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Win your way to the 2026 Western Roofing Expo
By Emma Peterson. Enter for an opportunity to access top-tier educational sessions, networking events, luncheons and an industry-leading trade show floor. RoofersCoffeeShop® is partnering with Western Colloid to send five professionals to the 2026 Western Roofing Expo (WRE)! Known as the premier regional roofing and waterproofing event in the United ...
A roofer’s guide to WRE 2026
By Emma Peterson. Learn about all the events, seminars and exhibitors that will be at this year’s Western Roofing Expo. Navigating today’s roofing industry can be a bit of a challenge. Whether you’re facing more extreme storms in the field or juggling labor issues and material shortages in the office, ...
Top June articles: Operational efficiency, building trust and planning ahead
By Emma Peterson. Articles of interest from June 2026. As the second fiscal quarter of the year comes to a close, it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of 2026. And the number of articles The Coffee Shops™ crew has published in that time (over 2,300 ...
Using AI as a tool, not a definitive
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney breaks down where AI is useful; and where it can lead you into trouble. It seems like artificial intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI, is the only thing anyone is talking about these days. To learn more about its role in roofing and construction operations, ...
Lo mejor de FRSA 2026
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Jessica Bravo. Un vistazo a las conexiones, conversaciones y el sentido de comunidad que se vivieron en FRSA 2026. A principios de junio, Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Association (FRSA) celebró su esperada Convención y Expo. Considerado el evento regional de roofing más grande ...
FRSA 2026 highlights
By Emma Peterson. A look at the connections, conversations and community at FRSA 2026. At the beginning of June, the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Association (FRSA) held their much-anticipated Convention and Expo. The biggest regional roofing show in the United States, the event saw hundreds of exhibitors and ...
Trent Cotney’s June 2026 legal updates
By Emma Peterson. From Florida to California, Trent shares key regulatory and legislative information for contractors. As a partner at Adams and Reese law firm specializing in roofing litigation and arbitration, Trent Cotney sits at the forefront of legal and regulatory changes that are impacting contractors and other roofing ...
The basics of roofing employment law
By Emma Peterson. Employment attorney Benjamin Briggs answers common roofing labor classification questions. Recently, Benjamin Briggs of Adams and Reese stopped by The Coffee Shops™ for an episode of Roofing Road Trips®. Benjamin is a board-certified labor and employment attorney with over a decade of experience helping roofers navigate employment ...
What you need to know about licenses
By Emma Peterson. Attorney Kyle Rea answers common questions about getting a roofing contracting license. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth had the chance to sit down with Kyle Rea, an attorney from Adams and Reese law firm, to ask him some of the most ...
The state of roofing halfway through 2026
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney shares both his long- and short-term thoughts about the current state of the industry. Trent Cotney recently stopped by The Coffee Shops™ for a new episode of Roofing Road Trips® all about what’s new in the industry. Trent is a partner at Adams and ...
