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Young Gun Jared Jimenez

From Biology To Building Roofs

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro

March 5, 2024

A biological scientist by education, Jared Jimenez always enjoyed building. After years of working for corporate America, he decided to build something new: a roofing company in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Young Gun Vincent Malizia

Humble and Hungry

Art Aisner

March 5, 2024

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Vincent Malizia helped transform his family business in one the roofing industry's most volatile markets and he's staying hungry.

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Atlas Roofing Relaunches StormMaster Shake Shingles at IRE 2024

Features include Core4 technology, Scotchgard Protector by 3M and a Class 4 impact rating

Art Aisner

February 5, 2024

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Atlas Roofing’s latest innovation offers a Class4 impact rating, giving customers in hail markets access to possible insurance discounts.

Atlas Roofing Teams Up with HailTrace for new 'Weather the Storm' Web Series

Team chases hail storm to put StormMaster Shake shingles to the test

Roofing Contractor Staff

September 15, 2023

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Atlas Roofing puts its Class 4 shingles to the test in real-world conditions in its new 'Weather the Storm' web series.

Questionable Ethics

Surveillance Camera Nabs Contractor Appearing to Intentionally Damage Home in Possible Scam

An analog crime in a digital world: "It's just so brazen"

Bryan Gottlieb

September 12, 2023

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A video appears to show a roofing contractor using a tool to simulate dents in the garage door, claiming it was hail damage.

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IBHS Releases Updated Hail Shingle Rating Scorecard

Rigorous testing shows how nine different shingle lines withstand hail damage

Chris Gray

June 29, 2023

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IBHS has ranked nine shingle brands on how they endure dents and ridges, tears, and granule loss in relation to hailstorm damage.

Product Focus: Storm Prep

It's going to be a 'wild' summer; get ahead of the damage

June 5, 2023

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As the summer storm season gears up, get ahead of the expected damage with these latest innovative products featured in this Roofing Contractor special 2023 "Storm Prep" section.

Extreme Start

Wicked weather has already made its mark across the Heartland and Great Plains in 2023.

Art Aisner

June 5, 2023

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Wicked weather has already made its mark across the Heartland and Great Plains in 2023. Understand what this season has already wrought and what lies ahead.

Storm Ready

Experts predict El Niño weather pattern to ease severe hurricane season

Art Aisner

June 5, 2023

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Experts predict El Niño weather pattern to ease severe hurricane season

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Georgia-Pacific Building Products Releases Third Video in Roofing Series

May 3, 2023

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The video series from Georgia-Pacific demonstrates the value and key benefits of choosing a gypsum coverboard to help protect against fire, wind, puncture, and hail.