Last week, the National Roofing Contractors Association held its annual “Roofing Day” confab in Washington, D.C., where the many disparate elements within the industry — contractors, manufacturers, trade organizations and the like — pooled their energy for a single purpose: advocacy. The event, which lasted slightly more than 24 hours, used the Grand Hyatt Hotel…
Roofing Corp of America announced last week the acquisition of Hamilton Roofing of Malabar, Fla., which is about 110 miles north of Palm Beach, along the state’s Atlantic coastline. In a May 2 news release, the company said that while RCA’s portfolio of businesses has long performed work for clients in Florida, the Hamilton purchase…
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…
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…
