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Keeping the Doors Open Part 2 - Cities are Shutting Down and Construction is Getting Creative
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. How companies, departments, and organizations are able to maintain operations remotely and keep construction projects going. Not only are building departments in Portland, Oregon closing down, they’re closing nationwide. Even with cities shutting down and permit departments closing their doors to the public, they are ...
Top March Stories: Much-needed Coronavirus Information
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Last time I wrote about the trending stories on RCS it was about the International Roofing Expo and Journey performing at the SRS Distribution party/fundraiser. Fast forward to today and things have changed a lot. Most of our ...
California Representative Visits Roofing Company
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Representative Katie Porter shares the impact Roofing Day in D.C. had on her. Earlier in March, Representative Katie Porter, the U.S. Representative for California, visited Antis Roofing and Waterproofing to discuss issues the roofing industry faces. She was hosted by Charles Antis, one of our RCS ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 1 - Parr Lumber is Open for Business
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Even though the Bureau of Development Services closed its doors, sales are still strong for the Oregon-based building materials supplier. Editor’s note: The information in this article is accurate as of the day it was written, March 30, 2020. Contractors still have work to do, and they want ...
Cleveland Roofing Company Designated Woman Business Enterprise. Angela Wyatt Profiled.
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Starting as the secretary, Angela is now the president of a Woman Business Enterprise. “I have worked really hard to get here. I am a businesswoman. It really is all about business, regardless of my gender.” Angela Wyatt wears many hats day-in and day-out. She ...
Replacing Roofs with Honesty, Equality, and Respect
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. What you need to know about roof replacements “HER” way. Honesty, Equality, Respect are HER Roofing’s core values. With a passion for roofing, and more than 22 years of experience in the roofing industry, Jana Barnbrook founded HER Roofing. This 100% woman-owned company “...helps homeowners ...
Please join us April 16, 2020 - Our guest will be Wendy Marvin of Matrix Roofing.
Wendy Marvin of Matrix Roofing & Home Solutions will lead the Q&A discussion for RoofersCoffeeShop Coffee Conversations on April 16, 2020 at 6 am pacific. Have your coffee and questions ready for this entrepreneurial woman in roofing who has grown her company on the principles of customer service, people ...
Keep Working Safely & Remotely - Part 3
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Beacon keeps back office teams on track with PRO+ while sheltering in place. In our first and second segments of the Keep Working Safely & Remotely series, we talked about the Beacon PRO+ ability to offer online ordering and important sales tools for roofing companies. ...
Protecting Workers and Employers Amidst the Coronavirus
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Workers rights, fair labor standards, and new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor. People are quarantined, schools are closing, and businesses have asked employees to work remotely. Many employees and employers may be wondering what their rights are and what laws are in place to ...
Virginia Roofer Wins Lottery and Buys New Roof for Woman in Need
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After surviving six heart attacks, a local woman was faced with a failing roof she couldn’t afford to replace. A man from Lynchburg, Virginia recently won the Virginia Lottery! Mike Robertson bought the million-dollar-winning scratcher ticket at a store he frequents, Burley’s Market. After cashing ...
