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By Brandon Strawder, The RIDGEPRO®. What are worker injuries really costing your business? Roofing is acknowledged to be one of the most hazardous tasks in construction. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks injuries and fatalities in the workplace. In 2021, roofing and construction trades had 726 fatalities. The fatality rate for the ...
How to Use Goal Setting in Your Business
By Integrity Insurance & Bonding. Here's how we track our goals in order to reach them by using technology. Everyone knows that to succeed in business, you must have goals. But all too often, we set them, get really excited about them and then, as if by magic, they start to fade ...
Innovation in Roofing: Adapting Solutions from Other Industries
By Cayden Wemple. We recently sat down with Adam Woge and Tom Biller of Tremco WTI to discuss AlphaGuard PUMA, one of the company’s most innovative products to date. Tom Biller is a training manager at Tremco and specializes in teaching the company’s field representatives and technical representatives, as well ...
3 Ways to Create a Long-lasting Roofing Company
By Equipter. Getting connected with customers and building a good reputation are key factors to maintain success. Making sure your roofing company lasts in the industry takes a lot more than a quality roof installation. You must ensure you have a quality relationship with your customers, one in which they ...
Essential Skills for Your Front-line Supervisor - Part Three
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. In our final part of this series, you'll learn other valuable skills every front-line supervisor should have, including safety management and conflict resolution. In parts one and two, we discussed how your front-line supervisors are a vital link between senior management and the workforce and the ...
Effective Communication is Key to Business Success
By Alec Doniger. Integrity Insurance believes in honesty and hard work above all. Integrity Insurance & Bonding Inc. is a family owned insurance company geared towards the roofing industry. Seth and Ashley Pietsch started Integrity in 2018 with a goal to foster the utmost sense of connection between their ...
3 Ways to Bring Cold Leads Back to Life
By Ingage. New leads are not enough to keep your business growing, your business needs to learn how to engage cold leads as part of a successful sales process. Any contractor can tell you that the key to increasing profitability and bringing in new clients lies in quality lead generation. ...
Avoid Damaging Your Rollforming Machine – Use Approved Materials
By Alec Doniger. To safely operate a rollforming machine, it is essential that proper materials be used. Only specific metal coils can be used in rollforming machines. It’s important to use the correct types, otherwise, you could damage your machine or run into problems during installation. That’s why New Tech ...
3 Ways eSignatures Save you Time and Money
By Danielle Basch, Leap. The “sign here” line carries more value when it is sent digitally. Why? Read on to discover the real value of digital signatures. When it comes to signatures, we often don’t think about them as things that can cost your company. But a handwritten paper signature ...
Essential Skills for Your Front-line Supervisor – Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Once you've nailed your leadership, management and communication skills, here's how to best organize the way you manage your business. In part one, we discussed how your front-line supervisors are a vital link between senior management and the workforce and the first three essential skills to ...
