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Home for the Holidays Has a New Meaning This Year
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With homeowners staying put for the holidays, many say they plan to invest money into home improvement projects. According to a recent Modernize survey of more than 5,000 homeowners, 76 percent of respondents will not travel this holiday season. More than half (55 percent) ...
Tesla Donates Solar Roof to Buffalo Heritage Carousel
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The historic carousel will be powered by the sun. Buffalo, New York is undergoing a revitalization of their urban waterfront that includes plans to bring in an historic carousel that was manufactured in western New York state - the 1924 DeAngelis Carousel. The carousel ...
Ohio Contractor Gives Back Through “Got You Covered” Initiative
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. New initiative was launched this year to help those in need. Austintown, Ohio-based Boak & Sons Inc. launched their Got You Covered program this summer to give back to their community. The first project the company took on, as reported by Mahoning Matters, ...
S1:E10 Peter Harding – How to Fail Fast
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Heartfelt and humorous stories from a roofing professional who worked his way to the top. On this installment of Stories From the Roof, RoofersCoffeeShop® partner Heidi J. Ellsworth and Peter “Pete” Harding, founder of GoGreen Roofing out of California, discussed his introduction to roofing ...
Dodge Data & Analytics Expects Construction Starts to Recover in 2021
Dodge Outlook 2021 predicts a slow and uneven recovery throughout the year. Dodge Data & Analytics (https://www.construction.com) today released its 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Marketing to the Next Generation of Homeowners
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Virtual marketing success stories and what you can do to secure Generation Z customers. The number of mortgage borrowers for those categorized as Generation Z (people born roughly between the years of 1995 - 2010) has doubled in one year according to Housing Wire and ...
Lon Smith Roof For Vets Honors Fort Worth Vietnam Veteran
Local company commemorates Veterans Day by building rew roof for local Navy veteran. Lon Smith Roofing, the largest residential roofing company in North Texas, today honored a Fort Worth veteran by building a new roof for him free of charge. The recipient was Russell Sanders, an elderly Navy veteran of ...
Howard & Sons Roofing Supports the Veteran Community
VFW Post 1512 has a new roof through the generosity of this California contractor and distributor. Howard & Sons Roofing (located in Corona and El Cajon, CA) delivers excellence and superior trade craft to all their roofing projects. Dustyn Howard, owner, recently donated his firm’s time and passion to assist ...
The Biden Administration and the Roofing Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Major news outlets have declared Joe Biden the winner of the election; what that means for roofing and construction. The recent election has left many of us wondering how a new administration’s policies and initiatives will affect the roofing industry. Stephen E. Sandherr, ...
Companies Helping Veterans Recover from Hurricane Damage
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With Louisiana being devastated by multiple hurricanes, these companies are working together to help uninsured veterans. Channel 7KPLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana, an area hard hit by recent hurricanes reports that Ascension Roofing and Construction, with help from Gulf Eagle Supply and Gulf ...
