By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. The re-discovery of asphalt as a leading element in the sustainable roofing systems of the future. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Jim Nevin and Bud Polston of United Asphalts about the history and future of modified asphalt ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. This new packaging system is efficient in every sense of the word, making it better for your work force and the environment. United Asphalts newest product ENDURAflex HT SEBS has received a brilliant new packaging update in the FastPack. The cutting-edge packaging system launched this ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past month. February saw a lot of us interested in the rising prices of materials, not to mention the shortages. Our most-read article was written by RCS Partner Heidi Ellsworth as she investigated the reasons behind the price increases. ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Bud Polston and Jim Nevin with United Asphalts and Heidi Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop Owner. You can read the interview below, or listen to the podcast. Announcer: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. United Asphalts’ most recent packaging innovation is sure to excite all contractors looking to save time on the job. United Asphalts has long been known for superior packaging design and for manufacturing high-quality roofing asphalt. Their newest product, ENDURAflex HT, ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. COVID-19 continues to have long-term effect on economics of the roofing industry. Since the start of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the roofing industry has been affected on several fronts including building material price increases. Roofing companies are seeing increases around the country ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. From the all-new ENDURAflex HT SEBS asphalt, to Cant Strip and Tapered Edge prodcuts – the entire line of United Asphalts products is on sale! UA is celebrating the end of 2020 by providing its customers with a slew of exciting deals! For a limited time only, ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Grow your roofing business and meet stringent specification requirements with ENDURAflex HT SEBS polymer-modified asphalt. United Asphalts, a leading manufacturer in asphalt products since 1961, has recently announced an exciting new product at the beginning of 2020. ENDURAflex HT SEBS polymer-modified asphalt is designed to stand up ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. After 160 years BUR is still a long-lasting, cost-effective and energy-efficient roof system solution. Bituminous waterproofing has been around basically as long as mankind. Evidence of humans using bitumen for waterproofing dates back as far as six millenniums BC, or over 8,000 years. Incredibly, a 5,000-year-old water ...
By United Asphalts. How United Asphalts has carried BUR into the future. Explore United Asphalts’ history and relationship with Built-Up Roofing (BUR). Their journey started in 1961 when United Asphalts was established, travels through the industry advancements and ownership changes of the 80s and 90s, and continues with the future of BUR. ...