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RoofersCoffeeShop® Will Be at IRE 2022, Will You?

January 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. IRE promises to be one of the biggest events of the year, check out who will be at the expo! This year’s International Roofing Expo (IRE) promises many exciting events, products, classes and more. The expo will take place February 1-3 in New Orleans ...

Can’t-miss Sessions at NWiR Day 2022!

January 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. With speeches, seminars and live demos, one with our very own RCS President and COO, NWiR Day 2022 is set to be a great day for women in the roofing industry. The fifth annual National Women in Roofing (NWiR) Day will be held in New ...

Video Appeal From Roofing Exec Leads to New Roof for House of Hope

December 6, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

Charles Antis’ plea for help saw multiple roofing companies show up to help. After 27 years, the old roof atop Orange County’s premiere transitional housing center for women and children was finally replaced without cost by local roofing companies who banded together when one company couldn’t handle it alone. ...

Beacon Completes Divestiture of Solar Products Business

December 3, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

Beacon announced today the completion of the sale of its solar products business to BayWa r.e., a leading renewable energy developer, service supplier and systems provider. Beacon’s Solar Products business consists of four dedicated and six shared branch locations where it distributes solar products, including photovoltaic panels, to both residential and ...

Contractors Leaning into Technology

November 16, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Two roofing companies share why they use Beacon’s innovative digital platform to effectively manage building material orders and increase efficiency company-wide. Beacon PRO+ is a digital tool like no other in the industry. With free, real-time storm reporting, a 3D photo measurement tool for custom ...

Stephanie Pouse - Meet Beacon’s Female Roofing Professional of the Year

November 12, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Her groundbreaking research in roofing and construction has reshaped how female consumers and workers are treated in the industry. In Season 3, Episode 61 of Roofing Road Trips, RCS President Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Stephanie Pouse, co-founder and partner at Brahma Roofing and ...

Veteran Living in 200-year-old Ancestral Home Wins Free Roof

November 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. South Glengarry veteran awarded much needed roof repair thanks to support from the community. John Bathurst lives alone in a 200-year-old ancestral home he inherited when his mother passed away in 2013. The barn, general store and house were built about seven generations ago, according to ...

Beacon Announces Acquisition of Premier Roofing & Exteriors Distributor Midway Wholesale

November 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

This acquisition will strengthen market presence in the Midwest. Beacon (Nasdaq: BECN) (the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired Midway Sales & Distributing, Inc. (“Midway Wholesale” or “Midway”), a leading Midwest distributor of residential and commercial exterior building and roofing supplies, including a broad offering of complementary products to contractors, ...