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Confronting the Opioid Epidemic in the Roofing Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Trent Cotney of Cotney Construction Law presented at the NRCA Legal Resource Center seminar about the opioid crisis in the roofing industry. We had the privilege of being part of the NRCA’s Legal Resource Center seminar in New York City to learn about issues affecting the ...
Roofing Drone Uses Nail Gun to Install Shingles
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Engineers successfully demonstrate autonomous roofing using a multicopter. After having to perform some repairs on her roof a few years ago, Ella Atkins, an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, decided to develop a roofing drone according to NewScientist.com. Atkins teamed up ...
No Bond is Stronger than Family
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Family, friends and local companies band together to replace water damaged roof. Veteran, family man, and retired correctional officer, Augustine Rodriguez, 82, was burdened with a leaky roof on his longtime home in Chino, California. Knowing the roof would only become worse with the onslaught of ...
Rotten Roof Replaced for Free
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Retired Navy veteran receives a new roof through the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project. From 1962 to 1966, Howard Koenig served in the United States Navy. He retired in 2016 and now at age 75, he was in dire need of a new roof. ...
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final OT Rule
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will make 1.3 million Americans eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a press release issued September 24, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella said that this is the ...
Roofing Company President Raises Funds for Alzheimer’s
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Longest Day Campaign has helped raise over $100,000. In three short years, Reed Gooding, president of GSM Roofing in Ephrata, Pennsylvania has raised $100,000 for Alzheimer’s research. This Lititz, Pennsylvania resident is passionate to help the Alzheimer’s Association. In an interview with the Lititz ...
Giving Back, Education and Safety Were all Popular Topics in August
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Each month we take a look at the most popular articles from the previous month. August was a really busy roofing month but there’s always time for a quick check-in with the Coffee Shop to see what’s going ...
Get the Information When and How You Want On Demand!
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Podcasts, webinars and Ebooks fit your schedule for continuing education on RCS: RLW – Read Listen Watch. Every roofing professional understands the need for continuing education. Those who do not stay ahead of the market start to lose their market share. At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we listened to ...
Kelly Roofing named as Top Roofing Contractor of the Year
Award honors contractors who are committed to giving back to their community, have outstanding leadership, and bring innovation to the industry. Kelly Roofing, a roofing contractor dedicated to serving their industry and state with care, consistency, and communication, received recognition as a Top Contractor of the Year by Roofing Contractor Magazine. “Ken ...
Metal Construction Association Announces Formation of the MCM Alliance
The Metal Construction Association has created a new group focused on increasing awareness of Metal Composite Material (MCM) for the architectural building envelope. The MCM Alliance supports product performance testing, initiates research, and promotes education and actions to influence public policies for the utilization and growth of MCM in the marketplace. Introduced ...
