By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Login to the Western Roofing Expo on July 15, 2020, to learn how to attract and retain talent amidst a growing labor shortage. As everyone adjusts to the “new normal” caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, there are many changes to how people are conducting business and how ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Western Roofing Expo is going virtual, as are the educational sessions! The Coronavirus has created a “new normal” for everyone in terms of how business is conducted. Teleworking has forced us to communicate virtually with one another, which has proven to be successful over the ...
By Ellen Thorp, NWiR Executive Director. Notes From the NWIR Office Shortly after states started issuing “Stay at Home” orders in mid-March, my colleagues and I who run our industry’s associations jumped into action. Many of us have significant government relations experience and we could see that proactive monitoring and engagement ...
Asphalt roofing facilities across North America recognized for workplace safety. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has completed its annual Accident Prevention Contest and is proud to recognize 70 asphalt roofing manufacturer facilities for their workplace safety, specifically low incident rates among workers. Facilities that entered the 2019 Accident Prevention Contest were ...
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released the first Quarterly Product Shipment Report for 2020. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the first quarter, as well as a comparison with the prior year’s data. “ARMA members and others interested in the industry value ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Reed Hitchcock with ARMA. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Karen Edwards: Okay, hi everyone. This is Karen Edwards, editor of Roofers Coffee Shop and I am here with Reed Hitchcock, executive vice president ...
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) announced the winning projects in the 2020 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards. This program recognizes low and steep-slope asphalt roofing projects from across North America based on four categories: Reasons for Selecting Asphalt, Performance, Beauty, and Distinction. “We received 82 submissions this year, an all-time high ...
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released its final Quarterly Product Shipment Report for the year 2019. The report covers asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the fourth quarter, as well as year-to-date shipment information and a comparison with the prior year’s data. “ARMA’s shipment report ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. ARMA is helping to educate the industry, combat the labor shortage and raising awareness about recycling asphalt. Reed Hitchcock, the vice president of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA), speaks with Karen Edwards, RoofersCoffeeShop® editor, at the 2020 International Roofing Expo about some issues the industry faces ...
Award submission date moved to December 1. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has announced that submissions are now being accepted for the 2020 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program. ARMA invites all roofing contractors to submit their best steep and low-slope asphalt roofing projects from the past three years for ...