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The Roofing Organization That’s Supporting Future Roofers

Roofing Alliance Roofing Organization Podcast

July 15, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

By Evelyn Witterholt.

The Roofing Alliance has major plans for roofing education, including a roofing fundamentals course at Clemson University.

Since 1996, the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA) foundation, the Roofing Alliance, has been committed to supporting future roofers. They have worked hard to create a welcoming environment for young people interested in roofing with educational courses and by offering an annual scholarship. In a recent podcast, we spoke with Greg Bloom, president of the Roofing Alliance, and Alison LaValley, executive director of the Roofing Alliance, about their organization and what they have planned for the next year.

Greg, who is also the vice president of national accounts at Beacon Building Products, tells us that their organization has provided $6 million to over 50 roofing research, education and technology projects. He states that his current focus as the new president of the organization is to take things to the next level with adding members and impacting lives in the roofing industry.

In regard to the roofing fundamentals course they helped create at Clemson University, Greg says, “We have additional courses coming down the road, there's going to be more programs coming. I have the Beacon training team actually taking the courses.”

Alison, who is also vice president of the NRCA, highlights the Alliance’s annual student competition they’ve been hosting at the International Roofing Expo (IRE). For the past nine years, the Roofing Alliance has been hosting student teams from different schools in construction management programs who present a proposal for a roofing project.

She shares, “To see their faces when they're making these presentations at the student competition during the International Roofing Expo, the work that they're presenting, a written report and then presenting at the competition. It's amazing to see the learning curve with these students, and the effect that it's having.”

Listen to the entire podcast to learn more about the Roofing Alliance and its new leadership.

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About Evelyn

Evelyn works as a writer for RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop and AskARoofer. When she isn’t writing about roofing, she’s either at the gym lifting weights or curled up on the couch watching a movie.

About the Roofing Alliance

The Roofing Alliance is committed to shaping the industry’s future by funding education, research, scholarships and philanthropic initiatives — all for the purpose of securing the industry’s future excellence. Composed of 190 members representing extraordinary leaders from the contracting, manufacturing, distribution and service provider communities, the Roofing Alliance has committed $14 million to enhance the performance and long-term viability of the industry and allocated more than $5.9 million to fund 53 research, education, technical and philanthropic programs and projects. Serving as the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), Roofing Alliance members are focused on giving back and supporting high-quality educational programs and ensuring timely and forward-thinking industry responses to major economic and technological issues. For more information about Roofing Alliance initiatives, visit roofingalliance.net.