By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A female business owner in the construction industry, Wendy Marvin is hopeful for the 2020 year and future of the industry. In 2019, Matrix Roofing and Home Solutions had 26 employees, 756 customers, and completed 570 jobs. They have had a 7% average growth per year. ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. NRCA CEO Reid Ribble and COO McKay Daniels share what they are seeing and hearing in the industry on RCS Coffee Conversations. Reid and McKay joined RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth for this week’s Coffee Conversations and it was great to hear from two leaders in ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Now is the time to update and establish work from home policies. Working from home is increasingly popular in today’s work environment with the development of newer and faster technologies and the ability to collaborate remotely. Employees have more flexibility now to work from home, a ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Faced with medical bills and failing roof patches, Charles was prepared to fix his roof one shingle at a time. When it rains outside, it rains in the kitchen as Charles Rucker cooks meals for his wife Bettie. Having worked all of his life, Charles has ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Sales teams keep working using Beacon Sales Tools through PRO+. In our first segment of the Keep Working Safely & Remotely series, we talked about the Beacon PRO+ ability to offer important sales tools of 3D imagery, financing and ordering online. Pro+ connects roofing contractors ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Understanding how manufacturing slowdowns will affect the industry, and how contractors can protect themselves. We have already seen how the coronavirus is affecting the economy. Grocery store shelves are emptied of sanitizing solutions and canned goods, travelers have their own rows on flights, people aren’t eating ...
Please join RoofersCoffeeShop for Coffee Conversations where the industry meets to ask questions of the day. Reid Ribble and McKay Daniels, CEO and COO of National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) will participate in a Q&A hour providing answers about how the NRCA has been active in Washington, DC concerning ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Much-needed face masks and respirators are donated by construction firms and produced around the clock by manufacturers. As news of the coronavirus spread, people began stocking up on toilet paper and face masks to protect themselves. The panic buying that ensued has led to a shortage ...
Lansing Building Products is a leading supplier of exterior building products across the U.S. Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it is advising Lansing Building Products (Lansing) on its pending acquisition of the distribution business of Harvey Building Products (Harvey Distribution). Through Lansing’s acquisition of ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Opening the door without touching the handle is now possible thanks to this roofing contractor’s idea. The coronavirus pandemic has led many of us to rethink the way we are used to doing things. We are over cautious about cleaning and sanitizing everywhere and we are ...