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Estimating as risk management, not just pricing
By Cotney Consulting Group. Estimating has never just been about price. At its core, it’s about risk. Too many roofing companies still treat estimating as a pricing exercise. Measure the roof, apply unit costs, check the math and submit the number. If the job is won, estimating moves on to the ...
Profit starts on the roof
By The Coffee Shops™. Roofing crew leaders can help protect margins by understanding how daily field decisions affect profitability. When we start talking about profitability and overhead costs, it can be tempting for field crews and jobsite supervisors to brush it off as something the guys in the office deal ...
Should roofers put their kids on payroll?
By Exit Stage Left Advisors. Done correctly, hiring your children can be a smart way to reduce taxes while creating opportunities for your family. If you own a roofing company and have kids, here’s a question worth asking: Should they be on payroll? Here at Exit Stage Left Advisors, we advise that for ...
Choosing the right CRM for your business
By The Coffee Shops™. Renoworks offers a guide designed to support contractors throughout the sales and project lifecycle. With so many CRM options available, it can be cumbersome to evaluate the best one for your business. In his article, "The 8 best CRMs for contractors and construction businesses," Miguel Jacinto ...
Marketing KPIs drive smarter contractor growth
By Jesse Sanchez. What marketing KPIs should roofing contractors track to grow their business? Roofing contractors can use key performance indicators (KPIs) to better understand marketing performance, lead quality and return on investment. For roofing contractors, generating leads is only part of the equation. Understanding which marketing efforts are producing ...
Partnering for progress in roofing distribution
By Paul Krug, H.B. Fuller. H.B. Fuller is helping distributors adapt with solutions that support growth and efficiency. As the roofing industry continues to shift, distributors are navigating a landscape shaped by evolving product demands, new technologies and rising expectations from contractors and building owners. Supporting that complexity requires more ...
Renting equipment reshapes roofing efficiency
By Jesse Sanchez. Learn how renting roofing equipment can reduce costs, improve productivity and streamline operations for contractors. For roofing contractors operating in a high-demand, margin-sensitive environment, equipment strategy plays a decisidve role in both profitability and project execution. Renting roofing equipment through providers such as Steve Garlock Equipment is ...
Service scorecard helps roofing contractors strengthen operations
By Jesse Sanchez. A new assessment tool gives commercial roofing contractors insight into how their service divisions can support sustainable growth and long-term profitability. Service Alignment is offering commercial roofing contractors a new way to measure the effectiveness of their service operations through its free 6-Minute Scorecard Assessment. The benchmarking ...
Roofers give reasons why composite roofing is a game-changer for earning new business
By DaVinci Roofscapes. How synthetic slate and shake tiles build roofing sales. During a time when closing consumer sales is tougher than ever, learn how leading roofers nationwide rely on composite roofing to help build business for their companies. Listen to the insights from award-winning roofers as they explain how DaVinci® Roofscapes ...
Roofing benchmarks that reveal hidden growth gaps
By Jesse Sanchez. Why roofing business owners need clear benchmarks to understand where they are winning, where they are falling behind and where opportunities may be hiding. Most roofing business owners have a good sense of whether their company feels busy. Revenue may be climbing, crews may be active and ...
