Through the Crisis, Tax Credits and Creating a Culture Shift
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Our top two stories on RCS last month for the second month in a row were from SRS Distribution. The company shared in a recent podcast how they strive to create a culture of success for ...
It’s a Boost for Your Business
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. See how the JobNimbus CRM application took Armando Jacox’s business from zero to $2 million in one year. Armando Jacox started his career in roofing through sales. He went door to door as a salesman, eventually making it to sales lead, then manager, then project manager, then ...
