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The Coffee Shops™ Announce 2026 AskARoofer™ Experts
AAR Experts celebrates its continued commitment to helping home and building owners make confident roofing decisions. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning digital platforms where industries come together for technology, insight and everyday business, announces 2026 AskARoofer Experts. Each month, AskARoofer™ Experts share their insights on timely topics ...
Construction employment grows despite spending slowdown: What it means for the building industry
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Economic indicators reveal resilience in construction while highlighting the trends contractors should watch closely. It is important across all our Coffee Shop audiences to understand what is happening in the larger construction markets to help make strong business decisions. Having listened to Ken Simonson, chief economist for ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® announces opening of 2026 Roofing Industry Trends Survey
The 2026 Trends Survey, sponsored by QXO, captures insight into the pressures roofing contractors are navigating and the goals guiding their businesses. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announces the opening of its latest Roofing Industry Trends Survey, sponsored by QXO. Now ...
The Roofer Devotional: Faith built in the realities of the roofing life
By Nelson Alvarado. Finding strength and purpose where pressure, responsibility and hard work meet. There are few industries that test a person’s character like roofing. It is work that begins early, stretches long into the day and carries a level of responsibility that goes far beyond the job ...
Green homes and real returns
By Emma Peterson. 77% of homeowners believe green homes hold more value. What does this mean for contractors? Recently, we had the chance to sit down with Allison Hadley, spokesperson of American Home Shield (AHS), for an episode of Contractor Outlook™ about a study conducted for AHS about homeowner ...
Top June articles: Operational efficiency, building trust and planning ahead
By Emma Peterson. Articles of interest from June 2026. As the second fiscal quarter of the year comes to a close, it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of 2026. And the number of articles The Coffee Shops™ crew has published in that time (over 2,300 ...
FirstRidge accelerates growth strategy with Weddle & Sons partnership and appointment of industry veteran Erik Zadrozny as chief revenue officer
Weddle & Sons marks the eighth brand to join the platform since inception less than three years ago. CRO appointment adds to FirstRidge’s highly experienced, blue-chip leadership team. FirstRidge Service Partners (“FirstRidge”), a platform of best-in-class residential roofing and restoration specialists in the United States backed by Garnett Station Partners, today ...
Navigating a new normal
By Emma Peterson. How contractors and manufactures can handle long-term uncertainty and instability. For the last few years, it seems like we are in a cycle of uncertainty and instability, whether that be on the geopolitical stage or local. And as 2026 continues in this trend, it ...
Understanding the truth about your roof
By Emma Peterson. Join us as we bust seven common roofing myths – and explain how your roof really works. Whether you’ve heard the myth that metal roofs will sound like a drum solo in the rain to the idea that solar panels only work on sunny days, there are ...
Word of mouth still works – It just looks different
By Emma Peterson. Angi’s co-founder stops by for a conversation about how contractors can build trust and generate leads in a digital world. Before the advent of the Internet, word of mouth was one of the best ways to find new business as hearing another person’s positive experience is ...
