A good tool can mean incremental increases in efficiency that can add up to big money over time.

 Jonathan Wolf attributes his company’s success to following four guiding principles:  

 Knickerbocker Roofing and Paving Co.’s name might have a hint of New York in it, but it has been thriving in Chicago for more than a century.  

Roofing contractors know what a magnet roofs can be for the random debris of society — and it often gets to ferment for several months before anyone notices.  

Everyone with relatives knows that families might drive you crazy sometimes, but they can also be a great source of strength. 

The effect of high winds on roofs is a complex phenomenon, and inadequate wind uplift design is a common factor in roofing failures. 

Maybe we’ve hit bottom and things are on the upswing after all. 

 The year 2011 saw the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration taking an increasingly aggressive stance in using all available information to curb the hiring of unauthorized workers and to penalize employers who do. 

Roofing Contractorasked a variety of industry insiders and other professionals to share their insights on key trends they’ve indentified in the commercial and residential roofing markets and offer advice on the key problems facing contractors in the year ahead. 

There were times when it seemed impossible to link companies across the vast territory of the United States.