By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Building Trades Employer Association (BTEA) issues statement in support of Governor Cuomo. In an earlier article, we reported that the construction industry was speaking out against banning construction because of COVID-19. One of those was the BTEA, who on March 19 stated, “If construction shuts down, ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Phillip lives and breathes safety every day in his job. In this episode, RoofersCoffeeShop partner Heidi Ellsworth visits with Phillip Harris, who work for Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance as a product manager focusing on the company’s safety solutions. With travel restrictions in place, this road ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Now the roofing industry has its very own personality quiz. Quizzes are all over the Internet and social media outlets. You can find out just about everything. Whether you were spoiled as a kid, which actor is most like you, what your superhero name would be ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors were able to participate in hour-long breakout sessions focused on predictable revenue and growing their businesses. While attending the 2020 International Roofing Expo, I ran into RCS Partner Ryan Groth from Sales Transformation Group. I hadn’t seen Ryan in a while so I was excited ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Boston was the first major city to put a halt to all construction activities because of Coronavirus. The construction industry is understandably not happy with the City of Boston’s mandate to halt construction projects. According to an article in Bisnow.com, construction industry advocates are advising against ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. As a seasoned work-from-home professional, I wanted to share some tips to help teams stay productive during this uncertain time. After joining a roofing tech startup back in 2010, I made the transition from going into an office every day to working in my home office ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Pyramid Roofing in Branson, Missouri believes they almost were victims of a scam. Typically, the only time you see scams and roofing in the news, it’s a story about how some unscrupulous roofing contactor defrauded homeowners out of thousands of dollars without performing the work. In ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roofs will continue to need repairs, maintenance and replacement during this pandemic. Crisis communications and planning is something we all know is a good idea to have for our businesses, but many have been caught off guard by this COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and are scrambling. So, ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. St. Louis contractor UPCO partnered with artist Howard "Chingy" Bailey Jr. to write and produce a song and video called "Old Construction Road." Competition for young workers is heating up and the skilled labor gap continues to widen. Companies are finding themselves having to get more ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Sometimes when inspecting a roof for damage or to estimate a replacement, there may be instances where it’s obvious the chimney needs to be repaired. If you want to offer additional services to your customers, you might consider mortar, stucco or chimney repairs. They are easier ...