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RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Franklin International
The company is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives and sealants in the United States. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome Franklin International. Franklin International is well known for its offering of Titebond® WeatherMaster™ construction sealants, ...
Is it Finally Time for Solar?
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Martin DeBono, president of GAF Energy, shares insights on the future of roofing and solar. For most of my career in roofing, I have been the one who was excited about solar rooftops. But more often than not, I was a bit disappointed that ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Safety Operations Solutions (SOS)
The company helps contractors build world-class safety programs. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome SOS. SOS is a team of degreed, certified, and passionate safety professionals with a variety of expertise in multiple industries. They help contractors build ...
Keeping a Failing Roof Dry Through a Cold and Wet Iowa Winter
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Ernie Martinez turned to KARNAK Ultra 19 to do the seemingly impossible – and it did. When RoofersCoffeeShop® asked contractors to share their KARNAK stories with us, we received many great responses including this one from Ernie Martinez, owner of Iowa-based Mason City Roofing. I called ...
USGBC Seeks Input to Advance Future of LEED
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED program 20 years ago to provide guidance and direction on the building of environmentally friendly, sustainable buildings. LEED guidelines are updated through a continuous improvement method that ensure the building sector continues to be more sustainable as ...
From Pharmacy Technician to Union Roofer
By Lauren White. Monique Cooper’s unique journey to finding her calling in roofing. Walking around in work boots and primer stained jeans, Monique Cooper has come a long way from being a pharmacy technician. As mentioned in The Journeyman Roofer magazine, she had a difficult time starting her career in ...
June Was All About People and Projects and New Offerings
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Stories about people are always interesting to the readers here at RoofersCoffeeShop and that proved to be the case once again as we took a look at our most-read stories from the month of June. Coming in a ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
The organization is the unified voice of the polyiso industry in North America, focusing on issues, research and solutions that help advance the use of polyiso in new and retrofit construction. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome PIMA. PIMA is ...
Partners Matter When Choosing Tech Solutions for Your Business
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The technology solutions you use to run your business must be able to work together. Choosing a technology company that has the right partnerships matters. You’re probably using several different software programs to run your business. Having them be able to work together and sync information ...
How One Man with an Idea Changed the Way Pipes are Flashed
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Anytime a roofing contractor creates a product, there’s usually no doubt it’s going to work. Most contractor-developed products are a result of that contractor’s search for a better way to tackle an issue on the roof. That was exactly the case for W.R. “Bill” Merrin as ...
