When your buddy asks if you would bid out a reroof for a city’s Chief of Police, it’s not a bad relationship to develop, whether you’re a resident or not. That is how Ruben Gonzalez, principal of Ais Construction, based in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park, became involved in something more significant than a…
It’s not often that a child becomes the hero of a story, but that’s exactly how the parents of an 8-year-old Rhode Island boy describe their son after his quick thinking saved his father during an emergency. The incident occurred when Ben Nascenzi was working on the roof in the backyard of their home near…
It’s time for roofing contractors and other roofing industry professionals west of the Mississippi River to get ready for another action-packed Western Roofing Expo, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, at the Paris Las Vegas. Registration is open, and this year’s event offers roofers a chance to take their businesses to new heights with cutting-edge products, education and…
It’s obvious to every tradesperson that an injury can happen to anyone — despite the common workplace belief that “it won’t happen to me.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, U.S. employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal on-the-job injuries and illnesses. Most of those — 2.3 million — were injuries. Globally, an estimated…
It’s time for roofing contractors and other roofing industry professionals west of the Mississippi River to get ready for another action-packed Western Roofing Expo, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, at the Paris Las Vegas. Registration is open, and this year’s event offers roofers a chance to take their businesses to new heights with cutting-edge products, education and…
The submissions have been collected for the 2024 Top 100 list, meaning it’s time for RC’s editors to take a closer look at the data and prepare the annual list for publication. As we do, some interesting facts have popped up along the way. Per tradition, the list will rank companies by their reported revenue from…
It’s hard to find a person who does not like animals. According to the AAPA National Pet Owners Survey, 65 million households have dogs, and 46 million have cats. Those are the kinds of animals people want to have around. There are other animals, such as skunks, snakes, raccoons, possums, and ground squirrels, that most…
The high humidity environment of a bathroom can be great to de-stress after a long day, but it’s not so great when that leads to a buildup of mold and mildew in your shower. Especially in environments like the shower, mold and mildew can build up and not only cause unsightly black or gray splotches,…
