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Education & Learning
Train for the Best With the Best
By Yvette Cruz. APOC ® MasterWorks Training & Education Program dedicates time and space to coach and develop contractors' skills for roof coatings and restoration products. Apprenticeships, schooling and training programs all are great ways to receive hands-on experience. Some companies won’t hire without proper training, which makes it ...
You Don’t Always Need to Coat Your Metal Roof
By Cayden Wemple. Check out these pro tips for when you don’t need to coat your metal roof courtesy of Roof Hugger. More often than not, metal roofs are coated, but every once in a while, a contractor will come face to face with a roof where they must decide ...
What Are Rooftop Ice Dams and How Can You Prevent Them?
By Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) Here’s why it’s never too early to start preventative maintenance on your roof before next winter. Editor’s note: The following information on residential roof maintenance can be shared with your customers. If this last winter showed us anything, it’s that homeowners in any part of ...
Learn While You Earn
By Yvette Cruz. Doug Shultz advocates for apprenticeship programs and the benefits of putting time and training for their partners. The difference between a job and a career is not the amount of time spent working but the growth and knowledge acquired. In a recent interview, Karen Edwards ...
How Technology Can Fine Tune Your Estimating
By Yvette Cruz. Join the discussion and find out how your business can benefit from incorporating software in your estimation process. RoofersCoffeeShop® has made it easier than ever for members of the roofing and construction industries to learn how they want, when they want, where they want with their ...
The Essentials of Roof Restoration
By Alec Doniger. Learn how to evaluate and execute a roof restoration project. Years ago, if a roof was damaged and in need of repair, the solution was to tear off the roof completely and replace it with an entirely new one. However, the roofing repair technology of today has ...
The Latest (and Earliest) Film Technology in Metal Roofing
By Alec Doniger. Corynn Sheridan explains a classic product that’s new to metal roofing, DuPont™ Tedlar®. Roofers and contractors alike are always looking for improved solutions to make their jobs easier. The work they do should provide a lasting solution, and it can be frustrating when the elements, along with ...
The Future Generation of Roofers Present at the Student Competition
Undergraduate students from six universities present their proposals for Globe Life Field to a panel of industry professionals at the annual Student Competition. Day two of the International Roofing Expo (IRE) 2023 started with presentations from industry professionals, in addition to the ninth annual Roofing Alliance Student Competition. This event is ...
Registration is Open for NRCA University’s Future Executives Institute — Class 11
The National Roofing Contractors Association is accepting applications for its next three-year Future Executives Institute class. FEI is a comprehensive and powerful learning experience and one-of-a-kind industry networking opportunity. It is built on 10 core areas essential to small-business operations: leadership, management, strategic planning, human resources, financial management, sales and ...
Stay Ahead of the Curb: Learn About the Technology That’s Changing Roofing
By Cayden Wemple. Join industry leaders in a special RLW webinar to learn more about the ever-evolving roofing technology. RoofersCoffeeShop® has made it easier than ever for members of the roofing and construction industries to learn how they want, when they want, where they want with their Read, Listen, Watch ...
