Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
RCS Representing at Roofing Day 2024
The Coffee Shop Crew is five members strong at the 2024 Roofing Day in D.C. Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of a conversation the Coffee Shop crew had after the prep day for Roofing Day 2024. Karen Edwards: We just finished day one of roofing day. It ...
School's New Metal Roof Gets an A+
By Karen L. Edwards. Metal roofing earns high marks from this school because of its visual appeal, performance and longevity Opened in 2003, Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School in Manorville, New York was built when two districts merged to become one. When the school district was putting together ...
The Little Things That Protect Your Roof From Leaks
By Karen L. Edwards. Tried-and-true, this pipe collar will last the length of the roofing system and your homeowner won’t have a leaky roof. When it comes to protecting a roof, it can be easy to overlook the details that make up the entire roofing system. Asphalt shingles may have ...
Crack Under Pressure? Not These Multi-purpose Caulks
By Karen L. Edwards. Choose the caulks and sealants that stand up to movement and won’t crack under the pressure. Have you ever been called out for a leak, only to find that the problem is the sealant has cracked and is crumbling away? Unfortunately, this is something many ...
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 ...
