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Day in the Life of WTI’s Garry Edwards
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Garry shares how he started in roofing and what it’s like working at Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. If you’ve been following along over the past year or so, you know that RCS has been writing about a day in the life of employees who work at Weatherproofing ...
Women who Support Women are More Successful
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The roofing industry is a place where more women are doing just that – supporting each other. Traditionally, women have tended to compete with each other for career advancement and for attaining leadership roles. Perhaps this was due to the notion that there are only so ...
Exit Plan that Lets You Keep Working
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you’re tired of owning your own business but love roofing, this plan might be right for you. When you think of exit planning for your roofing company, do you envision retirement? Maybe you haven’t even thought of exit planning for your business. Often, owners don’t ...
5 Tips for Recruiting Women into Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Recruiting women into the roofing industry is a hot topic, but not much guidance has been given as to how to recruit them. The number of women working in the trades in 2018 was the highest in 20 years, according to ForConstructionPros.com, yet women still only ...
Working Safely in the Winter
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Clearing snow from rooftops is one way to keep crews busy in the winter but keep safety in mind for your workers. OSHA advises that employers must evaluate snow removal tasks and have a plan how to perform the work safely. Prepare and educate workers ...
A Glimpse at Over 100 Years of SOPREMA History
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. This inventive company has come a long way since its beginnings in Strasbourg, France. From France to Switzerland, back to France, and all the way over to Canada and the United States, SOPREMA has a unique company history. It all begins in 1908 with Charles Geisen in ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Colorado Roofing Association
Colorado Roofing Association provides the support contractors need for success in their businesses. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Colorado Roofing Association (CRA). CRA was established in 1978 with a commitment to “Promote the ethics, education, and image of the ...
What are You Doing the Day After Thanksgiving?
By Heidi J. Ellsworth Why not stock up your inventory with some cool winter deals? This is the time of year for holiday shopping for friends and family. In the roofing world, there are a lot of great deals, events and information that are also available as the year comes to ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes New Tech Machinery
The company’s seamless gutter machines, metal roof panel machines and specialty equipment have revolutionized the metal construction industry. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome New Tech Machinery (NTM). For nearly 30 years, NTM has been manufacturing industry-leading portable rollforming ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Panther East | Black Cat Fasteners
Committed to always having the latest and most innovative solutions, the Panther East team is constantly reviewing the newest advances in equipment and tools for contractors. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Panther East. Panther East is the premier ...
