Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
Free 20-minute Consultations from Cotney Consulting Group
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Trent Cotney and John Kenney have teamed up to form Cotney Consulting Group and are offering free 20-minute sessions to roofing contractors. There are plenty of business consulting experts working across the U.S. that are experienced in helping businesses. You may have worked with one at ...
Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcome’s John DeRosa from SRS Distribution
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. John is director of contractor training and customer experience at SRS. RCS’s Heidi Ellsworth got the chance to virtually sit down with SRS’s John DeRosa. It’s obvious from the get-go that Heidi is one of John’s biggest fans. “Many times, I'm like, ‘Oh, John has a ...
Silicone to the Rescue for Leaky Assisted Living Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Commonwealth Assisted Living in Abingdon, Virginia’s roof had been leaking for years. The building’s persistent leaky roof seemed to have no hope of repair. An engineer investigated the problem and looked at several options to repair it, but after structural and load-bearing tests, the only viable ...
Oregon Contractor Offering Free Foot Door Opener
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Opening the door without touching the handle is now possible thanks to this roofing contractor’s idea. The coronavirus pandemic has led many of us to rethink the way we are used to doing things. We are over cautious about cleaning and sanitizing everywhere and we are ...
10 Questions Roofing Companies Need to Ask When Looking for New Software
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With so many software solutions on the market, it can be hard to figure out which one is right for your business. So, you’re at the point where your business would benefit from implementing an estimating software solution. How do you know which one is the ...
NY to Halt Construction, BTEA Reverses Stance and Supports Ban
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Building Trades Employer Association (BTEA) issues statement in support of Governor Cuomo. In an earlier article, we reported that the construction industry was speaking out against banning construction because of COVID-19. One of those was the BTEA, who on March 19 stated, “If construction shuts down, ...
Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcomes Tremco’s Phillip Harris
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Phillip lives and breathes safety every day in his job. In this episode, RoofersCoffeeShop partner Heidi Ellsworth visits with Phillip Harris, who work for Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance as a product manager focusing on the company’s safety solutions. With travel restrictions in place, this road ...
What’s Your Roofing Personality?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Now the roofing industry has its very own personality quiz. Quizzes are all over the Internet and social media outlets. You can find out just about everything. Whether you were spoiled as a kid, which actor is most like you, what your superhero name would be ...
Ryan Groth Shares Keys to Predictable Revenue at Duro-Last® Annual Seminar
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors were able to participate in hour-long breakout sessions focused on predictable revenue and growing their businesses. While attending the 2020 International Roofing Expo, I ran into RCS Partner Ryan Groth from Sales Transformation Group. I hadn’t seen Ryan in a while so I was excited ...
Construction Industry Speaks Out Against Cities Banning Work
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Boston was the first major city to put a halt to all construction activities because of Coronavirus. The construction industry is understandably not happy with the City of Boston’s mandate to halt construction projects. According to an article in Bisnow.com, construction industry advocates are advising against ...
