RCS Influencers
Technology has helped NRCA mobilize allies in the roofing industry
RCS Influencer Nathan Pick says that NRCA embraced technology to create an online advocacy network that allows members to easily communicate with elected officials. On March 7, over 400 roofing professionals descended upon our nation’s capital for Roofing Day in D.C. 2018 for the sole purpose of sharing the industry’s needs ...
Put Technology at the Forefront in your Business
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says businesses need to update and consider changing the way they operate to gain an edge through technology. Most law firms operate the same way they did 10 or 20 years ago, but that is not the case for Cotney Construction Law. Technology is constantly at the ...
Embracing Technology-Savvy Millennials in the Workplace
RCS Influencer Alison LaValley says that Millennials and their technological penchants are having a profound impact on the workplace. Some say you can identify a generation by the technology that upended the workplace on “their watch.” And, if this statement proves true: Baby Boomers were rocked by the electronic calculator and later ...
Elite Roofing Supply Uses Technology to Create an Improved Customer Experience
RCS Influencer Sarah Weiss says technology is here to stay and the decision we face on a regular basis is how to better serve our customers using the tools we have available to us. Each year at Elite Roofing Supply, we have implemented a technological solution that changed the way a ...
Our government needs to understand who our skilled workforce is and what would happen if they were gone.
RCS Influencer Jennifer Stone gathered feedback from the workforce within her company who are most affected by the immigration issue: the crews. Last month at the RCS Influencers breakfast meeting at the International Roofing Expo, the topic of immigration came up. After the breakfast I started asking people within my company ...
Navigating Immigration Law within the Roofing Industry
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney details what employers need to know about immigration law and compliance. Federal law prohibits companies from employing individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S. To comply with the law, employers must complete and maintain an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) for each ...
NRCA position on immigration is logical, balanced and good for the industry
RCS Influencer Heidi Ellsworth says that we should all be supporting legal immigration that meets the roofing industry’s workforce needs. As I started working on this Influencer blog, I thought that I should first share the position of the NRCA who does so much for our industry. Here it is: Immigration ...
The Immigration Debate Poses a Real Economic Threat to the Roofing Industry
RCS Influencer Rudy Gutierrez says that extending deferred action and expanding guest worker programs will make a real difference in the immigration debate. The best possible outcome to the immigration debate would be comprehensive immigration reform that allows for the expansion of the guest worker program and provides an opportunity for ...
The Roofing Industry Needs Closure to the Immigration Debate
RCS Influencer Marty Stout says that the immigration debate must end so we can all move forward. If the USA is going to be a nation of laws it needs to make them, publish them and enforce them. I have been in business long enough to remember the 1986 Immigration Act ...
5 Tips to Develop a Diverse Recruiting and Retainment Program
RCS Influencer Heidi Ellsworth shares tips on recruiting talent, diversity and attracting the younger generation. As the roofing industry is looking to gain talented labor for today and tomorrow, I believe we need to look beyond our current workforce makeup. According to U.S. Labor reports, only 2% of the roofing ...
