Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA)
ARMA Releases Third Quarter 2020 Report on Asphalt Roofing Product Shipments
Shipment data is up year over year in three out of four categories. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released the third Quarterly Product Shipment Report for 2020. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the third quarter, as well as a comparison ...
How COVID Has Impacted Construction and Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) talks to industry association leaders about the state of the industry. On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, NRCA hosted a telephone town hall to talk about what is happening in the industry overall and see what manufacturers, contractors and ...
TAMKO® Receives Roofing Industry Recognition for Safety Achievements in Manufacturing
TAMKO Highlights Nine New Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) Awards in Recognition of Manufacturing Day. This Manufacturing Day, TAMKO Building Products LLC celebrates its employees’ outstanding accomplishments in demonstrating a dedication to workplace safety, recently represented by nine prestigious manufacturing safety awards. TAMKO facilities across the nation were recognized with Perfect Employee ...
Miriam Higginbotham Named ARMA’s New Health, Safety, and Environment Director
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has named Miriam Higginbotham as its new Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Director. In this role, Higginbotham will serve as ARMA’s primary resource for identifying, monitoring, and recommending/implementing action on HSE regulatory and legislative issues of importance to the asphalt roofing industry. She will be ...
North American Roofing Contractors Invited to Apply to ARMA’s 2021 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program. ARMA encourages all roofing contractors to submit their best low- and steep-slope asphalt roofing projects from the past three years for consideration by December 1, 2020. “We received a record number of submissions ...
ARMA Releases Second Quarter 2020 Report on Asphalt Roofing Product Shipments
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released the second Quarterly Product Shipment Report for 2020. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the second quarter, as well as a comparison with the prior year’s data. “The shipment report is a valuable resource for ...
Roofing Industry Supports Tax Credits in Response to Economic Impact of COVID-19
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. NRCA is supporting a proposal from Standard Industries for tax incentives to stimulate demand for construction. Standard Industries, the parent company of GAF, is proposing that the federal government consider a 30 percent federal tax credit for the cost of improvements to residential and commercial buildings. ...
Embrace Diversity, Technology and the Next Generation of Roofers
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Login to the Western Roofing Expo on July 15, 2020, to learn how to attract and retain talent amidst a growing labor shortage. As everyone adjusts to the “new normal” caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, there are many changes to how people are conducting business and how ...
Over 20 Opportunities to Learn Virtually
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Western Roofing Expo is going virtual, as are the educational sessions! The Coronavirus has created a “new normal” for everyone in terms of how business is conducted. Teleworking has forced us to communicate virtually with one another, which has proven to be successful over the ...
Roofing Industry Associations Join Forces to Keep Roofing Essential
By Ellen Thorp, NWiR Executive Director. Notes From the NWIR Office Shortly after states started issuing “Stay at Home” orders in mid-March, my colleagues and I who run our industry’s associations jumped into action. Many of us have significant government relations experience and we could see that proactive monitoring and engagement ...
