IRE 2022 Session Preview: State of the Industry 2022: Data, Insights and Much, Much More
The roofing industry in North America is facing unprecedented challenges. Shortages in supplies and volatile pricing due to inflation and difficulty sourcing raw materials made for a difficult 2021. Those factors, and a slowed economic recovery due to lingering concerns over COVID-19 safety, leave a sense of uncertainty for many roofing contractors about the year ahead.
No one has a crystal ball, but data can leave some telltale signs of the trends to expect and opportunities to watch out for today, tomorrow and the next few years ahead. For more than a decade, Roofing Contractor and its research partners surveyed roofers and industry stakeholders around the country for insights into the products and innovations driving the market. Those efforts also took a deeper dive into the problems, concerns, and issues holding the industry back.