Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA)

Inform Yourself and Your Employees About These COVID Safety Measures

January 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

By Midwest Roofing Contractors Association. Download this checklist to ensure safety in the workplace, both in the field and the office. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the country, business owners are increasingly concerned about keeping their employees safe while at work. Due to the pandemic’s growing status, those ...

Going Paperless

November 18, 2020 at 9:42 p.m.

The benefits of making your paperwork digital are enticing. By Michael Waldo, Kreiling Roofing Co. That’s easily one of the most common phrases thrown around by software companies at roofing trade shows, but is it actually feasible for your company? The short answer is YES! The long answer is a little ...

3 Tips for Documenting Insurance Restoration Jobs to Maximize Claims

November 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

By Kathryn Brill. Navigating the claims process can be challenging for insurance restoration contractors. There are often differences between a roofing company’s assessment of the damage and an insurance adjuster’s. The insurance company may call your assessment into question or request further information about the damage. As a result, there can be ...

MRCA Member Joins Forces with Girl Scouts

MRCA Member Joins Forces With Local Girl Scout Troop

November 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Jenna Kramer, MRCA. The MRCA Women In Roofing Council believes that fully supporting our industry involves developing relationships with youth and with local communities. Jenna Kramer, WinR Co-Chair, and the team at Wm. Kramer & Son Inc. got involved in a project with a local Girl Scout Troop to do just ...

MRCA How to Start or Grow a True Service Department

How to Start (or Grow) a True Service Department (Part 5 &6)

November 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Greg Hayne, Roof Management. Part 5 – Just What Is “Great Service?” Last issue we established that “Great Service” and “Great Communication” are essentially the same thing. We gave you a couple of simple suggestions that will make a difference in your company and that everyone can and should implement. Here ...

How to Start (or Grow) a True Service Department (Part 3 & 4)

September 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Building a service department requires “selling” services, being customer focused and staffing organically. By Greg Hayne, Roof Management. Part 3 – “10 easy steps”…NOT! When contractors approach us to talk about how to grow their service departments we usually start by reviewing with them the information we presented in Parts 1 and 2 ...

How to Start (or Grow) a True Service Department (part 1 & 2)

August 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Learn better and smarter ways to work. By Greg Hayne, Roof Management. Part 1- Common mistakes that paralyze you This is the first in a multi-part series on “How to start or grow a true service department.” The ideas, concepts, fundamentals and tools that will be presented have come from our work helping ...

Findings of Low Rise Foam Adhesive Test Program

August 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

By MRCA. What impact does variation in foam ribbon spacing have on ultimate roof uplift capacity? Recently the MRCA Technical and Research Committee commissioned a research and testing program to investigate the effect on bond capacity of various low-rise foam adhesive ribbon spacings used to adhere together layers of polyisocyanurate roofing insulation ...

Jobsite Safety has Never Been More Important

July 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. The MRCA’s annual ELITE Safety Program Awards recognize companies that keep safety at the top of their list. Are you making safety a priority within your crew and in your company? Do you understand the importance of your employees feeling safe on the job? Are you constantly ...