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Things were Hot in July on RCS
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. It’s probably no surprise that two of our more popular articles last month were related to the heat! Working outside in the heat brings health and safety risks to crews and it’s critical to have a plan in ...
Army Veteran Comes Home to a New Roof
By Lauren White. Three companies volunteer to build a roof on a Powder Springs home. Ted Hayes was surprised with a new roof on his home in Powder Springs, Georgia. “Hayes served 10 years in the Army as a telecommunications specialist,” FOX5 Atlanta reported. And he was in need of ...
Tragic Loss in the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Mike Mancheno’s company sets up a GoFundMe for his only son. Madsen Roofing & Waterproofing lost a valuable person. Mike Mancheno, 57, was the victim of an automobile accident in Fair Oaks, California. “He wasn’t just a parent, he was Dylan’s best friend,” wrote Rosemary ...
Texas Traditions Roofing Announces Promotions and New Hires
Rapid growth is driving the expansion of the team. Texas Traditions Roofing, a family owned, residential and commercial roofing company serving Central Texas, announced that the company’s rapid growth has led to the need for a promotion and the hiring of additional team members. Michael Pickel was promoted from Estimator to Director ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
