Coffee Shop Originals
ARCA’s 50-Year Celebration
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Seminars, demonstrations, and tournaments were just a portion of the Annual Roofing Expo events. Established in 1969, the Arizona Roofing Contractors Association (ARCA) celebrated 50 years serving the roofing industry this year. The roofing community came together in Flagstaff, Arizona to honor ARCA at the 50th ...
Erica Grell Knows Roofing
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Grell Roofing continues to be a family business. Grell Roofing will remain in the family now that Erica Grell is the sole owner. Having been involved in the business since 2008, she became manager by 2012, and just last year in 2018 took over the company. ...
Enterprise Risk Management for Your Roofing Business
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Every business should have a plan in place to mitigate the impact a potential incident could have on the company. At the recent NRCA Legal Resource Center, NRCA Vice President Tom Shanahan presented a session on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). He said that for a ...
‘Tis the Season for Gifts
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Enter the Dash for Holiday Cash to get a VISA gift card or win a 2020 Tracker Off-Road Vehicle. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, Beacon Roofing Supply and CertainTeed are getting into the holiday spirit with their Dash for Holiday Cash. This promotion began September ...
Streamlining Estimating and Leveraging Technology on the Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. After seeing a new technology at the International Roofing Expo, this company adapted it to fit their needs, improving estimating and eliminating errors. Have you ever heard of a Technology Innovation Specialist at a roofing company? Meet Lisa Garcia. She is that specialist at Tremco Roofing ...
Tips and Takeaways from the Low-Slope National Labor Study
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Commercial roofing contractors can work smarter, reduce labor expense, and maintain quality and profitability. With the construction industry facing labor shortages, finding skilled laborers has been challenging. Roofing contractors are finding ways to work smarter in order to remain competitive, all while maintaining profitability. Meanwhile, ...
Buying a Metal Roof 101
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Metal Roofing Alliance provides a buyer’s guide with everything your customers need to know when purchasing a metal roof. Roofs protect us, help keep us warm and cool depending on the season, and shelter us from the elements. Although I’m new to the industry, I ...
A Day in the Life of Tony Poleo
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The highlights of being a regional business manager with Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc (WTI). As part of an ongoing series of articles, RoofersCoffeeShop® is proud to highlight a Day in the Life of Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc (WTI) employees. WTI is a subsidiary of Tremco Roofing and ...
Top September Stories: There was a lot of Giving Back
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Once a month when I write about the most popular articles from the previous month, I start by taking another look at last month’s blog. Doing this each month demonstrates a definite pattern for me – anytime we ...
Shell Roofing Solutions Group has been Named Company of the Year by the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (CHCC)
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The Southern Region Business of the Year award was presented to Shell Roofing at the CHCC 40th Annual Statewide Convention. Rudy Gutierrez, President and CEO of Shell Roofing Solutions and our own RCS Influencer shared with RoofersCoffeeShop® that Shell Roofing Solutions Group was named company of ...
