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Construction Industry Speaks Out Against Cities Banning Work
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Boston was the first major city to put a halt to all construction activities because of Coronavirus. The construction industry is understandably not happy with the City of Boston’s mandate to halt construction projects. According to an article in Bisnow.com, construction industry advocates are advising against ...
Preparing for the Coronavirus
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Understanding why we have a worldwide pandemic, how the virus spreads, and precautions to take for yourself and your employees. Broadway shows, Mt. Everest expeditions, NCAA men’s and women’s Division I basketball tournaments, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and numerous other events and competitions, all cancelled to help ...
The Most Important Aspect of Roofing - Part 2
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Creating a balanced attic ventilation system. In part 1 of this attic ventilation series, we covered the important role that the attic ventilation system plays in the performance of a roof. Part 2 explores how to create a balanced system that performs properly. In part 3 we ...
Meet Calvin Raymore: 2019-20 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Winner
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. An avid hockey player, Calvin intends to study business administration and finance. Calvin Raymore, son of Brian Raymore, the Senior Vice President of Safety and Risk at Centimark Corporation, was one of five new Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Recipients for 2019-2020. A Pennsylvania resident, Calvin is a decorated ...
Let’s Talk About Safety
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Take a break on May 4-8 to discuss fall hazards and fall prevention with your employees. This year marks the seventh annual National Safety Stand-Down. Presented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this event will take place on May 4-8, 2020. The purpose ...
3 Tips for Helping Your Teams Work from Home Successfully
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. As a seasoned work-from-home professional, I wanted to share some tips to help teams stay productive during this uncertain time. After joining a roofing tech startup back in 2010, I made the transition from going into an office every day to working in my home office ...
Missouri Roofing Contractor Warns Other Contractors of Scam
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Pyramid Roofing in Branson, Missouri believes they almost were victims of a scam. Typically, the only time you see scams and roofing in the news, it’s a story about how some unscrupulous roofing contactor defrauded homeowners out of thousands of dollars without performing the work. In ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes TAMKO
Their quality building products are formulated for superior beauty and backed by a trusted brand name with 75 years in the industry. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome TAMKO. Founded in 1944, today TAMKO is a leading manufacturer of residential ...
Keeping Your Business Running During the Coronavirus Crisis
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roofs will continue to need repairs, maintenance and replacement during this pandemic. Crisis communications and planning is something we all know is a good idea to have for our businesses, but many have been caught off guard by this COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and are scrambling. So, ...
Companies are Getting More Creative to Attract Future Workforce
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. St. Louis contractor UPCO partnered with artist Howard "Chingy" Bailey Jr. to write and produce a song and video called "Old Construction Road." Competition for young workers is heating up and the skilled labor gap continues to widen. Companies are finding themselves having to get more ...
