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RCS Roofing Contractors Face Shortage

Roofing Contractors Face Shortage of Skilled Workers - The Freedonia Group Weighs In

As discussed in the study Roofing Accessories, "The roofing industry – like many other construction trades – faces a shortage of skilled workers." The main factors contributing to the shortage include: older roofers aging out of the profession younger generations showing less inclination to enter traditionally blue-collar careers government policies that have made it ...


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Roofer James Murton Remembered for Roofing Miami’s Most Recognized Buildings

James Murton started Murton Roofing in 1976 with two of his brothers and focused on commercial properties. Murton’s daughter told the Miami Herald, that Murton, who died at 64 on August 2 from liver cancer, is behind a major part of some of South Florida’s most familiar buildings. Among the recognizable ...


RCS Scammed Veteran Receives New Roof

Scammed Veteran Receives New Roof

By Lauren White. All-American Roofing repairs dangerous roof for free. 88-year-old Charles Hogue was conned out of thousands of dollars for a sub-par roof repair. And he’s not the only one. The Collins family out of Osceola were going “...door-to-door across Missouri preying on the elderly,” and taking advantage of them, ...


Roofers Jump Into Action to Save

Roofers Jump Into Action to Save Others

By Lauren White. Two children are rescued from a burning building by heroic roofers. A fire devastated the Courtyard Apartments in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Construction workers were installing a new roof on the building adjacent to the apartments that caught fire. Working in the right place at the right time, ...


RCS USGBC  Seeks Input to Advance Future

USGBC Seeks Input to Advance Future of LEED

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED program 20 years ago to provide guidance and direction on the building of environmentally friendly, sustainable buildings. LEED guidelines are updated through a continuous improvement method that ensure the building sector continues to be more sustainable as ...


RCS Pharmacy Technician to Union Roofer

From Pharmacy Technician to Union Roofer

By Lauren White. Monique Cooper’s unique journey to finding her calling in roofing. Walking around in work boots and primer stained jeans, Monique Cooper has come a long way from being a pharmacy technician. As mentioned in The Journeyman Roofer magazine, she had a difficult time starting her career in ...


RCS June Top 5

June Was All About People and Projects and New Offerings

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. Stories about people are always interesting to the readers here at RoofersCoffeeShop and that proved to be the case once again as we took a look at our most-read stories from the month of June. Coming in a ...


METALCON Theater Education Schedule Announced

Theater Education Schedule Announced for METALCON 2019

METALCON’s commitment to the industry goes far beyond exhibits. The show not only offers one on one interactions with exhibitors, but also offers opportunities to learn from industry experts.The METALCON team is excited to announce this year’s “line-up” for the PPG Theatre, sponsored by PPG which is headquartered in the host ...


RCS Texas Contractor Provides Free Roof Repair to Active Military

Texas Contractor Provides Free Roof Repair for Active Military

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. After learning that this mother of three was holding down the fort while her husband served in the military, contractor decides to donate repairs. Wes Strahan, Lead Roof Adviser at Georgetown, Texas-based Texas Traditions Roofing, was headed out to answer a call from a homeowner who ...


RCS Corporate Hero Award

Antis Roofing Receives 2019 Corporate Hero Award

By Lauren White. American Red Cross honors Antis Roofing. “The old saying is true...heroes don’t always wear capes,” says Linda Voss, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross Desert to the Sea Region, serving Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Antis Roofing & Waterproofing was honored as one of these heroes ...


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