Technology
ServiceCon 2026 set to raise the bar
By Jesse Sanchez. From big wins in 2025 to bold goals for 2026, the service and maintenance side of the roofing industry is gaining momentum. Service and maintenance have long been the unsung heroes of the roofing industry, but that’s changing fast. At the heart of this evolution is ServiceCon, ...
AI and the industrial workforce: Reinventing the job, not replacing it
By The Coffee Shops. Speed, trust and vision: leading AI adoption without replacing jobs. Editor’s note: This article was written by ChatGPT based on Karol Weymans’ notes from summit presentations. At the recent SRS Distribution x InstaLILY AI Innovation Summit, Sumo Das, co-founder and COO of InstaLILY, moderated a compelling ...
The right CRM to streamline your auction business
By Nicole Crifasi, Creativate. Managing auctions is streamlined and seamless when all your tools and data live in the same system. Running an auction business means juggling fast-moving bids, consignments, marketing efforts and client communications all at once. Without the right systems in place, it’s easy for details to slip ...
Eye in the sky, edge on the ground
By Centerpoint Connect. Drones are giving commercial roofers a faster, smarter and safer way to work. The days of scaling ladders with a clipboard in hand are fading fast. In their place: drones capturing every angle, inch and anomaly from above. Drone technology is transforming how commercial roofing jobs get ...
Roofing contractors, don’t buy software blindly
By Jesse Sanchez. This new guide helps roofers cut through tech buzz and make smarter software choices. Choosing the right roofing software requires more than just chasing flashy features. A guide from Jobba Trade Technologies, “7 Tips to Choose the Best Roofing Software for Your Business,” cuts through the noise ...
Turning experimentation into execution: Inside SRS’s digital playbook
By The Coffee Shops. SRS Distribution is driving the future of roofing technology with an AI-powered framework that transforms innovation into action for contractors. Editor’s note: This article was written by ChatGPT based on Karol Weymans’ notes from summit presentations. At the recent SRS Distribution x InstaLILY AI Innovation Summit, ...
The future of AI: From data to action
By The Coffee Shops. The shift from copilots to teammates: unlocking the era of systems of action. Editor’s note: This article was written by ChatGPT based on Karol Weymans’ notes from summit presentations. Amit Shah, founder and CEO of InstaLILY, delivered a thought-provoking session on the accelerating adoption of AI ...
Meet nuLINK - your new production powerhouse
CIDAN Machinery Group, a global leader in sheet metal machinery and software solutions, has launched nuLINK™, a new CNC control system for the F-series folders that redefines service and support with a future-ready maintenance interface. nuLINK’s built-in SIM connectivity provides remote access, real-time monitoring, secure cloud backups and online updates - ...
From vision to value: CTOs driving AI adoption in supply chain
By The Coffee Shops. AI is at an inflection point, a moment when significant change is about to occur in how we work. Editor’s note: This article was written by Copilot based on Karen L. Edwards’ notes from summit presentations. At the recent SRS Distribution x InstaLILY AI Innovation Summit, ...
Building bridges across industries
By Jesse Sanchez. Experts share how AI, collaboration and cross-industry connections are reshaping the future of roofing and paving consulting alike. In a conversation that blended technical insight with candid reflection, Vincent Ellison and James Santiago, RRO from Benchmark shared their perspectives on the state of roofing and paving consulting ...
