NWIR (National Women in Roofing)
Welcome Erica Reed as one of Elite's senior level executives
Erica Reed has accepted the position of vice president of multifamily and specialty sales, reporting directly to Mike Braun, president/Elite. In this role as a senior level executive, Erica is leading and expanding Elite's presence in the multifamily housing and specialty projects sectors. She will be responsible to drive strategic growth, ...
Top September stories: Acquisitions, website launches and giving back to the industry
By Anna Lockhart. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past September. September turned out to be a busy month full of important news and exciting announcements for the industry. Kingspan announced their acquisition of IB Roof Systems, marking their entrance into the U.S. market. This move ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
By asking a handful of business questions and measuring responses across several demographics, the survey helps give an indication of the reroofing market’s strength and trajectory. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking ...
Elevate Commercial Roofing Systems announces Kim Eckerman as vice president of marketing and communications, Americas
This roofing industry veteran brings extensive experience to the role. Elevate™ Commercial Roofing Systems is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Eckerman as vice president of marketing and communications, Americas. With more than 17 years since first joining the building products and roofing industry, Kim brings a wealth of experience ...
S-5! & National Women in Roofing give back to the industry
Supporting the future generation of women leaders. S-5!, the global leader of metal roof attachment solutions together with National Women in Roofing (NWIR), is sponsoring a new scholarship program to empower women who wish to pursue educational opportunities in the skilled trades. The initiative aims to support women in their journey ...
Finding her way in roofing
By Anna Lockhart. Grace Kromos shares her inspiring story of finding her path in the roofing industry. In a recent episode of the Roofing Road Trips® podcast, host Megan Ellsworth sat down with Grace Kromos from Tremco WTI to discuss her career journey into the industry and her experience ...
Everybody comes together for SkillsUSA
By Lauren White. Competitors and industry professionals from across the country are joining forces to usher in the next generation of roofers, starting with SkillsUSA. Roofing made a statement at SkillsUSA 2024. And while this year’s event has already come and gone, people like Rick Damato and John Esbenshade are ...
A snapshot of the industry: The Q3 2024 Market Index Survey for Reroofing results are out!
By Emma Peterson. Learn about the reroofing industry’s successes and gaps throughout this last quarter. Every quarter, a coalition of leading trade organizations and associations, including but not limited to the National Roofing Contractors Association, National Women in Roofing, the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association and our very own RoofersCoffeeShop®, send ...
Celebrating a year of Roofing is Women!
By Emma Peterson. Learn how National Women in Roofing’s microsite is helping women enter and excel in the roofing industry! In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth spoke to Shelby Smith about National Women in Roofing’s (NWIR) microsite, RoofingisWomen.org. This site aims to help women find, start and ...
Top July Stories: SkillsUSA, low-slope roofing and women in roofing
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past July. RCS is a proud member of National Women in Roofing (NWIR) and we love highlighting the many ways the organization gives back to the community. One of our most read articles from last month was a profile ...
