By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. After 160 years BUR is still a long-lasting, cost-effective and energy-efficient roof system solution. Bituminous waterproofing has been around basically as long as mankind. Evidence of humans using bitumen for waterproofing dates back as far as six millenniums BC, or over 8,000 years. Incredibly, a 5,000-year-old water ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors can participate by simply hosting a toolbox talk on fall prevention or conducting inspections of the integrity of safety gear. Well-known in the industry for their defense of contractors against OSHA citations, Cotney Construction Law also encourages contractors to develop strong safety standards ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the history of Sashco (including a flying sales team). Sashco’s virtual show tells us the story of Sashco’s beginnings in 1936 to the products it makes today. Sashco’s Customer Service Supervisor, Melani Torrez, welcomes us into the world of Sashco and tells us about Don ...
By Merry Duggan, RCS Reporter. The COVID-19 pandemic provides opportunity to capture potential talent. The on-going global COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge individuals, communities and businesses. Roofing companies are no exception to the effects of this unprecedented hardship. In many places, construction projects have had to scale back ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Meet Gibraltar’s Cleve Cobb and find out why he thinks pizza is the reason behind his sales success lately. Cleve Cobb has worked in outside sales for the Building Accessories Division for 20 years, but he wouldn’t call it work. He loves ...
Powerblanket products keep contractors working when temperatures drop. RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS), the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome Powerblanket. Powerblanket products prevent fluids from freezing, protect critical materials and equipment, improve viscosity, optimize processes, keep personnel safe, and provide total temperature ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. With 23 colors to chose from, the hardest part for Frank was most likely choosing the color! We love giveaways at RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) and we try to always feature our winners. Sometimes, however, they are a little bit shy about having a spotlight on ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. TAMKO’s Lorena Garcia Cucalon is committed to learning and doing her part to advance the roofing industry. When RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) partner Heidi J. Ellsworth attended a recent National Women in Roofing webinar about women in nontraditional roles in the roofing industry, she was ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Unique metal roofing tiles create beautiful works of art on more than just the roof. Professional roofing contractors know that a beautiful roof job can be a work of art, or even a masterpiece. At RoofersCoffeeShop®, we see photos of thousands of art-worthy roofing work, but ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. From product videos to press releases, this year’s roofing expo has it all. The first ever Virtual Western Roofing Expo was more than a success and it’s online exhibit hall will remain open and running for the rest of 2020 for all of those ...