VIDEO: How to Address Fraud and Slow Money
In this video, “Credit Overlord” Thea Dudley discusses ways to address fraud and the slow money that hinders contractors and distributors alike.
Know Your Roofing Company’s Policy on Marijuana
In this BOS podcast, Trent Cotney of Adams & Reese discusses the impact of marijuana legalization on roofing contractors, emphasizing workplace safety and evolving legal challenges.
Video: Man Ejected from Truck, Lands on Roof
Earlier this week, multiple videos surfaced on Reddit of a Michigan man thrown from his truck after crashing into a house in Saginaw, Mich., located in the crook of the state’s mitten-shaped lower peninsula. The driver was catapulted from his flaming truck and landed on the home’s roof. According to police who spoke to WJRT-TV…
IIBEC’s BES 2024 Symposium Heads to Toronto
This year, the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants and Ontario Building Envelope Council have teamed up to bring the 2024 Building Envelope Symposium to Toronto, Canada, for a live, interactive experience convening the best experts in the building enclosure industry. Jill Bloom, group publisher for Roofing Contractor, sat down with IIBEC’s CEO/EVP, Brian Pallasch,…
Schulte Roofing Celebrates ‘Hat Trick’ Victory at Best of Brazos Awards
Schulte Roofing announced its ‘hat trick’ win at this year’s Best of Brazos Valley Awards, securing wins in three categories for Best Roofing Company: Best Metal Roofing, Best Solar Roofing, and Best General Roofing. This marks the company’s 15th win at the BOBV Awards, organized by Brazos Life magazine. The awards ceremony spotlights “local businesses…
Polyglass Reveals Winners of the ADESO 20th Anniversary Social Media Contest
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. announced the winners of the ADESO 20th Anniversary Social Media Contest. This contest celebrated two decades of innovation and excellence in the roofing industry, highlighting the success and creativity of contractors who have utilized Polyglass ADESO products in their projects. The contest invited roofing professionals to showcase their best work featuring ADESO…
METALCON Announces Joe Theismann to be a 2024 Keynote Speaker
METALCON, the global metal design and construction show, announced its keynote speakers for this year’s annual conference and tradeshow in Atlanta, which will take place from Oct 30 to Nov. 1. The speakers include former National Football League Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Theismann and economist Dr. Anirban Basu. Theismann will deliver the keynote at…
God, Lobster, and the Price of a Roof
The headline is what first caught this reporter’s attention. True to its word, the short essay that followed contained, in part, a message meant for residential roofing contractors; its thrust may also resonate with the broader roofing industry. Working in the newsroom means keeping our antennae up for stories like this, written by Beverly Stoddard,…
IKO Launches ‘Next-Gen’ Website for North American Markets
IKO, the Canadian-based residential and commercial roofing, waterproofing and insulation manufacturer, announced earlier this month the launch of its newly designed website for IKO Commercial. “We are thrilled to introduce the new IKO Commercial website,” said Akif Amin, senior vice president of Commercial Sales (North America) at IKO. “By offering a more dynamic and informative…
Partial Roof Collapse at Meat Plant Caused by Heavy Rain
Reports earlier this week out of Dodge City, Kan., described nonstop pelting rain that measured four inches in a short period; the accumulated water became too much for the roof system at The Cargill meat processing plant, causing part of the low-slope roof to collapse and halting production. No one was injured and Cargill said…