Simply Affordable Roofing - SA Roofing

Leading the industry for 30 years

April 6, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

By Emma Peterson. Learn about Simply Affordable Roofing’s history in the industry and how they are continuing to develop their skills and business. In a live interview from the International Roofing Expo 2024, Karen Edwards caught up with Chris Ekerson, Brandon Smith, Kendall Ekerson and Nalani Smith from R-Club ...

Tools beyond the roof

March 12, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

By Dani Sheehan. Hear one business owner’s insights on family business, starting a company and the power of outside resources. Kendall Ekerson grew up in the roofing industry, and after 15 years working with the family company, she and her husband branched off on their own with their two business ...

Kendall Ekerson - PODCAST TRANSCRIPT

February 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Kendall Ekerson from Simply Affordable (SA) Roofing. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Megan Ellsworth: Welcome to Stories From The Roof, the podcast that brings you tales from the most unexpected vantage point, rooftops. ...

NRCA Announces 2024 Future Executives Institute Graduates

February 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

The NRCA recognized their FEI graduates during NRCA's Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The National Roofing Contractors Association’s Future Executves Institute has announced its graduates for 2024. Graduates were recognized Feb. 7 during NRCA’s 137th Annual Convention in Las Vegas. FEI is a comprehensive three-year educational program designed to develop the ...

RoofersCoffeeShop® Announces 2024 Influencers for its Coffee Shop Communities

February 6, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

RCS Influencers celebrates its eighth year of giving back to the industries it serves. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning website where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announces the 2024 Coffee Shop Influencers for RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop™ and CoatingsCoffeeShop™. Each month these Influencers respond to a topic ...

From family legacy to industry leaders: Get the business support you need

January 6, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

By Dani Sheehan. See how this dynamic duo expanded the family business and elevated their roofing company by mastering the NRCA’s Future Executives Institute program. For Kendall and Chris Ekerson, owning a roofing company came naturally. They both grew up in the roofing industry and met working for Kendall’s father. ...

Women in Roofing Join Forces to Reroof Building of Homeless Nonprofit Organization

September 30, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

By Evelyn Witterholt. Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing teamed up to fix the roof of the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington. For National Roofing Week, Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing (NWiR) worked together on a reroofing project for the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington ...

How to Prepare Your Roofing Crew For Extreme Heat

July 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

RCS Influencer Kendall Ekerson from Simply Affordable Roofing offers a few ways their company handles the problem of heat stress. In Oregon we don't typically see crazy hot weather, but we have a few weeks every spring and a few extended periods in the summer when it gets really hot. The ...

Top 20 Insights From Our 2022 RoofersCoffeeShop® Influencers

June 12, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

By Evelyn Witterholt. Our 2022 influencers gave us a lot of insight into roofing industry trends and helpful business advice. Each year, we here at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) name a number of roofing professionals to be our RCS Influencers. These influencers come from all sectors of this industry, from contracting to ...