By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Our top story last month shared how SOPREMA teamed up with 3M to develop highly reflective granules for their SOPRALENE® SG and ELASTOPHENE® SG line of cap sheets that meet ENERGY STAR®, California Title 24, and ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. IIBEC’s 2020 virtual symposium now features a free trade show alongside a slew of educated and innovative speakers. Register now for this year’s IIBEC Virtual Symposium on Building Enclosure coming up this month, September 22nd-24th, 2020. Not only will there be cutting-edge information on the ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Everyone in roofing understands the importance of safety but Tremco/WTI team members live and breathe it 24/7. Over the last few years, I have interviewed a lot of team members at Tremco and WTI and safety comes up in every single conversation. Every. Single. ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. A rich history of family and respect. Here at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS), we live and breathe roofing every day. It is an amazing job to be able to report on the people and companies that make our industry great. There are so many companies that have a ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar’s Marianne Sumter encourages women to support each other in the industry and stay current with trends in technology. The roofing industry continues to be male-dominated with women making up only 0.5 percent of roofing professionals in the industry. With that being said, women are pushing ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. North Texas Giving Day is set for Thursday, September 17 and the SRS Raise the Roof Foundation is encouraging the roofing industry to participate. If you have been to the International Roofing Expo (IRE), you most likely attended an SRS Raise the Roof Foundation ...
By Colin Sheehan. Learn something new with the CertainTeed Labor Study Quiz and receive valuable information at the end! The CertainTeed Labor Study Quiz provides labor tips throughout with advice about flashing details, crew communication, the truth behind misunderstandings, wasteful grey areas that can turn costly and much more! ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. $20,000 each year is awarded by SOPREMA® to students pursuing careers in the industry. SOPREMA® remains family owned after more than 100 years in the business, something that you don’t see very often anymore. Jennifer Kramer, SOPREMA senior content strategist shared, “Throughout its ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The #1 Concert Fundraiser at the IRE is Back and it is BIG! RoofersCoffeeShop® is proud to share breaking news from SRS on their 2021 IRE Concert event. In a Roofing Road Trips with Heidi podcast, Dan Tinker, CEO of SRS shared, “We are very ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question, next week’s winner could be you! One of our most popular giveaways is sponsored by Gibraltar Building Accessories as part of their ‘Construction Solutions’ campaign designed to supply feedback from contractors to help ...