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Creating a Culture of Contractor Success
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The team at SRS is always open to exploring opportunities that can add value for contractors. SRS Distribution’s John DeRosa joined RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth for Coffee Conversations this spring and it was an illuminating conversation about how SRS and John work tirelessly to add ...
Captives Make Sense for Many Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Captive insurance delivers benefits and sometimes even profits for contractors. Captive insurance is when a group of contractors come together to form their own insurance company to manage their risk for things like workers compensation, general liability and automotive coverage. A captive insurance company finances that ...
Bragging Rights are on the Line at this Year’s Salmon Derby
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. RCAW’s annual Salmon Derby is set to take place on July 29th. Join the Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) for their yearly Salmon Derby taking place on July 29th at Point Defiance Marina. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased here. The Salmon Derby is located ...
Will Fewer Occupied Office Buildings Affect Roofing Work?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. After nearly two months of a remote workforce, many big companies are saying they no longer need a lot of office space. A large percentage of the workforce has been working from home for the last six to eight weeks. Maybe even your teams are working ...
Educate Yourself With the MBTechnology Video Playlist
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. When it comes to roofing and underlayment systems, you have options. MBTechnology’s video playlist is an excellent resource for those wanting to learn more about roofing and underlayment systems or for contractors who wish to educate their customers. The videos are concise, each with a duration ...
Tremco offers Rooftop Safety Solutions Installation Training
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Join roofing contractors from around the country on July 21, 2020 between 1 pm – 4 pm EST for this one of a kind training. Tremco is offering classes on rooftop safety solutions in partnership with Fibergrate Composite Structures in a multi-phase class schedule. The ...
Opportunities are Endless at WTI
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. There is something different every day when you work at Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. Mikhail Kristev saw roofing as a career opportunity and hasn’t looked back since joining Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc., a division of Tremco, in 2013. He followed his older brother, Anatoliy, who moved to the ...
Learn Primal Selling at IKO’s Virtual Power Profit Workshop
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Primal selling appeals to the part of the brain that makes the decision to buy or not to buy. IKO is hosting a virtual Power Profit Workshop, free for IKO’s ROOFPRO Loyalty Program members or contractors interested in applying to the program, on Wednesday, July 22, ...
Why You Should Donate to Foundations
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. The many reasons to care for your community. A study done in 2006 by colleagues at the National Institutes of Health indicated that the act of giving stimulates regions of the brain associated with social connection, trust and happiness. In communities, a culture of giving creates healthy ...
You’re Invited to IKO’s First-Ever Virtual Profit Power Workshop
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Learn ways your business can take the lead in the new pandemic era as professionals share tips, resources and tools that can be implemented immediately. For the first time ever, IKO Industries Inc. is hosting a virtual Profit Power Workshop. Available to members of IKO’s ROOFPRO ...


















