Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter
Improve Productivity With This New Welding Technology
By Evelyn Witterholt. We speak with Dave Nordentoft from Leister about Leister Quality System (LQS) technology, a new way to track productivity and improve safety while heat welding. For over 70 years, Leister has been an industry leader in the field of plastic welding and hot-air applications. Although they operate ...
Excellent School, Excellent Air
By Evelyn Witterholt. Faced with indoor air quality concerns, Harvard Medical School invested in PURE-Steam Coil Cleaning to improve their HVAC system. Harvard Medical School is considered one of the best places in the country to study medicine. The Longwood campus, located in Boston, Massachusetts, contains 14 buildings, a few ...
SkillsUSA 2023 is Right Around the Corner!
By Evelyn Witterholt. Join tens of thousands of students, teachers and education leaders for this annual conference that supports technical and career education. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has been a trailblazing organization when it comes to advocating for skilled trades. They offer resources for students who are looking to expand their ...
3 Reasons You Should Offer Customers a FORTIFIED Roof
Here’s why contractors should consider recommending a FORTIFIED roof to their customers. Contractors know that when it comes to protecting a home, the roof is your first line of defense. If a homeowners’ roof were to get damaged by a storm, their home would be much more at risk than ...
Couple Awarded for Their Generosity With Free Roof
By Evelyn Witterholt. After years of giving back to the community, the Clifton’s were rewarded with a free roof replacement. Nancy Bunn “Bunny” Allen and Stephen Clifton have been together for over 40 years and are well-known in the community for their generosity. Over the years they’ve always been willing ...
How This Roofing Company Got Stronger During a Recession
By Evelyn Witterholt. We speak with Laurie Moore, president and CEO of Kreiling Roofing Company, about what their company learned during the 2008 recession. Kreiling Roofing Company has been in business since 1921 serving the Peoria, Illinois area. With 125 employees on deck, they can handle any roofing job, from ...
Why Ventilation is More Important Than Ever
By Evelyn Witterholt. We speak with Tony Vizzi from Quarrix about why roof and wall ventilation should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. As building innovation has progressed, it has also tightened a lot of building envelopes. This means that air movement in many buildings has been reduced, making ...
Top April Stories: Open House, Sustainable Roofing Materials and Supporting the Troops
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past April. With Earth Day being April 22, it’s no surprise that our readers were itching to read about sustainable roofing materials and practices. Two of our top 10 articles this past April highlight the subject of sustainable roofing. One ...
5 Summer Roof Maintenance Tips You Must Know
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here are five easy roof maintenance tasks homeowners can do before summer comes along. Editor’s note: Share the following information with your customers to help them safely maintain their roofs. With the weather getting warmer, homeowners are looking on the bright side of life. But when was ...
More Bang for Your Roofing Bucks
By Evelyn Witterholt. With TopShield’s TopCash Rewards Program, you can earn some great rebates by buying your favorite roofing products. Do you love using TopShield®‘s many premium roofing products for your roofing jobs? Maybe you’ve been considering using their high-quality materials but want another great reason to start. Either way ...
