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Roofing Contractors Respond to Damage From Derecho
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After a derecho left a path of destruction in several midwestern states, roofing companies are helping repair and replace roofs. Derecho, meaning “straight” in Spanish, is a long-lived, powerful thunderstorm with straight-line winds that wreaks havoc on everything in its way. On August 10, 2020 a ...
Essential Craftsman Episode Features TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles in Stunning Roof Installation
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Essential Craftsman demonstrates shingle application using TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles. In their recent video, Essential Craftsman went through the process of shingle application using TAMKO Heritage Premium Shingles on the complex roof of their Oregon spec house. On their blog, TAMKO writes, “Both contractors and homeowners will find ...
Opportunities to Advance, Grow and Move are Constant at WTI
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. With a love of the outdoors and getting his hands dirty, Jimmy Coleman found his ideal position as a field foreman. Jimmy Coleman, the current WTI field foreman in Kentucky, got his start in roofing in 1993. He is now in his 18th season at WTI ...
Design Your Own Roofing Apprenticeship Program
By Merry Duggan, RCS Reporter. You can create a customized roofing apprenticeship plan that works for you. In a recent RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) article, roofing professionals were encouraged to take advantage of the labor availability created by the current COVID-19 pandemic. There are many young people unable to find work right ...
It’s Eco-Friendly, It’s High-Quality, It’s Ecotorch®!
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Designed with the environment in mind, Ecotorch® gives tires a new purpose and will result in fewer callbacks. The next generation of torch-applied SBS modified bitumen roofing membrane is here - Ecotorch®. The most environmentally friendly roofing material on the market, Ecotorch® gives discarded passenger tires ...
Taking Resilience Seriously
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Become FORTIFIED certified and ensure homes and buildings are built to withstand all that Mother Nature throws at them. On a 90-acre parcel of land in South Carolina is a state-of-the-art research facility complete with 105 fans that simulate wind speeds up to 130 mph and a ...
Why Contractors Choose BUR
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. After 160 years BUR is still a long-lasting, cost-effective and energy-efficient roof system solution. Bituminous waterproofing has been around basically as long as mankind. Evidence of humans using bitumen for waterproofing dates back as far as six millenniums BC, or over 8,000 years. Incredibly, a 5,000-year-old water ...
Cotney Construction Law Encourages Participation in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down This Month
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors can participate by simply hosting a toolbox talk on fall prevention or conducting inspections of the integrity of safety gear. Well-known in the industry for their defense of contractors against OSHA citations, Cotney Construction Law also encourages contractors to develop strong safety standards ...
Take a Virtual Tour of Sashco
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the history of Sashco (including a flying sales team). Sashco’s virtual show tells us the story of Sashco’s beginnings in 1936 to the products it makes today. Sashco’s Customer Service Supervisor, Melani Torrez, welcomes us into the world of Sashco and tells us about Don ...
Develop Your Own Apprenticeship Program in Your Roofing Business
By Merry Duggan, RCS Reporter. The COVID-19 pandemic provides opportunity to capture potential talent. The on-going global COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge individuals, communities and businesses. Roofing companies are no exception to the effects of this unprecedented hardship. In many places, construction projects have had to scale back ...
