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What’s a Virtual Trade Show? Find Out on August 5
Trade shows are wonderful ways to meet new people, find out about new products, network with your peers, and take advantage of educational sessions. The downsides, as we know, are crowded plane flights, travel costs and aching feet. Virtual trade shows are designed to provide the advantages of a trade show from the convenience of your computer.
by Chris King | July 30, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Nominate Your Company for RC’s Contractor of the Year
If you work with a roofing contractor who does top-notch work, treats its employees like part of the family, and promotes a safe and healthy work environment, you can nominate them for consideration as Roofing Contractor’s Contractor of the Year.
by Chris King | June 30, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Does the Building Owner Know if the Roof Is Up to Code?
I recently spoke with a contractor and a manufacturer about a project that brought a bus company’s roof into compliance with OSHA regulations. The multi-level roof lacked perimeter fall protection, and its ladders weren’t up to code. The story has some lessons for roofing contractors out there.
by Chris King | June 7, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: Oprah, Ellen and Your Business
Business consultant Ellen Rohr thinks big. I always get a kick out of her presentations, and she does a great job of explaining business concepts in fun ways that help drive the point home. At one of our Best of Success conferences, she presented a session on managing other family members while managing a family business.
by Chris King | May 24, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Accepting Nominations for Contractor of the Year
Roofing Contractor is now accepting nominations for our Contractor of the Year award, which will be announced in November.
by Chris King | May 17, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: A Little Good News for a Change
I read a lot of economic reports and construction forecasts, and some of them have less than optimistic lately, if you know what I mean.
by Chris King | April 23, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: The Top 100 Contractors and Contractor of the Year
Roofing Contractor will feature the list and profiles of some of the companies in our August issue. Rankings are based on annual sales volume.
by Chris King | April 12, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: “Solar for the Masses”
Our April issue of Roofing Contractor will feature an article on two roofing contractors who invented and patented a residential solar kit. They hope their product will help other roofing contractors enter the world of solar roofing.
by Chris King | March 25, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: Good News in Buffalo
I was lucky enough to be on hand earlier this month when Kemper System held the grand opening of its new manufacturing facility in West Seneca, N.Y.
by Chris King | March 17, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: State of the Industry 2010
Tune in to the State of the Industry webinar on Feb. 3, 2010, at 2 p.m. Eastern time and get a preview of the results of our exclusive survey of contractors on their economic outlook for 2010 and beyond.
by Chris King | February 2, 2010 | Comments (1)
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King’s Corner: FMI’s Construction Forecast for 2010
Heather Jones, Construction Economist for FMI Corporation, shared some of the data from FMI’s most recent construction forecast with Roofing Contractor and ARW as part of our State of the Industry report.
by Chris King | January 28, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: “Survey Says …”
Our 2010 State of the Industry Report includes the results of an exclusive survey of contractors on their economic outlook for 2010 and beyond. We’ll publish the results in our February issue and provide a sneak peek of the data in a live webinar on Feb. 3.
by Chris King | January 21, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: Customer Service Is Always Crucial
While I was compiling the data for our 2010 State of the Industry Report, I corresponded with Rod Menzel, President of GreatWay Roofing, and asked him what trends contractors should be aware of in the coming year. He was quick to point out that excellent customer service is crucial in any economy.
by Chris King | January 11, 2010 | Comments (0)
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King’s Corner: Stay Tuned for Our State of the Industry Report
Roofing Contractor and Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing will again produce the State of the Industry Report in 2010. Our coverage will be featured in the February issue of each magazine and complemented by a live webinar on Feb. 3.
by Chris King | December 21, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Kings Corner: Details, Details
“Do all the little things that no one else wants to do and then your success will follow,” said Tim Hershey, President of Thoroughbred Contractors of Shelbyville, Ky. When he spoke at the recent Roofing Contractor Best of Success Conference, he cited customer satisfaction as the focus of everything his company does.
by Chris King | November 25, 2009 | Comments (0)
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