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Scholarship Programs Support the Future of the Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Consider supporting an organization that gives back to the roofing industry. This is the time of year that many students are receiving their acceptance letters to different colleges and trade schools. Many of them may be facing challenges securing the money for ...
Your Gift to a Roofing Industry Charity Doubles this Month
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Cotney Construction Law is matching donations made to four roofing industry charities during December. I first met Trent Cotney when he was just starting out with his own law firm in Florida. We were both serving on the board of the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal ...
Look to Loyal Customers
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, HJE Consulting. Five pieces of advice on how to work with past customers for strong testimonials and referrals. In this time of COVID recovery, it is more important than ever to gain the trust of new customers. Contractors and sales teams are finding it a ...
A Contractor’s Guide to The Economic Future Through 2021
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Take a look at these possible economic outcomes and prepare your business for the future. In Cotney Consulting Group’s latest video, The US Economic Outlook, John Kenney outlines three possible economic scenarios that could affect the future of the construction industry and how you ...
Meet Bob Robitaille: Answer Me This! Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Each week someone wins a prize for answering a question, next week’s winner could be you! At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we love giving away prizes and then learning about the people who win! Bob Robitaille was a recent winner of the Answer Me This! question of the week. ...
12 Days of Holiday Giveaways from Beacon Building Products
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Beacon makes the holidays fun and rewarding for roofing contractors. Beacon Building Products is giving away $1000 a day! Each day starting Monday, December 7 through December 18, 2020, Beacon email subscribers will receive an email notification with that day's entry form. Two winners will be selected at ...
Meet Tremco Roofing’s Rookies of the Year
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The two have some things in common – they are passionate about their work and in delivering quality results to customers. We love talking to the team at Tremco Roofing. Everyone is so nice and loves their jobs. I feel like I say that all the ...
Mark Erdman Joins the FEI Group Team
FEI Group has hired Mark Erdman as Senior Vice President of Exterior Contractor Alliance (ECA). In this position, he will oversee the efficient execution of the overall strategy for the division and will be responsible for day-to-day operations, managing member benefits, marketing initiatives, new member acquisition and supply management. He ...
Product Performance is a Reflection on You
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Customers expect the products you install to perform and when they don’t, they blame you. When a customer hires you to work on their home, they expect professionalism and quality work. You may have given that customer an outstanding experience throughout the sales process, the installation ...
Why Invest in Prepaid Lawyer Fees?
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Protect your company during times of uncertainty with reliable and affordable legal services. The coronavirus pandemic has caused uncertainty within the construction industry. Contractors with operations of all sizes have faced difficulties keeping their businesses running over the last few months. According to Cotney ...
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