Owens Corning has partnered with business technology solutions company Get The Referral to offer a customized referral app, including exclusive resources for Owens Corning Roofing Contractor Network members. In a news release, OC said the fully branded GTR app features content resources designed to help contractors “educate, enlighten, and engage” existing customers while helping source…
LOS ANGELES — Roofing contractors didn’t expect to be the center of the attention when the Los Angeles Dodgers took on their crosstown rival Angels over the weekend at Dodger Stadium, but that changed quickly with one swing of Shohei Ohtani’s bat. The Dodger superstar clubbed a mammoth home run into the right-center bleachers during…
If roofing contractors are encouraged to take their time, assess their surroundings carefully, and double-check their work (especially when setting up and using fall protection equipment), they’ll be less likely to fall and get hurt on the job. It’s important to note that taking a few extra moments to evaluate these things is worthwhile. The…
Northpoint Roofing Systems, the roofing contracting portfolio firm, announced on Tuesday its expansion to Nashville, Tenn., following its entrée into Tennessee last July when the company entered the Chattanooga market. According to a June 25 news release, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the expansion and named John Howard the Nashville…
Owens Corning and Roofle Technologies, an Owens Corning Business Solutions Partner, are partnering to bring an exclusive version of RoofQuote PRO to contractors in the Owens Corning Contractor Network (OCCN). The co-branded instant estimating tool equipped with patent pending technology delivers accurate quotations in under 30 seconds while helping the contractor’s website function as a…
The Association for Financial Professionals released its annual survey of treasury practitioners, revealing some startling statistics about just how vulnerable businesses are to fraud attacks and attempts. In this episode, Thea Dudley, owner of Pocket Protectors, speaks with RC Publisher Jill Bloom about the survey’s findings and what roofing contractors can do to protect themselves from…
The Roofing Technology Think Tank, known commonly as RT3 — a group of progressive professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry — announced on Tuesday that Richard Carroll, principal of Minneapolis, Minn.-based Carroll Consulting Group, has joined its board. “We are looking forward to Rich joining the board,” said Karen Edwards, RT3 director.…
The technology wave sweeping through the roofing trade is not slowing down. Advances in service and product ordering, aerial measurement, real-time communication, logistics and asset tracking are having an impact on the roofing contractor’s day-to-day business operations in the field. Roofers are also experiencing significant enhancements to customer relations, lead generation, and training capabilities through…
Why is it that a large number of companies don unimpressive records in selecting technology solutions for their workplace? These tools are used to support the organization and uniformity of your operations. Surely evaluating these products should be given the utmost importance — but we continue to come up short. Companies tend to focus on…
