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Roofing Road Trips with Heidi - The Future is Bright
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, Partner, RoofersCoffeeShop.com. Davis Memorial Foundation grants twenty scholarships This year’s Western Roofing Expo (WRE) was tremendous. With over 4,000 attendees, the WRE offered educational classes, exhibits and networking events. The RoofersCoffeeShop® booth was buzzing as we caught up with old and new friends of the Coffee ...
Elevating Your Game: Why Training Isn’t Just for Field Employees
By Karen Cates. Every business benefits from the continuous learning of its leaders. Going back to school doesn’t have to mean a full-time commitment and a six-figure price tag. But the very nature of our fast-moving economic and labor environment means we can never sit back, kick up our feet, and ...
Meet Robert Bruce, July’s winner of a case of GREEN LINK Engineering’s Adhesive/Sealant
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. One of the things we love the most here at the Coffee Shop is meeting the contractors who are part of our online community. I recently had the chance to talk with Robert Bruce, an estimator at John J. Campbell Co., Inc., from Memphis, Tennessee. I ...
Top 5 Blogs on RCS for July 2018 – Technology is HOT!
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Check out what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop.com this past month. Looking back at the most popular content lets us know what our roofing contractor audience is most interested in learning more about. During the month of July, the most popular article was about a new technology that ...
Employers in Construction Industries Must Work Harder to Engage and Keep Employees
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. It’s no secret that skilled jobs are the hardest to fill. The problem is only going to worsen if employers aren’t willing to attract and engage their workforce. According to an article on Constructionequipmentguide.com, at the recent Association of Equipment Manufacturers ConExpo-Con/AGG 365 initiative, Ethan Martin, ...
Failing Roof Brings Community Together
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The North Carolina family has been fighting cancer and unable to afford to replace their aging, 40-year old failing roof. A recent article in The News Herald detailed how one community came together to replace the roof on Rev. Danny Townsend and his wife Michelle’s roof. ...
RCS Partners are the BEST
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, Partner RoofersCoffeeShop®. Meeting up with RCS Partners on the Road. In this road trip edition, I want to share some of the amazing customer visits I have experienced. In the late spring of 2018, I was invited to visit Tremco, WTI, and Cotney Construction Law. As some of you ...
Believing in Safety: One Company’s Approach to Closing in On Zero Incidents
By Karen Cates. OSHA’s Safe + Sound week is coming up August 13-19. Why is it that despite the best intention and prevention, people still get hurt or worse while on the job? This question was the premise for a consulting engagement several years ago. My client had asked, “How do ...
Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) Annual Charity Golf Events
The company raised over $30,000 to support their local Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center. Wheeling, WV - West Virginia-based Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal (KRSM) held its annual charity golf events benefitting the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center in Wheeling, West Virginia on July 12-15, 2018. On Thursday, July 12, a vendor sponsor ...
The Power of Gifts: Feel-Good Moments That Last
By Karen Cates. Learn how the gifts that you incorporate into your employees’ lives can really make an impact – especially when it’s something that enables parents to share their experiences with their children. When I’m not consulting, coaching, or writing children’s books about roofing, I am an Academic Director at the ...
