By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will make 1.3 million Americans eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a press release issued September 24, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella said that this is the ...
The company has a goal to make contractors’ lives easier and help their businesses be more profitable. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome RoofSnap. RoofSnap is both a software and a service to help roofing contractors measure and estimate roofing ...
By Vickie Sharples, RCS Partner. This is something I’ve always wanted in the industry and now roofing contractors can have it for FREE! We are thrilled to have One Click Code join RoofersCoffeeShop®! What is One Click Code you may ask? Just one of the coolest things to come along ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Advanced Roofing offers downloads and podcasts to help businesses prepare for hurricanes. With hurricanes brushing past Florida, it is once again time to think about ongoing hurricane preparedness. Roofing companies play a key role in helping businesses stay in front of the hurricane with a ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Know what to do and how to stay safe when faced with a hurricane. September is when hurricanes are most active. According to FEMA Hurricane Preparedness, “Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over warm ocean waters and move toward land. Potential threats from ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Free e-Book from Cotney Construction Law provides important information about project contracts. Hilary Morgan, Partner at Cotney Construction Law, has authored a new e-book that details contract provisions that can make or break a roofing contractor’s business. Often contracts are long, boring and several pages long. ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Each month we take a look at the most popular articles from the previous month. August was a really busy roofing month but there’s always time for a quick check-in with the Coffee Shop to see what’s going ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Podcasts, webinars and Ebooks fit your schedule for continuing education on RCS: RLW – Read Listen Watch. Every roofing professional understands the need for continuing education. Those who do not stay ahead of the market start to lose their market share. At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we listened to ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. We continue our series of interviewing team members working at Tremco and Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI) by visiting with the Business Operations team. If you haven’t noticed yet, the employees at Tremco and WTI really love their jobs! Let’s see what a day in the life ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently released the results of its three-year study to determine the top states with the largest hail losses. The NICB study involved a review of claims data from ISO ClaimSearch® which showed that there were just over 2.8 million hail ...