Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
How to Become an Expert at Metal Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. S-5! webinar series provides training and education at no cost. Contractors who install metal roofing systems have seen how lucrative the business can be. When you decide to add metal roof installation to your business, you are expanding your customer base by offering a product that ...
COO On Demand for Roofing Companies
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If your company needs a chief operating officer but doesn’t want to invest in a full-time hire, consider outsourcing the role. Every roofing business would benefit from a deeply experienced chief operating officer, but hiring a full-time COO comes with a hefty price tag that not ...
Sustainability Starts With People
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. SOPREMA is passionate about sustainability, infusing the concept into its company culture. In a recent Roofing Road Trips webinar, Tim Kersey, SOPREMA VP and general manager, and Matt Davis, marketing manager, visited with Heidi about their company’s commitment to sustainability. Tim shared that sustainability ...
The Biden Administration and the Roofing Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Major news outlets have declared Joe Biden the winner of the election; what that means for roofing and construction. The recent election has left many of us wondering how a new administration’s policies and initiatives will affect the roofing industry. Stephen E. Sandherr, ...
Companies Helping Veterans Recover from Hurricane Damage
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With Louisiana being devastated by multiple hurricanes, these companies are working together to help uninsured veterans. Channel 7KPLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana, an area hard hit by recent hurricanes reports that Ascension Roofing and Construction, with help from Gulf Eagle Supply and Gulf ...
Meet Mike King, Answer Me This! Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question, next week’s winner could be you! At RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS), we love giving away prizes and then learning about the people who win! Mike King was a recent winner of the Answer Me This! question of the ...
This Distributor Grew from One State to National Prominence in a Matter of Years
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Founded at the height of the 2008 Great Recession, this company has thrived in the roofing industry. The Great Recession was a period of economic downturn that lasted from 2007 – 2009, devastating the financial markets and the banking and real estate industries. New homebuilding ground ...
ABC Supply Cofounder Diane Hendricks Tops Forbes Richest Self-Made Women List
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. This is her third year at the number one spot on the list, with her fortune growing from $7 billion last year to $8 billion in 2020. Diane Hendricks cofounded ABC Supply in 1982 with her late husband, Ken. After his death ...
Meet Answer Me This! Winner Joseph Metrando
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question; next week’s winner could be you! One of the best things about our contests and giveaways is getting to meet the winners and sharing their stories on our site. This week’s winner of Answer Me This, ...
Top September Stories: Honoring Veterans and First Responders, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. September's top stories covered a wide range of topics but the most read article by far was the one shared by Chris Hill at SRS Distribution honoring and remembering first responders and those whose lives were ...
