Coffee Shop Originals
What’s it Like Being a Dispatcher at Tremco WTI?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A dispatcher that works from home isn’t something that you see often in the roofing industry. At Tremco’s Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI) dispatchers working from home is the norm. The last few months we’ve been talking to people in different positions at WTI to learn more ...
Walmart Lawsuit Claims Tesla Solar Panels Caused Fires at Seven Stores
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The company says it sustained $8 million dollars in damages because of the fires. Walmart recently filed a lawsuit in New York state court against Tesla’s solar subsidiary, known as Solar City at the time of installation. The suit claims that the solar panels caused ...
No More Waiving Deductibles for Roof Claims in Texas
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you’re working storms in Texas, waiving deductibles and free roofs are against the law starting September 1. Waiving deductibles for homeowners in Texas has been going on for many years. In fact, in 1989 a law was passed to end the practice, but it was ...
Gold Circle Award Winner: Renaissance Roofing Inc.
By Lauren White. Skilled workmanship restores copper dome on Cascade County Courthouse. In the roofing industry many companies are demonstrating their excellence and expertise. The Roofing Alliance likes to recognize that workmanship, innovation, and safety with their 2020 Gold Circle Awards program. This elite award recognizes Roofing Alliance and National ...
Calling all Roofing Contractors for NRLRC 40th Anniversary Seminar
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Hotel registration closes August 29, 2019. Register today! For forty years, the National Roofing Legal Resource Center (NRLRC), in conjunction with the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), has developed and delivered unique legal products, services and education to enable roofing contractors to successfully manage and ...
Canada Policy Extends Residency to Migrant Workers
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A recent parliamentary report on labor shortages in Toronto urged the government to take action to protect workers with precarious or no immigration status. Recognizing the economic contributions of its long-term resident construction workers in the face of a growing labor shortage, Canada passed a temporary ...
Lightning Awareness for Outside Workers
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A lighting strike can severely injure or kill workers yet is if often overlooked as an occupational hazard. In the United States each year, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur 20 – 25 million times and over 300 people are struck by lightning. There have been an average ...
Students Share Their Experience as Tremco Summer Interns
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner True to the culture that Tremco has built, their summer interns were immersed in projects, specs, and software with a focus on teaching them about the roofing industry. With the labor shortage in every roofing conversation lately, Tremco and Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc (WTI) a subsidiary of ...
Service is Key to Happy Clients and Good Relationships
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. It takes a network of partners to provide consistent service and maintenance for customers with assets spread across the U.S. Our focus at the Coffee Shop for our influencers this month is service and maintenance. While our influencers have great insights from their individual companies, we ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Topps Products
The company is a leading manufacturer of roofing products that help extend the lives of roofs around the world. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Topps Products. Topps Products manufactures roof repair products, maintenance systems, roof sealants and coatings, masonry ...
