Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
Top February Stories: Price Increases, Recognizing Achievement and New Products
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past month. February saw a lot of us interested in the rising prices of materials, not to mention the shortages. Our most-read article was written by RCS Partner Heidi Ellsworth as she investigated the reasons behind the price increases. ...
Cotney Attorneys & Consultants Welcomes RoofersCoffeeShop® as an Affinity Partner
Cotney Attorneys & Consultants is excited to announce that RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is now an affinity partner. RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS) is a roofing industry site that assists industry members with employment opportunities, provides education, products, forums, projects, videos, services and more all in one space. RoofersCoffeeShop not only brings roofers together, but also ...
5 Themes for National Ladder Safety Month
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. March is National Ladder Safety Month, now celebrating its fifth year of safety education. If you’re looking for some Toolbox Talk topics, this is the month to focus on ladder safety. The American Ladder Institute began the Ladder Safety Month initiative five ...
Commercial Construction Confidence Rising but Still Low
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Q4 2020 Commercial Construction Index is creeping up but still below pre-pandemic levels. The Q4 report saw the index rise from 57 in the third quarter to 59 in the fourth, still much lower than the first ...
Meet Lydia Lane, 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! One of our most popular giveaways is sponsored by Gibraltar Building Accessories as part of their ‘Construction Solutions’ campaign designed to supply feedback from contractors to help ...
Veteran Helping Others is a 2020 Beacon of Hope Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The new roof will allow him to stay in his home and continue serving others in the community. Veteran’s Promise is a non-profit organization founded by U.S. Army Veteran Dave Ragan that offers support and outreach to veterans suffering from PTSD and substance ...
Meet Trip Howland, 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! One of our most popular giveaways is sponsored by Gibraltar Building Accessories as part of their ‘Construction Solutions’ campaign designed to supply feedback from contractors to help ...
Top January Stories: Asphalt Roofing Q4 Report, Hero Roofers and Measuring Success
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past month. We were all so excited for 2021 to arrive and hopeful that it would bring less chaos and more normalcy. 2020 saw us struggling to secure materials and watching as prices crept up. Our ...
How Painting a Roofer’s House Led to a Roofing Career
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Tiffany Newman is Tremco’s first woman in the role of contractor support specialist. Tiffany knew from a young age that she wanted a career that would allow her to be hands on. “In my early 20’s, I started looking at getting into the ...
Marketing Experts Share Their Strategies On-Demand
By Leap. Are your sales and marketing teams working together? If not, chances are good you’re losing money. RoofersCoffeeShop® partner, Heidi J. Ellsworth and RoofersCoffeeShop editor, Karen L. Edwards came together to provide an informative webinar about building a successful marketing strategy. This webinar is available to watch on-demand and incorporates a ...
