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…
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…
Private equity investment fund Saw Mill Capital Partners announced last week the launch of RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors, a roofing and outdoor exterior solutions provider specializing in the insurance-claim sector. Headquartered in Duluth, Ga., RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors is a multi-regional, residential and commercial roofing and exterior solutions platform focused primarily on insurance-claim demand. The…
A Detroit man was arrested last week after tossing bags of cocaine onto the roof of a Red Lobster and adjacent Texas Roadhouse restaurants in St. Clair County, Mich., as he fled from authorities, officials reported. The suspect, Eric Talton, 29, was arrested by the county’s Drug Task Force team on July 3, as first…
S-5!, the metal roof attachment manufacturer, announced last Friday that its standing seam clamps earned Florida Product Approvals for High Velocity and Hurricane Zone, marking a significant achievement in the rigorous U.S. construction product approvals and permitting processes. In a July 5 news release, S-5! said the certification marks “a leading-edge milestone as the first…
Last week, Drexel Metals unveiled its new Timber Series of wood-grained finishes, which includes five soffit and wall panel finishes that fuse the look of wood with the durability of metal. The timber visuals are offered in shades ranging from rich browns to gray and soft white; the grain pattern allows coordination with other project…
GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company, announced plans last week to build a new state-of-the-art solar roofing testing facility and launch a new round of Building Integrated Solar (BIPV) testing, partly thanks to a U.S. Department of Energy investment. In a June 18 news release, GAF said the project “…aims to develop, test, and validate…
The Roofing Alliance, the philanthropic arm of the National Roofing Contractors Association, announced last week that it would issue a three-year, $150,000 grant to help promote roofing within the SkillsUSA competition. SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers and high school and college students preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including construction,…
The New York State Inspector General’s office announced last week that Jeremiah Wiedemann, the owner of Wiedemann Sons Roofing in upstate Northampton, N.Y., was sentenced in connection with an attempted cover-up of an on-the-job employee death. According to the Inspector General’s office, on May 12, 2023, the Northville Police Department responded to a 911 call…
