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Saint-Gobain's CertainTeed Roofing subsidiary broke ground on a new manufacturing and distribution center in Bryan, Texas, on Nov. 29 and presented a $20,000 check to the local school district’s Career and Technical Education Center.

Westlake Royal Building Products announced an expanded partnership with SBP brands U.S. LUMBER and Amerhart, distributors of building materials, which expands Westlake’s footprint across the Midwest and Northeast.  

Texas factory activity contracted more than anticipated in November, as reported by the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. 

Ricken joins RCA with nearly 30 years of experience in the roofing industry, having held positions with leading contractors and manufacturers throughout his career.

Tony Vieira has joined Mule-Hide Products as its product segment manager, overseeing the company’s single-ply roofing, Poly ISO insulation, and cover boards product categories.

A Wisconsin roofing contractor is facing over $180,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor for alleged repeated failure to protect workers and subcontractors from fall hazards following two incidents where employees were observed working without adequate fall protection.

To assist businesses that need workers to begin on different start dates, the visas will be distributed in several allocations, including two separate allocations for the second half of fiscal year 2024.

A TikTok video from a user in Ankara, Turkey, featuring a cat in a "bread loaf" position on a glass roof, shows one cat's underside resembling “Anonymous,” or the "V for Vendetta" mask, and has gained 5.2 million likes, highlighting the quirky nature of both social media and cat behavior. 

A fire at an ABC Supply Co. branch in Pawtucket, R.I., consumed the building on Thanksgiving Day, with smoke seen for miles from the structure; no injuries were reported.

The Roofing Alliance's report shines a spotlight on the organization’s funding initiatives, membership, communications, awards, student competition and more.