The roof edge serves as the building’s first line of defense against damaging winds and severe weather. That’s why specifying a roof edge to be compliant with ANSI/SPRI/FM 4435/ES-1 and other important testing standards to meet building code is critical. Learn more about how you can significantly reduce risk and ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. The Falcon Roof Measurement Tool is revolutionizing the industry. Brad Van Dam, VP of sales for MTL Holdings, the parent company of Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems meets with RCS President Heidi J. Ellsworth for a Roofing Road Trips episode to talk about the release ...
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. Looking back at the most popular articles for the month of May, three of the top ten are all about metal roofing! The popularity of metal roofs is rising exponentially in the industry, so much so that ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Meet the roofing tool you have been dreaming of, a tool that takes accurate measurements of the roof perimeter in real time: the Falcon. Brad Van Dam, VP of sales for MTL, the parent company of Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems meets with RCS ...
Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems reduce prices up to 12% on five contractor-friendly products in their fascia and coping lines, effective immediately. Due to expanded manufacturing capabilities, including investment in new equipment and automation, Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems have increased capacity and are passing the cost savings along to the ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Brad Van Dam of Metal-Era. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a long term professional within the ...
By Brad Van Dam, VP of Sales, MTL Holdings. Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems address current threats to the roofing industry and presents possible solutions. Rising material costs, long lead times and labor shortages have dramatically impacted the commercial roofing industry over the past two years, beginning with the impact of COVID-19 ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. In looking at our most popular articles for the month of March, two of our top ten were related to sustainability – a topic that is of increasing importance to our building owners and homeowners. Fighting climate ...
One of the largest, most accomplished edge metal systems manufacturers in North America joins RCS’s community of contractors. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome Metal-Era, Inc. into its community for contractors. Metal-Era is one of the largest, most ...
The Falcon Roof Measurement Tool revolutionizes the accurate measurement of the roof edge. Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems announce the release of the latest in roofing technology, The Falcon Roof Measurement Tool. The Falcon Roof Measurement Tool revolutionizes the accurate measurement of the roof edge. Utilizing innovative, spatially locating technology unavailable anywhere ...