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DuPont to Focus on Elevating the Importance of Tradespeople
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The company will be partnering with RoofersCoffeeShop® to help spread the #RoofingRespect message at the International Roofing Expo. Maggie Abbey, marketing communications manager for roofing at DuPont, comes from a background in the trades. Her father was a millwright and a farmer, and her husband is ...
2018: What Were the Top Stories on RoofersCoffeeShop®?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Many of us are looking forward into 2019 and making plans for the coming year, but sometimes it’s fun to take a look back at some highlights from 2018. Each month we feature the top ten posts from the previous month to see what contractors are ...
Hackers Take Over Construction Cranes
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Implementing technology on worksites has many advantages but its important to be aware of the risks and take steps to prevent malicious attacks. Forbes reported this week that research hackers successfully took over a large construction crane using just a laptop, some code and some radio ...
Is that an OSHA Drone Flying Over Your Roofing Job?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A recent OSHA memo obtained by Bloomberg under the Freedom of Information Act authorizes investigators to use drones during inspections. The OSHA memorandum to regional administrators dated May 18, 2018 addresses the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems by OSHA. The memo states that “UAS may be ...
The Internet of Things in Construction
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The Internet of Things is just about everywhere, and it is going to be changing the way construction sites operate. I first heard the phrase, the Internet of Things (IoT), related to a new conference that was being planned. This was eight or nine years ago. ...
Greg Fantin of Rmax Named PIMA Chair During Association’s Annual Meeting
During its annual meeting, the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) announced the election of Greg Fantin, Vice President - Marketing at Rmax, a division of the Sika Corporation, as chair of the Board of Directors. Greg’s two-year term began on November 14, 2018. He succeeds Helene Pierce of GAF, who has ...
Are You Listening to your Customers? You may need to be Diversifying your Business.
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Contractors should really consider the changing markets and think about offering more or different products and services in 2019. I had the pleasure of attending the 2018 METALCON Conference in Charlotte, NC. A great show and a great chance for me to really visit with ...
Monster end-of-year report shows that construction and trades topped the list for hiring in 2018
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The report also analyzed other stats such as the busiest days for job searches and what people are searching for. Website Monster.com is a leading source of job postings. As 2018 came to a close they decided to scour their data covering everything from top job ...
Q4 Commercial Construction Outlook - Focus on Technology
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors believe that new technologies like drones, augmented reality, artificial intelligence will be useful for productivity and improved safety on jobsites Throughout the year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and USG Corporation survey contractors and release a quarterly report detailing their findings. In the recently published ...
