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Dealing with the Crazy Weather in 2019
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. From deep freezes to several feet of snow to strong storms with torrential rains, the year is proving to be another challenge for roofing contractors. February has ended and March kicked off with a bang in terms of extreme weather conditions. RCS Partner Heidi Ellsworth reported ...
DuPont® encourages women to join National Women in Roofing (NWIR)
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Platinum sponsor, DuPont® encourages women to join NWIR and be active in their local community and nationally. During this year’s NWIR Day, Maggie Abbey of DuPont wanted to do something special. So, she partnered with RoofersCoffeeShop® to develop t-shirts that played off the Next Time ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes ForceManager
ForceManager provides field sales teams with the perfect tool for capturing information on the go. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome ForceManager. ForceManager is a leading mobile CRM for field sales teams, designed to help salespeople in their day-to-day lives ...
Diversity in Roofing
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner. NWIR and NRCA activities continue to spark passion and excitement in the Roofing Industry I had some amazing trips in 2018 that involved National Women in Roofing (NWIR) and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) events. As many of you know, I am very proud to be ...
These Women are Roofing the Florida Keys
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Dion Watson and Deborah Shirley are owners of one of the largest roofing companies in the Florida Keys with locations in Marathon and on Stock Island. Several of us here at the Coffee Shop have a fondness for the Florida Keys. We also love roofing – ...
Top 5 Blogs on RCS for January 2019 – Elevating Tradespeople
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Check out what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. We went full steam ahead into 2019 with some great articles on the Coffee Shop. We were excited to see that DuPont’s focus on elevating the importance of tradespeople was the most read post. They leveraged the ...
RT3 Makes an Impact at the International Roofing Expo
The group’s activities featured a meetup at Vanderbilt and moderating a contractor technology panel. Members of the Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the 2019 International Roofing Expo (IRE). They began the week by attending a live meetup held at Vanderbilt University and hosted by professor Larry ...
Heidi J. Ellsworth of RoofersCoffeeShop® to Speak at RCAW Annual Event
Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) to Host Annual Trade Show February 22. RCAW is looking forward to another great turnout during their annual conference slated for February 22, 2019, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Doubletree Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington. RCS is excited that our very ...
5 Steps to Get off the Revenue Rollercoaster
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Surefire Local offers an informational webinar to build predictable revenue. Some people think that roller coasters are fun and exciting, but when it comes to business, they are not that great. Contractors often get caught up in the “hurry up and bid a bunch of jobs ...
Roofing is a Great Career
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, Partner RoofersCoffeeShop. The first step is to get into the roofing industry. When I graduated from University of Portland in 1986, I had no idea I would have the wonderful career in roofing that I have experienced. In fact, if you talk to most roofing professionals who ...
