Disturbing news out of the Badger State on Tuesday after a roofing contractor was sentenced on a conviction of child enticement stemming from charges filed against him in Washburn County, Wis., Circuit Court last March. Following a guilty plea in June, the court handed down a 25-year sentence to James Emerson, president of Rice Lake, Wis.-based ReNew…
It is not breaking news that property and casualty insurance companies have been struggling with mounting claims, many from natural disasters that have become more frequent over the last decade. However, rumbling among the insurance industry’s chattering class has zeroed in on roof claims. “The bottom line is that the frequency of claims submitted for…
In a news release yesterday, Beacon announced that it had completed the acquisition of Chicago Metal Supply & Fabrication, Inc., located in the city’s Hanson Park neighborhood about 10 miles northwest of The Loop. Founded in 2011, Chicago Metal Supply is a family-owned business specializing in custom architectural sheet metal fabrication. Beacon described the firm…
Regrettably, news of a contractor being cited for negligence in protecting workers’ safety is a weekly occurrence. Still, the owner of a Liverpool, Pa., roofing company took that one step further: The Department of Labor says the owner risked the lives of two of his children. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an…
News out of Atlanta on Monday night saw police investigating a brazen burglary at a popular but trouble-plagued strip club where two thieves absconded with $250,000 in cash after cutting a hole in the building’s roof. WSB-TV first reported the news of the quarter-million-dollar heist at the Onyx Gentlemen’s Club on Cheshire Bridge Road in…
Beacon announced last week in a news release that it opened two new locations in Florida, Fort Myers and Milton, and a new branch in Saginaw, Mich., to serve residential and commercial roofing contractors. Florida The new branch in Fort Myers is on the city’s south side. Jack Gill, Beacon’s regional vice president, Florida, said: “We…
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In an ongoing quest to unearth the weirdest roofing news, last week, a bighorn sheep in Boulder Country, Colo., found itself stuck on the roof and deck of a home for more than 24 hours in what wildlife officers suspect was an unorthodox plan to find a mate. The incident, which has since made the…
