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Keep Working Safely & Remotely - Part 3
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Beacon keeps back office teams on track with PRO+ while sheltering in place. In our first and second segments of the Keep Working Safely & Remotely series, we talked about the Beacon PRO+ ability to offer online ordering and important sales tools for roofing companies. ...
Protecting Workers and Employers Amidst the Coronavirus
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Workers rights, fair labor standards, and new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor. People are quarantined, schools are closing, and businesses have asked employees to work remotely. Many employees and employers may be wondering what their rights are and what laws are in place to ...
Virginia Roofer Wins Lottery and Buys New Roof for Woman in Need
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After surviving six heart attacks, a local woman was faced with a failing roof she couldn’t afford to replace. A man from Lynchburg, Virginia recently won the Virginia Lottery! Mike Robertson bought the million-dollar-winning scratcher ticket at a store he frequents, Burley’s Market. After cashing ...
Meet the Backbone of Matrix Roofing
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A female business owner in the construction industry, Wendy Marvin is hopeful for the 2020 year and future of the industry. In 2019, Matrix Roofing and Home Solutions had 26 employees, 756 customers, and completed 570 jobs. They have had a 7% average growth per year. ...
COVID-19 State of the Roofing Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. NRCA CEO Reid Ribble and COO McKay Daniels share what they are seeing and hearing in the industry on RCS Coffee Conversations. Reid and McKay joined RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth for this week’s Coffee Conversations and it was great to hear from two leaders in ...
Creating a Work from Home Policy for When Pandemics or Disasters Strike
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Now is the time to update and establish work from home policies. Working from home is increasingly popular in today’s work environment with the development of newer and faster technologies and the ability to collaborate remotely. Employees have more flexibility now to work from home, a ...
Hardworking Caregiver Recipient of New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Faced with medical bills and failing roof patches, Charles was prepared to fix his roof one shingle at a time. When it rains outside, it rains in the kitchen as Charles Rucker cooks meals for his wife Bettie. Having worked all of his life, Charles has ...
Keep Working Safely & Remotely – Part 2
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Sales teams keep working using Beacon Sales Tools through PRO+. In our first segment of the Keep Working Safely & Remotely series, we talked about the Beacon PRO+ ability to offer important sales tools of 3D imagery, financing and ordering online. Pro+ connects roofing contractors ...
Coronavirus Effects on the Construction Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Understanding how manufacturing slowdowns will affect the industry, and how contractors can protect themselves. We have already seen how the coronavirus is affecting the economy. Grocery store shelves are emptied of sanitizing solutions and canned goods, travelers have their own rows on flights, people aren’t eating ...
Join us April 9, 2020 for the third RoofersCoffeeShop Coffee Conversations. Our guests will be Reid Ribble and McKay Daniels.
Please join RoofersCoffeeShop for Coffee Conversations where the industry meets to ask questions of the day. Reid Ribble and McKay Daniels, CEO and COO of National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) will participate in a Q&A hour providing answers about how the NRCA has been active in Washington, DC concerning ...
