Roundtable Discussion: Industry Image and Outreach Roundtable 2024: There is More to Roofing than the Roof with Greg Hudson

Greg Hudson, Director of Commercial Dens® Sales has been with Georgia-Pacific Gypsum for over 16 years and in the construction industry for 25 years. Beginning in June of 2022, he had the privilege of serving on both the NRCA Board of Directors and the Roofing Alliance Board of Trustees.

Join fellow roofing contractors to discuss how running a roofing business isn’t only about what happens on the roof.

Suggested questions:

• Many contractors are seeing increased bid work despite signs of a slowing economy; this mostly is driven by cancelled/delayed bids put out for rebids. What challenges does this pose, and how do you best handle submitting similar bids multiple times?

• Supply chain issues have mostly abated, but getting paid on escalation clauses has become more difficult. How have you addressed this issue?

• We’ve all tried luring workers with signing bonuses and higher wages, but that sometimes isn’t enough to retain them. What else are workers looking for aside from money?

• Are you partnering with local high schools or CTE schools? What outreach efforts have been successful? How do you attract not only a future worker but also their parent(s) who may not see roofing as a viable career for their child?

• Roofing companies are operating with leaner staffs. Are you cross-training staff to fill other roles? What roles lend themselves best to cross-training, and how have workers responded? Is compensation changing as a result?

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