The Metal Construction Association announced its 2024 MCA Design Awards winners last week. The awards recognize member companies involved in constructing outstanding building projects that use metal in significant and innovative ways. The winners will be displayed on the Georgia World Congress Center showroom floor from October 30 to November 1 during METALCON 2024. “Every…
Snyder, a leading commercial roofing and waterproofing company in the Pacific Northwest, is celebrating the completion of the main terminal at Portland International Airport, or PDX, as part of an ambitious “PDX Next” redesign and expansion project. Completion of the main terminal is one of Oregon’s largest public works projects since statehood, according to a…
As Kris Hitesman takes the reins as president of the Western Roofing Contractors Association (WSRCA) this month, it will culminate in a career milestone nearly four decades in the making. Hitesman officially started working in the roofing industry at 13, at a company founded by her father in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley in the 1970s.…
Estamos lanzando algo nuevo en Roofing Contractor: el boletín electrónico “Techos y Más”, dirigido a contratistas de techado Latinos que buscan mejorar sus habilidades. No hay mejor manera de iniciar nuestro boletín Techos y Más que volviendo a los pilares esenciales de nuestro negocio: las ventas puerta a puerta. Con más de 80.000 empresas contratistas…
Central States, the producer of metal building components, roofing, and building systems, has named Jered Chandler the first plant manager for its new Tooele, Utah, manufacturing plant. In a September 4 news release, Central States said the state-of-the-art manufacturing plant will also be the only metal company in the U.S. West with direct rail access…
METALCON, the annual tradeshow highlighting the application of metal in design and construction, announced the launch of “The Design District” at this year’s event in Atlanta, beginning Oct. 30-Nov. 1, which event organizers describe as a way for design professionals and engineers to immerse themselves in metal design and construction. What’s Happening at The Design…
La historia de Abad Zárate es de perseverancia, determinación y la encarnación del Sueño Americano. Nacido en México, emprendió un viaje que lo llevó a la vibrante ciudad de Seattle, Washington, donde se estableció como una figura destacada en la industria del techado. Al frente de AzaPro Roofing, Zárate se enorgullece de ser un contratista…
It may not carry the hype or economic influence of the NFL schedule release, but I’m always looking forward to our editorial content calendar planning, which begins around the same time of year. The real fun is scoping out the dates and locations for the coming year’s best shows and expos the roofing industry has…
Roof coatings have been an effective solution for roofing contractors in the field for more than 50 years, but technological advances and improved accessibility in the marketplace accelerated particularly over the past decade. And that’s not likely to slow down. Recent projections from Future Market Insights shows the overall roofing material market growing by about…
Serial entrepreneur Lance Bachmann, founder of Bristol, Pa.-based LB Capital, announced on Tuesday that his holding company has completed its acquisition of My Pittsburgh Roofing, which will become part of Bachmann’s Planet Roof portfolio firm. According to a Sept. 3 news release, My Pittsburgh Roofing is the second of three successful roofing company roll-ups…
