A tough economy often means that R & D dollars are harder to wring out of the budget. However, there are still innovations to be found at the roofing industry trade shows, including the International Roofing Expo (IRE), held this February in New Orleans.
It’s only a matter of time before solar applications will revolutionize the roofing industry, and the sooner roofing contractors see the light, the better off they’ll be.
The bond that holds Contractor’s Roof Service Inc. together starts with brothers Jeff and Steve Rankin. But it extends to their families, their employees, and their customers.
Most state civil judiciary legally consider roofing within the “inherently dangerous” occupation category. When you consider the steep pitches, heights to grade, surface traction conditions, material handling tasks, bulk material weights, environmental factors of wind and weather and the perpetual force gravity on the worker’s center of mass, it is no wonder that falls from or through roofs cause numerous injuries and deaths every year.
Eric Rich II, CEO of Rich Roofing in Troy, Ohio, has earned a reputation for quality that spans decades dating back to when his family started the business.
2009 is a year a lot of people are happy to have in their rear-view mirror. As the year drew to a close, some economists pointed to hopeful signs of a nascent recovery, while others expressed disappointment that the economy didn’t rev up more in the fourth quarter of 2009.
A country club can be a great place to find new business opportunities as well as a great place to play a round of golf. When Mike Mathers, President of Roofing Technology Associates in Livonia, Mich., spotted a business opportunity on top of his own country club, he was assigned the task of finding a solution to a tricky re-roofing job.
Perhaps the most important role the roofing industry plays is its part in bringing shelter to the masses. We call it “The American Dream” - the dream of owning a home. Though somewhat challenged by the global recession, the dream has not dimmed.
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