Technology
RT3 Members Experience VR Rooms and Share Future Workforce Tips at IRE 2022
Members of the Roofing Technology Think Tank started the week of the 2022 International Roofing Expo by participating in a meetup where they learned about emerging technologies and how they will affect the roofing industry. Tesla Solar Roofs The group began its meetup on Monday, January 31 with several presentations. Ken Kelly, ...
How to Break Into Commercial Roofing: The Importance of Technology
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Megan Ellsworth talks with Jackie Hart about using and incorporating new technology into your business. RCS Podcast Producer Megan Ellsworth recently sat down with Jackie Hart, regional sales manager at Estimating Edge, to discuss how companies can best approach the constantly changing world of technology. ...
How a CRM System Can Help Grow Your Company
By TAMKO. Learn all about CRM systems and how they can improve your relationships with customers. While the right materials and labor are important aspects of installing roofs successfully, any contractor knows there’s a lot more to it than that. There are numerous elements to juggle such as customer communications, ...
Roofing Contractor Apps That Help You Manage Your Business
By IKO. From measuring roofs to calculating estimates, these roofing contractor apps will help you run your company more efficiently. While IKO lists costs for the apps below, and we have made efforts to ensure they are accurate as of January 2021, they are subject to change. IKO does not ...
Why Finding a Tech Champion Can Lead to the Revolution of Roofing Technology
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. RT3 member John Kiesel talks about how empowering tech savvy employees to bring technology into your company helps move the industry forward. Season 3, Episode 7 of the Coffee Conversations podcast celebrates Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of thought leaders who have ...
New Year, New Technology
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Be strategic about implementing new technologies into your business. A new year is the time when we plan for all of the things we want to do differently in our businesses. That might be new processes, new people or even new technology solutions. For ...
ITG’s Drone Demonstration at IRE Promises to Show you the Future
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Discover how technology, training and drones are revolutionizing the industry at Imagine Technologies Group’s demonstration at IRE. Imagine Technologies Group is revolutionizing the ways properties are designed, planned and maintained by providing high-quality drone images, interactive reality-modeling and reports. Through this technology, everyone involved ...
Restoration Jobs Go Quicker with HOVER
By HOVER. Read about how Benson Property’s experience using HOVER benefitted customers and contractors alike. Benson Property was started by Anne Benson and her husband to help homeowners navigate storm damage. Today the Minnesota business is successful as ever, providing an exceptional experience for every kind of storm from blizzards ...
3 Ways Technology Helps Combat Material and Labor Shortages
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Save on manpower by obtaining powerful tech that helps you work smarter. Roofing contractors are still adapting to the challenges of 2020 as they enter 2022, facing material shortages, price increases and lack of labor (not to mention an ongoing pandemic). Luckily, the roofing industry ...
How Ingage Helped C&L Ward Gain a 7.5% Closing Rate Increase
By Owens Corning. This home improvement business was driven forward by adopting new technology that helps homeowners visually understand their options. A leader in home improvement in the Midwest, C&L Ward attributes its success to being committed to their team and open to new technologies. C&L understands that homeowners are ...
