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Resilience in the Face of a Pandemic
By Rob Drew, FlashCo. COVID-19 might have created challenges for this flashings manufacturer, but it also created opportunities. Early March 2020 the leadership team at FlashCo®, a leading manufacturer of TPO and PVC accessories, was planning to celebrate 20 years in business. And while they certainly weren’t the only ...
Trade Association Coalition Completes Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
Customer inquiry and project contracts indices suggest continued but decelerating market optimism for low-slope business segment. A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Q2 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing. The survey takes the pulse of the reroofing industry ...
Let’s do Lunch!
By EXCEPTIONAL® Metals. Get a free lunch from EXCEPTIONAL® Metals with your first order. EXCEPTIONAL® Metals is offering more than just what you need to complete your next metal roofing job; for your first order we will also throw in a free lunch! As a full metal provider, EXCEPTIONAL® ...
METALCON Announces The Architect’s Experience
Meet industry experts and earn nearly a year’s worth of continuing education credits. The Architect’s Experience at METALCON – the only global event dedicated exclusively to the application of metal in design and construction – announces special programming for architects, designers, specifiers and engineers at this year’s annual conference and tradeshow, ...
Contractors’ Lingering Concerns With COVID-19
By Meta Team. Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the roofing industry and the major concerns contractors still have. When COVID-19 left the world uncertain on how to operate safely, factory shutdowns and reduced product inventory became a common occurrence in the roofing industry. However, what the industry did not ...
DuPont™ Tedlar® and Metal Alliance Showcase Innovative Premium Roofing Protection at the 100th Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Expo
The two innovative companies combined forces to highlight Tedlar products at the recent FRSA Convention. DuPont™ Tedlar® and Metal Alliance presented their innovative solution of Tedlar® PVF film on aluminum to the roofing and metal industry at the recent Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Expo (FRSA) from July 20 to 22, ...
Why Homeowners Prefer Asphalt
By Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA). Asphalt offers homeowners the style and reliability they want out of a long-term investment without having to spend a premium. Steep slope or low slope, commercial or residential, when it comes to roofs there is a reason why asphalt is the most popular and ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Announces Launch of AskARoofer Podcast
New podcast series is dedicated to answering home and building owners’ questions about all things roofing. RoofersCoffeeShop®, celebrating 20 years as the award-winning website where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business announces a new podcast on their sister site AskARoofer. The AskARoofer Podcast is a natural extension ...
Calling All Contractors to Volunteer and Donate for Basic Shelter Program
By RCAW. Help provide a roof to a deserving family by providing labor, materials or time to support this community project. Each year, The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) joins forces with its members to create the Basic Shelter Program. A way to give back to the community, ...
What the Ocean Shipping Reform Act Means for the Industry
By John Boling, IIBEC. Biden takes a significant step forward to solve port congestion and shipping challenges. On June 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed legislation that overhauls shipping laws for the first time since 1998. The law will crack down on international ocean shipping costs and help ease ...
