Lauren White, RCS Editor
Predictive Analysis, Cloud-Based Collaboration and Smartsheet, Oh My!
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Learn about technology in the roofing industry and how roofing contractors can adapt to the technology-driven, post-COVID, business environment. In response to learning that roofing professionals want to consume content how they want and when they want, RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) l developed RLW, which stands for Read, ...
Who Are You Wearing? You Look Fabulous!
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. The future of construction is wearable technology. Remember those out-of-this-world gadgets featured in “Back to the Future II,” set in 2020, like auto-dry jackets, AR glasses and voice-activated tech? While we might not have time-travelling cars and power-lacing sneakers yet, we watch movies in 3D, ...
From Estimators to Salesmen
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Craig and Brett saw an instant return on investment when they invested in Sales Transformation Group and in themselves. Craig Martin and Eagle Concrete, a commercial contractor, bought into Sales Transformation Group (STG) and immediately saw results. Prior to working with STG, Craig and his ...
4 Post-Storm Mistakes
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Contractors are missing out on business by making these common errors. The United States has experienced a myriad of storms that have devastated many cities and states. While the destruction is heartbreaking to building owners, storms are an opportunity for roofing professionals to gain new ...
What’s the Future of Sustainability and Roofing?
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Interested in making your business more environmentally sustainable? This RLW is for you! When RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) learned that roofing professionals want to consume content how they want and when they want, RCS developed RLW, which stands for Read, Listen, Watch. Now, contractors can read ...
Connect With Roofing Professionals to Answer Your Metal Building Recover Questions
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A video series and online forum is dedicated to answering your questions and sharing tips for metal roof recover projects. Do you have questions you need answered about metal roof recover? Maybe you have a technique that makes recovering a tall clip easier? Or do ...
Women Positively Influence the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar’s Marianne Sumter encourages women to support each other in the industry and stay current with trends in technology. The roofing industry continues to be male-dominated with women making up only 0.5 percent of roofing professionals in the industry. With that being said, women are pushing ...
Megaprojects are Risky Yet Lucrative
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. While more and more megaprojects are awarded and being planned, there are multiple drawbacks to these projects. There’s an increase of owners and developers who are choosing to complete a large collection of construction projects instead of focusing on separate projects. These megaprojects take a significant ...
Deserving Student Awarded $5,000 Scholarship
By Lauren White, HJE Consulting. Jacob James is the newest 2020-21 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship recipient. Jacob James has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program for the 2020-21 school year. James is the stepson of Raymond Orman, the quality assurance and field trainer at ...
Roofing Contractors Respond to Damage From Derecho
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After a derecho left a path of destruction in several midwestern states, roofing companies are helping repair and replace roofs. Derecho, meaning “straight” in Spanish, is a long-lived, powerful thunderstorm with straight-line winds that wreaks havoc on everything in its way. On August 10, 2020 a ...
