By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Did you know steel is one of the greenest construction materials? Did you know that steel is 100 percent recyclable? Steel enables manufacturers to make lighter, taller and safer structures, and it is also continuously recyclable. When measured through the entire life cycle, steel minimizes ...
By Dale Nelson, Roof Hugger. Having Florida Product or NOA Roofing Product Approval does not mean it automatically meets the code! In Florida, to get a permit to roof or re-roof a building we need to know The Florida Product Approval Number, commonly known as “The FL #,” or in ...
Jobba meets the needs of the roofing industry with a new toggle feature for multiple languages. RoofersCoffeeShop® sat down with Jobba Trade Technologies’s CEO Scott Keith to discuss Jobba’s new multilingual capability. Jobba, the roofing industry’s leading software provider, announced the availability of their roofing software in multiple languages including Spanish. With ...
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Corynn Sheridan and Tara Faulkner discuss a groundbreaking new film that provides a different kind of protection for metal roofs. In Season 4, Episode 15 of Roofing Road Trips, Heidi J. Ellsworth spoke with Corynn Sheridan, the global marketing manager at DuPont Tedlar and Tara ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Guardrails, warning lines, and penetration openings. In the first part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed some OSHA safety standards for working on roofs. We covered basic roofing safety training requirements and OSHA requirements for fall protection equipment. Guardrails are ...
By EXCEPTIONAL® Metals. How to properly cut and prepare metal panels to ensure the buildings' long-term performance. Metal panels are key in manufacturing a building that is resilient and durable. While onsite cutting is a common part of the metal roof and wall panel installation process, improper onsite preparation ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply’s new redesigned website allows customers to learn more about metal decking and metal deck accessories. Check out the new and improved metaldecksupply.com! The revamped website sports an up-to-date platform with features to make your metal deck experience one of a kind. ...
By DuPont™ Tedlar®. DuPont™ Tedlar® has announced a new protective film that is perfect for laminating transparent or translucent structures that require a natural light, or applications where the substrate should be seen. The new DuPont™ Tedlar® TAP15BM3 transparent protective film provides decades of durable protection while being basically invisible. ...
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. We look back on New Tech Machinery’s most informative articles on portable rollforming machines and equipment. For New Tech Machinery, last year was one full of growth and exciting new adventures. They launched new products and even celebrated 30 years of being in business. Although ...
Lorin Industries and Metallic Products have recently become members of the Metal Construction Association. The Metal Construction Association (MCA) is proud to announce two companies have recently become members of the association: Lorin Industries and Metallic Products. These two companies have joined 100+ MCA member companies which include manufacturers and suppliers dedicated ...