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Brian Pallasch Announced as New CEO/EVP of IIBEC
IIBEC, the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (formerly RCI, Inc.), is pleased to announce the hiring of Brian T. Pallasch, CAE, as its new chief executive officer and executive vice president (CEO/EVP). Pallasch will replace Lionel van der Walt, who has taken a position as CEO and president of PayCargo ...
NRCA Chairman-Elect Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
The testimony was in support of the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act (H.R. 1740) designed to meet workforce needs in roofing. Nick Sabino, chairman-elect of NRCA and president of Deer Park Roofing in Cincinnati, Ohio, testified before the United States House Committee on Small Business to discuss immigration reform that ...
Austin Camp Shows Girls Opportunities Available in Construction
By NRCA. Women represent just 10% of the construction industry workforce, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Association of Women in Construction is holding a week-long camp in Austin, Texas, for middle-school-age girls to teach them valuable skills and encourage them to consider careers in the construction ...
Roofing Technology Think Tank Announces 2019 – 2020 Board Members
By RT3. The board supports the RT3 mission working to successfully accomplish its objectives to educate and advance the adoption of technology within the roofing industry. Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of progressive roofing professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry, announced the 2019 – 2020 Board ...
Legal Education for your Roofing Business
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, HJE Consulting. Register today and receive $100 discount through RoofersCoffeeShop® for NRLRC September Seminar in New York. Legal issues are a fact of life in the roofing industry, and roofing contractors need to make the most of every resource available.Compliance with regulations, litigation, and product claims and disputes ...
National Roofing Legal Resource Center Announces 2019 Legal Seminar
New York City will provide the backdrop to an extraordinary three-day legal learning experience. The National Roofing Legal Resource Center (NRLRC), in conjunction with the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), is proud to announce NRLRC’s 40th Anniversary Seminar, Roofing Issues: Decks to Dockets, will take place in the Big Apple on ...
U.S. Department of Labor Cites and Fines Maine Roofing Contractor After Employee’s Fatal Fall
On April 5, 2019, a Portland grand jury indicted Purvis for manslaughter and workplace manslaughter, charging that his repeated violations of OSHA’s fall protection standards caused his employee’s death. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Shawn D. Purvis, owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co. ...
CRCA Honors 2019 Scholarship Winners
On May 14th, CRCA honored the 2019 CRCA, CRC & Local #11 Scholarship winners at Maggiano's Oak Brook. The evening featured a dinner and a keynote presentation by former Blackhawk and Olympic gold medalist, Jack O'Callahan who spoke to attendees about his desire to seek excellence no matter how insurmountable the ...
NRCA Announces We are Family Raffle Winners
NRCA has announced the winners of its We are Family Raffle, sponsored by A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply, Aurora, Illinois. NRCA held the raffle to celebrate National Roofing Week June 2-8. Organized by NRCA, National Roofing Week is a reminder that the roof is one of the most important components of every ...
The Roofing Alliance Announces 2019 Funding Initiatives
Funding awards include new SkillsUSA & NRCA partnership. The Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), proudly announced the approval of several funding projects including funding for a newly initiated partnership between SkillsUSA and NRCA. Bennett Judson, Roofing Alliance Executive Director, announced that a total of $270,276 ...
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