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Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
One Brilliant Idea, No More Leaky Pipes
By Karen Edwards. This product is so tried and true, they created an entire business from it. When W.R. “Bill” Merrin recognized a recurring problem around pipes on roof installations, he took it upon himself to find a solution. The owner of a California-based roofing company, Bill invented and patented ...
Wil-Mar Products’ Pipe Collar Sets New Industry Standard
By Karen Edwards, RCS. A roofing contractor's problem-solving prowess sparked the creation of the game-changing Wil-Mar Products Pipe Collar. Sometimes, the best roofing products come from roofing contractors tackling specific problems. That's exactly what happened with Wil-Mar Products, Inc., when Bill Merrin, a roofing contractor, found a way to ...
Why Contractors Rave About Wil-Mar Products Pipe Collars
By Karen L. Edwards. We asked what made Wil-Mar Pipe Collars special, and contractors made it clear why they love the product. RoofersCoffeeShop collaborated with Wil-Mar Pipe Collars to send out samples of their products for RCS partners to try. One of the contractors Wil-Mar sent a box of ...
Bringing the Metal Construction Industry into the Digital Age
By Anna Lockhart. Over the last few decades, we have seen technological breakthroughs change the way we live our daily lives, including how we communicate and do business. In a recent episode of MetalTalk, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with John Kenney of Cotney Consulting Group and Karen ...
The Future is Bright at SkillsUSA
By Karen Edwards. Thousands of youths looking to enter the trades compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta. The RoofersCoffeeShop® crew is representing the roofing industry for its first-time participating in the SkillsUSA Techspo and competitions. The National Roofing Contractors Association was instrumental in working with SkillsUSA ...
ATAS International Celebrates 60 Years With Open House, Tours and Education
By Karen L. Edwards. We were delighted to attend the ATAS International open house event that celebrated their 60th anniversary! From humble beginnings in the basement of Jack Bus’ home in Rochester, New York, ATAS International has grown to have multiple locations throughout the U.S. with hundreds of thousands of ...
Be on the Lookout for Faulty Pipe Collars!
By Karen L. Edwards. When it comes to water leaks, pipe collars are a top suspect for being the culprit. While the life cycle of an asphalt roof can last up to 30 years, most pipe collars cannot keep up. Exposure to the elements as well as design flaws ...
Day Three, That's a Wrap!
Highlights from the last day of IRE 2023. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation the Coffee Shop crew had after day three of the International Roofing Expo 2023. Karen Edwards: This is late night with Karen Edwards and we at RoofersCoffeeShop, are going to talk about the ...
Day Two: Student Competition, Interviews and More!
Day two proved to be just as amazing as day one at IRE 2023! Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation the Coffee Shop crew had after day two of the International Roofing Expo 2023. Karen Edwards: Hey, this is Karen and we just wrapped up day two ...
Day One Recap of IRE 2023
The Coffee Shop crew goes over the events and happenings of the first day of the IRE Expo 2023. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation the Coffee Shop crew had after day one of the International Roofing Expo 2023. Karen Edwards: Hello, this is Karen and we're ...
