BluSky Restoration Contractors LLC, a national property restoration company in the U.S., announced that it is once again certified by Great Place to Work. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at BluSky Restoration. This year, 78% of employees said it’s a great place to work –…
Victors Home Solutions, the Detroit-based residential roofing company, announced on Monday it has begun servicing customers after opening its newest branch in neighboring Illinois and plans to add 20 new employees to that team. According to a July 22 news release, the Chicago office will be Victors’ sixth location. The firm currently has offices in…
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…
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…
Roofing Services Solutions, a Dunes Point Capital, LP portfolio company, announced Monday it has acquired Stratus Construction & Roofing, LLC, based in Maitland, Fla., about eight miles north of Orlando. In a July 1 news release, RSS said Stratus provides re-roofing and building exterior services to multi-family, residential and commercial customers. Stratus has one location…
Omnia Exterior Solutions, a CCMP Growth Advisors, LP portfolio company, announced on Monday that Neal Hemenover had been named Chief Information Officer; he will be responsible for building technology and application platforms focusing on finance, human resources, operations, security, communications and collaboration. “Our company is in the throes of building its infrastructure from the ground…
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…
The first phase of construction has begun for a new asphalt shingle manufacturing facility for IKO in Clay County, Fla., led by Dana B. Kenyon Company (DBK), a construction firm serving a broad range of commercial and industrial markets. “It has always been part of our belief system, dating to my grandfather’s founding of the…
Greenwood Industries, a custom building envelope solutions company in the Northeast and 2023 Commercial Contractor of the Year, announced a leadership transition and several key promotions within its executive team. Effective immediately, David Klein will transition from his role as president to chief executive officer. Greenwood Industries says the move will enable Klein to step…
The definition of outsourcing is using another company to perform tasks that a company can do themselves. Here is a summary of outsourcing observations I’ve made in the roofing industry today and some questions: Phase 1: Start-ups and companies under $1 million in revenue. They’re typically short on cash and are trying to do everything…
