Lauren White, RCS Editor
Demand for Metal is Through the Roof!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. As consumers’ desire for more resilient roofing options increase, so do metal roof sales. Metal roofing is having a moment. It’s growing popularity is not only due to consumer demand for resilient roofing, but also because of the variety of colors and styles available. ...
The RCS Journey to Platinum
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. For 20 years, RoofersCoffeeShop® has been and continues to be Where the Industry Meets! We’re going platinum in 2022! What started as Roofers Exchange, a newspaper focused on classified ads, is now RoofersCoffeeShop, a fully digital community known as the place Where the Industry ...
IRE Brings the Roofing Industry to Life
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. IRE 2021 did not disappoint and we can’t wait to experience it again in New Orleans in 2022! While I am not new to the trade show world, I am new to roofing trade shows. And the International Roofing Expo (IRE) 2021 in Las Vegas, ...
Naphis Remembered and Honored
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. An instrumental person in growing the safety program for MRCA, Naphis leaves some impossible shoes to fill. Passionate. Driven. Family man. Humble. These are all words used to describe Naphis Mitchell Reyes. For nearly 20 years, Naphis dedicated his career to construction safety. He ...
Report Reveals What’s Trending in Roofing
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. From labor shortages to utilizing digital-based marketing, the latest RCS Trends Report sheds light on contractor needs and the challenges they’re facing. In the latest RCS Trends Report, 285 contractors weighed in from 39 different states. Respondents ranged from small to large companies with 86% ...
Celebrating a Silver Anniversary
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. The Roofing Alliance reflects on some of their top achievements as they celebrate 25 years of serving the roofing industry, and what’s to come. In the 25 years since The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress was established, the organization has made a significant impact on ...
Congratulations on 3 Years of Revenue Growth BTA!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Breakthrough Academy is one of Canada's top growing companies in 2021. Trendsetter. Daring. Growing. These three words describe Canada’s top growing companies by three-year revenue growth for 2021. Of those 448 companies, Breakthrough Academy (BTA) ranked 213! BTA joined breweries, insurance brokers, apparel designers ...
The Current Way of the World
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Industry experts share how businesses are coping with shortages of material and labor amidst price increases and recommendations for how to navigate these uncharted territories. We’ve all seen the signs, “Help Wanted,” “Now Hiring,” “Signing Bonus Offered,” the list goes on. It’s no secret there ...
It’s a Box, It’s a House, It’s BOXABL!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. This innovative “home in a box” is ready to disrupt the construction industry. Recently, members of the Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) had the honor of touring the Boxabl factory in Las Vegas, Nevada before it was operational. Having just moved into their four-acre ...
Striking Mural Enlivens PDX Affordable Housing Community
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Beatrice Morrow Cannady is enshrined on a building in Portland thanks to the talent of Mauricio Ramirez and the expertise of the Beacon Building Products team. The Schrunk Riverview Tower in Portland, Oregon got a major facelift when visual artist Mauricio Ramirez skillfully created a ...
