National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
S2:E47 Roofing Road Trips Live! With Tom Shanahan and Ted Ryan on Self Insurance - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Tom Shanahan and Ted Ryan, of NRCA and Vault Strategies. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Heidi Ellsworth: We pre-record them and we send them out to the world through our podcast channels. But ...
Are You a Veteran Who Now Works in Roofing? Tell us Your Story!
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Share your story and you could get TAMKO koozies for your team. RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) has teamed up with TAMKO Building Products to honor and share the stories of our military veterans. This November, we will be the sharing stories of our nation’s veterans who have now ...
Top October Stories: Career Female Roofer, Hurricanes and Color of the Year
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. Human interest stories are always popular on RCS and that proved true once again with our top story being about Rebecca Welsh, a regional business manager for Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI), and her mission to try ...
Coatings are Red Hot Right Now – Here’s Why
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The roof coating market is growing rapidly and closing in on 20 percent market share. Roof Coatings Manufacturers Assocation (RCMA) President Will Lorenz and Executive Director Dan Quinonez joined RCS partner Heidi Ellsworth for a recent Coffee Conversations to talk about how coatings are disrupting the ...
Projects Still Being Delayed or Cancelled Due to COVID
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Survey indicates second wave of business being affected by the virus. Associated General Contractors conducted a survey of construction companies where many were reporting that their businesses are being disrupted due to COVID-19-related issues according to www.constructiondive.com. Three quarters of contractors surveyed said they had projects delayed or ...
Longtime Friend of NRCA Passes Away
Wayne Tobiasson, building science researcher and adviser to NRCA, passed away August 14. He was 81. Tobiasson received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, and a master’s degree in engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. He worked at the U.S. ...
NRCA Partners with Oplign to Support Military and Veteran Hiring in the Roofing Industry
Oplign's data analytics and AI technology will help roofing contractors connect with military veterans re-entering the job market. The National Roofing Contractors Association has entered into a partnership with Oplign LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., to enhance and support NRCA members’ efforts to recruit transitioning military personnel and veterans. Oplign is ...
Reduced Pricing for NRCA University’s Training for Roof Application Careers
Four training packages for NRCA University's TRAC are now available at reduced rates. The National Roofing Contractors Association has significantly reduced pricing for NRCA University’s Training for Roof Application Careers to help the industry train more workers. Roofing industry employers can use TRAC to provide new and inexperienced field workers with information ...
Longtime NRCA Member Passes Away
John Cleveland Robinson III spent his career in construction and was proud to give back to the industry John Cleveland (J.C.) Robinson III, president of NRCA member Frye Roofing Inc., Bluefield, West Virginia, passed away September 16 after a short battle with COVID-19. He was 67. Robinson studied business at the University ...
First Impressions Mean a Lot to New Team Members
RCS Influencer Mike Pickel says that it’s important to make new hires feel welcome and wanted. When a person joins the Texas Traditions Roofing family, we make sure that they feel like they are a part of our family. We welcome them warmly and make sure that we have their workspace ...
