Roofing Contractor readers continued to show their desire for diverse and informative content over the past year. RC editors examined the top traffic draws published in 2023 to gauge what drew their interest the most. The following list of the year’s most popular videos focused on the current trends, technology and people making the roofing industry what…
IKO, one of the largest manufacturers in the roofing, waterproofing and insulation industry, announced last Thursday plans to construct a new manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The new $45 million site will manufacture extruded polystyrene insulation, will employ about 30 people in the Brantford area, and will serve IKO customers throughout Canada and the…
Wholesale roofing and building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. has promoted 12 of its leaders to branch manager positions at locations throughout the company in the third quarter of 2023. Below are the individuals ABC Supply promoted, listed in alphabetical order: Kyle Bailey has been named branch manager of the Elgin, Ill., location. He first joined ABC…
Looks can certainly be deceiving. On the outside of the house, JR Lynch, managing partner of Fortress Exteriors in Fishers, Ind., could see fully vented soffit while preparing an estimate for a new roof. But upon further inspection, underneath that fully vented soffit was 100% solid wood preventing any ventilation through the attic. In our…
Happy New Year! It is that time of the year when we look backwards and forward at the same time. Here are some random thoughts on both from my perspective. I have never had a bad year. I have had years when some really bad things happened in my life, like they did in 2022.…
As every Floridian can tell you, obtaining property insurance in recent years has been challenging. More and more insurance companies have dropped their coverage for property owners, or they have shuttered their businesses altogether. And for those home and business owners who have secured coverage, premiums have skyrocketed. In December, Florida lawmakers tried to address…
Working with insurance companies can be a frustratingly slow bureaucratic process for many roofing contractors. They can slow down a job and often don’t give you the resources to fix a client’s roof. However, many roofing contractors could be doing more to help their clients by taking the time to fix some of the ways…
More than 10 million jobs remain open, even after several months of record hiring. May saw 384,000 jobs filled, and in June payrolls increased by 372,000. In July, the number of jobs filled exploded to 528,000. Each month exceeded estimates, which seemingly contradicts other signals of economic slowdown. Despite the currently resilient job market, the…
