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Beacon Building Products Creates Series of Videos featuring NRCA Leadership on COVID-19
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The videos feature Beacon’s Greg Bloom and NRCA CEO Reid Ribble discussing resources that NRCA has available for roofing contractors. Reid shares important information on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Payroll Protection Program – a loan that will be forgiven ...
Contractor Trying to Survive in City that Shutdown Construction
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. MSN recently shared a story that chronicled how San Francisco-based Lawson Roofing Co. is struggling amidst to COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson Roofing Co. is a 113-year old company that was started by former NRCA chair Frank Lawson, Jr.’s grandfather in 1907, the year after the infamous 1906 ...
We Love Our RCS Influencers
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Download the top 15 blogs of 2019 for FREE! Here at RoofersCoffeeShop® we are dedicated to providing contractors and roofing companies with as much information as possible to support the success of their businesses. One way we do that is with the help of our RCS ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 2 - Cities are Shutting Down and Construction is Getting Creative
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. How companies, departments, and organizations are able to maintain operations remotely and keep construction projects going. Not only are building departments in Portland, Oregon closing down, they’re closing nationwide. Even with cities shutting down and permit departments closing their doors to the public, they are ...
Experts Say Metal Construction Industry Will Emerge Stronger
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Embracing digital, evaluating and improving operations will all contribute to a strong comeback. METALCON’s weekly webinar, “Reigniting Sales and Operations Amidst a World Health Crisis” shared interesting insight into how the industry is responding to the crisis and why we will emerge even stronger on the ...
Top March Stories: Much-needed Coronavirus Information
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Last time I wrote about the trending stories on RCS it was about the International Roofing Expo and Journey performing at the SRS Distribution party/fundraiser. Fast forward to today and things have changed a lot. Most of our ...
California Representative Visits Roofing Company
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Representative Katie Porter shares the impact Roofing Day in D.C. had on her. Earlier in March, Representative Katie Porter, the U.S. Representative for California, visited Antis Roofing and Waterproofing to discuss issues the roofing industry faces. She was hosted by Charles Antis, one of our RCS ...
Earth Day 2020 with Solar on Our Minds
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The air quality benefits from the reduction in the use of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions might push people toward solar power. With millions of people sheltered in their homes during this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen an astounding drop in pollution. According to a recent ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 1 - Parr Lumber is Open for Business
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Even though the Bureau of Development Services closed its doors, sales are still strong for the Oregon-based building materials supplier. Editor’s note: The information in this article is accurate as of the day it was written, March 30, 2020. Contractors still have work to do, and they want ...
Educational Resources to Help Start Selling Remotely
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner Now is the time to get the technology and services you need for your sales team to continue selling roofing, just remotely. Ever since homeowners began sheltering in-place, the roofing industry has been stepping up to help the roofing contractors keep moving. That means education ...
