National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
How COVID Has Impacted Construction and Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) talks to industry association leaders about the state of the industry. On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, NRCA hosted a telephone town hall to talk about what is happening in the industry overall and see what manufacturers, contractors and ...
Rod Petrick of Ridgeworth Roofing Wins Daily Herald Business Ledger's Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
Honorees demonstrate the best traits of entrepreneurship, including willingness to take risk, drive, perseverance and business creativity. Rod Petrick, president and owner of the Frankfort-based Ridgeworth Roofing, was one of several honorees honored during the Daily Herald Business Ledger's annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. The virtual ceremony was held on September 24. The ...
Ladder Safety is Focus of $1.8 Million Grant Received by Professor
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Grant will support the development of safer ladder designs and research exploring the various risk factors associated with ladder falls. Ladders are a central component of the safety measures needed to help prevent falls, one of the most common job-site injuries in the U.S. According to www.constructiondive.com, ...
Look Out for These Counterfeit Respirators Being Sold in the U.S.
By the National Roofing Contractors Association. Workers who regularly use respirators need to ensure their respirator provides the protection they paid for. Construction Dive reports guidance from the federal government has warned workers of counterfeit respiratory protection and to carefully check the source of their respirators. Workers trying to protect themselves from ...
A Slowing Market: Storms, Shortages, Uncertainty
By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo. A stormy combination threatens an already challenged market. The industry is facing a stormy combination of heightened challenges as recent severe weather events, material shortages, and uncertainty surrounding the upcoming election coincide with a slowing market. The devastation left behind by the recent derecho in the ...
S2:E3 Coffee Conversations with Alison LaValley and Trent Cotney - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Trent Cotney with Cotney Construction Law and Alison LaValley with the NRCA. You can read the interview below or listen to the conversation here. Heidi Ellsworth: Good morning, and welcome to Coffee Conversations. My name is Heidi Ellsworth, and I'm ...
National Roofing Contractors Association to Hold a Roofing Industry Telephone Town Hall
The National Roofing Contractors Association will hold a roofing industry Telephone Town Hall Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. EDT. The roofing industry Telephone Town Hall will feature the leaders of NRCA, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, EPDM Roofing Association, International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association and ...
Register Today for October NRCA Virtual Legal Conference
By Merry Duggan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the most pertinent legal topics of the time from your workspace. Would you like the opportunity to receive top notch legal tips and advice regarding the roofing industry without ever leaving the office? You can this year by registering for the NRCA ...
Join us on Wed, September 30th at 11 am PT for the next RLW - Adopting Technology that Makes Sense for Roofing
John Kenney of Cotney Consulting Group shares with Heidi J. Ellsworth his 30-plus years of roofing experience and how he has adopted technologies that make sense. Known for his excellence in roofing operations, John is bringing tools like Smartsheet, artificial intelligence and a deep understanding of technologies that work. ...
S2:E2 Coffee Conversations With Tom Shanahan- TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Tom Shanahan, NRCA Vice President, and Ted Ryan with Vault Strategies about a new health care plan for roofing contractors. You can read the interview below or listen to the conversation here. Heidi Ellsworth: Good morning and welcome to Coffee ...
