Gary Harvey, CEO and president of Marin County, Calif.-based Wedge Roofing, was recently elected an executive board member of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, or SPFA, a trade group representing the spray foam roofing industry. In a July 19 news release, Wedge Roofing said Harvey’s appointment reflects “his expertise and leadership in the roofing industry…
An eagle-eyed employee at the ABC Supply Co. branch in Hot Springs, Ark., spotted shingles in the back of a pickup truck that led to the arrest of a 60-year-old woman after police also found methamphetamine inside the vehicle, which the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported. The suspect, Verna Suzanne Love, 60, was arrested last Wednesday…
Jobber, a provider of home service software, announced last week it had partnered with the small business platform Xero, which runs cloud accounting software, helping home service businesses to easily sync their customers, products and services, invoices, and payments from Jobber to Xero. According to a July 16 news release, Jobber is one of the…
Scope Technologies announced last Friday the launch of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Scope 2.0, designed for roofing and siding contractors. In a July 18 news release, Scope Tech said its Scope 2.0 offers customers no-fee subscriptions that go directly toward the cost of reports, adding that the company’s most popular option provides customers the greatest…
Are you frustrated by a leaky faucet that just won’t stop dripping? Or perhaps you’re dealing with a faucet that refuses to turn off completely, causing a wastage of water and increasing your utility bills. Faucet problems can be a headache, but understanding the common issues and how to fix them can save you time,…
A story out of Lenoir City, Tenn., about 30 miles north of Knoxville, should put a smile on some faces. Donna Maloney, a widow, was in a pickle after the roofer she had hired unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy before fixing her reroof; a Knoxville roofing contractor stepped in the breach to help. As first reported…
CrewCost, a new accounting software program launched on Tuesday, is being touted by the company as “designed for contractors by contractors”; the program and eponymously named firm is from the founder of Esticom, a cloud-based takeoff and estimating application since acquired by Procore. In a July 16 news release, CrewCost pointed out that the domestic…
dam Burdine is the oldest of three brothers who, with their father’s former colleague and partner, Steve Cruse, are the principals of RAMCON Roofing in Tampa, Fla., a commercial and industrial roofing company built on core tenets he lists as “trust, communication and quality.” Burdine’s surname may sound familiar to those familiar with the history…
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