2024 Kalkreuth Amateur Golf Tourney Raises $50k for Easterseals

Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal, a West Virginia-based commercial roofing firm, celebrated its ninth annual Amateur Golf Championship, raising an impressive $50,000 for Easterseals Rehabilitation Center, a disability and community services nonprofit.  According to the company’s September 17 news release, the KAGC has raised more than $373,000 for Easterseals since its inception in 2015. The

Restoration Builders Buys Massey Construction Group

Restoration Builders, the Indiana-based national residential and commercial roofing services outfit, announced last week that its subsidiary, RB Residential, Inc., closed on acquiring Massey Construction Group, Inc. Massey Construction, founded by Mark Massey, is a top-rated roofing services provider in Southwest Florida. In 2023, it was voted “Best Naples Roofing Contractor” and a “Best Fort

Snyder Celebrates Feat of Tech with Undulating Barrel Roof at PDX

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

Northeast Contracting Corp. Gets Major Equity Infusion

Northeast Contracting Corporation, a commercial roofing concern based in Lorton, Va., specializing in offices, industrial facilities, and educational institutions, has undergone a significant equity recapitalization through RCap Equity Partners of Philadelphia. The recap, announced yesterday in a news release by RCap Equity, a division of Renovus Capital Partners, said the middle market private equity firm

Restoration Builders Nabs GAF Master Elite President’s Club Award

Restoration Builders, Inc., the Austin, Texas-based residential and commercial roofing services firm, announced today that it has won the 2023 GAF Master Elite President’s Club Award. GAF bestows this annual award on roofing contractors for their service and outstanding leadership within the industry. “Our team is profoundly honored to receive the GAF Master Elite President’s

IKO Launches New Warranty Portal

IKO, a worldwide leader in the roofing, waterproofing and insulation industries for residential and commercial markets, announced the launch of its new Warranty Portal. Designed to simplify and expedite the warranty process for commercial customers across the U.S. and Canada, the new portal offers a transparent and streamlined experience. Available in both English and French,

IKO Launches ‘Next-Gen’ Website for North American Markets

IKO, the Canadian-based residential and commercial roofing, waterproofing and insulation manufacturer, announced earlier this month the launch of its newly designed website for IKO Commercial.  “We are thrilled to introduce the new IKO Commercial website,” said Akif Amin, senior vice president of Commercial Sales (North America) at IKO. “By offering a more dynamic and informative

Bone Dry Roofing Names New COO, CFO to Leadership Team

Bone Dry Roofing, a residential and commercial roofing company and 2023 Residential Contractor of the Year, announced two new hires are joining its executive team.  Tony Merlie is the company’s new chief financial officer, and Billy Smith joins as the company’s chief operating officer. Merlie and Smith round out the leadership team alongside owner and

Tecta America Buys Sterling Commercial Roofing

Tecta America, the nation’s largest commercial roofing firm, announced last week it had acquired Sterling Commercial Roofing, based in Sterling, Ill., located about 65 miles northeast of Davenport, Iowa or 115 miles west of Chicago. In a July 15 news release, Tecta said that Sterling Commercial Roofing, founded in 1986, operates across northern Illinois, eastern

Nation Enters First Heatwave Ahead of ‘Official’ Summer

For the last several days, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service has been sounding the alarm that a large swath of the continental United States will experience its first major heatwave of the season. Beginning yesterday, rising temperatures will hit the South before stretching over the Midwest and spreading to the East