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Top October Stories: People, Projects and Technology
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. RoofersCoffeeShop is about community. It’s the people who make up this community that we love to hear about and meet. That was pretty evident in looking at what the most popular articles were last month. Leading the list was ...
Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) Shows its Dedication
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner. RCMA continually delivers solutions for the growing restoration market. I want to share some of my numerous road trips with the Roofing Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA). RoofersCoffeeShop and RCMA partnered in the spring of 2018. This group excels in bringing together roof coating manufacturers ...
Roofing Industry Gives Back to Young People
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Scholarships are provided to young people eager to enter the roofing industry. The roofing industry is dedicated to giving back to others. These charitable acts include: providing new roofs and repairs to low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners, donating labor and materials to families with storm damaged ...
Meet Mandy McIntyre of 1st Choice Roofing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The search for her ‘true calling’ led to a career in roofing. In 2013, Mandy McIntyre was working as an office manager for a landscaping and snow removal company and she was miserable with her job. She couldn’t stand working there anymore so she decided to ...
Protecting Buildings in one of the Wettest Places on Earth
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. In situations where the rain isn’t going to stop to let you make repairs, contractors must find the solutions that can stand up to the challenge of repairing leaks in wet conditions. There are just two seasons in Kauai, Hawaii – the dry season and the ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® is a Winner at the 2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards
RCS wins B2B Website Building & Construction and honorable mention for B2B Social Media/Online Community. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announced that it is a winner of the 2019 Folio: Eddie Award for Website B2B Building & Construction. They also received ...
Roofing Road Trips from the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT) Expo
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Golf, new laws and friends meet up at the 2019 RCAT Expo. This year, RoofersCoffeeShop® was excited to attend the 2019 Roofing Contractors Association of Texas' Expo located at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, TX. It was a great show for ...
Insurance Benefits Provided to RCAW Members
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The new insurance program provided by the CleanTech Alliance Health Trust grants RCAW members access to insurance benefits. The CleanTech Alliance Health Trust is now providing members of the Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) access to employee benefits. CleanTech Alliance Health states, “Our goal is ...
A Week Dedicated to Roofs
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Metal Roofing Alliance declared a national event, Love Your Roof Week. Roofs complete a structure, provide protection from the elements, and are aesthetically pleasing. Many people appreciate having a sturdy, functioning roof, yet roofs tend to be one of the last items that are cared ...
Outsmarting the Cold Weather
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Dropping temperatures mean stiff products and stiff hands. It’s that time of year where temperatures are dropping, meaning contractors are getting creative to prevent their sealants from stiffening and becoming nearly impossible to gun out. Some contractors line up the caulk tubes on the dashboards of ...
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