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The Coffee Shops™ Announce 2025 Influencers
Our Influencers program celebrates its ninth year of giving back to the industries it serves. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning websites where the industries meet for technology, information and everyday business, announces the 2025 Influencers for RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS), MetalCoffeeShop® (MCS), CoatingsCoffeeShop® (CCS) and RCS en Español. Each month, ...
Take a walk down the 2024 memory lane with us
By Emma Peterson. As we look towards 2025, let’s take a quick look back at what was top of mind for home and building owners in 2024! Here at AskARoofer, our goal is to find the answers to any roofing-related questions you have! In the last year, we are proud ...
The evolution of fluid-applied roofing systems
By Jesse Sanchez. Why liquid-applied membranes are revolutionizing roofing in today’s environment. The conversation around liquid-applied roofing systems is changing as their role in restoration and sustainability gains prominence. In this CoatingsTalk, hosted by Karen Edwards, Greg Hlavaty and Hal Leland from Western Colloid explore the nuances of fluid-applied systems, ...
Roof coatings go global
By Emma Peterson. Learn how coatings have grown from being a too often forgotten part of the industry to the global market standard they are today. Coatings are a huge area of growth in the roofing industry due to the benefits they offer both contractors and building owners. But they ...
State of the Coatings Industry - PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Greg Hlavaty and Hal Leland of Western Colloid. You can read the interview below, listen to the podcast or watch the recording. Intro: Hello, everyone and welcome to this edition of Coatings Talk from CoatingsCoffeeShop. My name's Karen Edwards ...
State of the coatings industry
Tune in on October 9 @ 11 a.m. PT | 2 p.m. ET On this episode of CoatingsTalk, Karen Edwards is joined by Greg Hlavaty and Hal Leland of Western Colloid to talk about the current state of the coatings industry. This rapidly growing segment of the roofing industry is appealing ...
Putting the spotlight on the coatings industry
By Emma Peterson. Navigating everything from new building codes, training requirements and more as coatings become an increasingly popular roofing solution. As building owners and professionals in the field realize the power and potential of the coatings industry, it has grown incredibly rapidly. From energy efficiency benefits to extending an ...
There is no 'right' way to market
CCS Influencer Greg Hlavaty says new marketing avenues are great but so are the old. As a manufacturer we may have a different approach to marketing than a contractor. But everyone is piling on to electronic marketing. Social media, direct email campaigns, inline adds in online news outlets, we could go ...
Hal Leland re-elected to the CRRC Board for a third term
A Western Colloid General Manager elected to a third term, recognized for years of excellence. Western Colloid announced that General Manager Hal Leland was reelected to the board of directors for the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) at their annual Summer Meeting, June 5, 2024. Leland has been a member of ...
Beat the heat at one of Texas’s premier roofing events
By Dani Sheehan. Discover the latest trends and innovations in roofing at NTRCA’s Not So Mini Trade Show. The North Texas Roofing Contractors Association (NTRCA) is gearing up for its highly anticipated annual event, the Not So Mini Trade Show, on August 8, 2024, at the Hilton DFW Lakes in ...
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