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rooftop solar panels

Roofing Contractors and California's Solar Mandate

New solar energy requirements in California make it decision time for roofers.
Andrew Fredrickson
July 16, 2018
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California has adopted a sweeping change to its Code of Regulations — effective Jan. 1, 2020, most new residential homes must have solar panel technology. What's it mean for the roofing industry?


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Roofing Contractors Focus on Technology

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
July 5, 2018
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workers compensation

Workers' Compensation: A Common Employer's Nightmare

Richard Alaniz
June 11, 2018
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Review past worksite claims to determine the problem areas. If you can prevent the injury, then you prevent the claim. That's a win.
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AEC BuildTech

AEC BuildTech is Being Designed and Constructed for Roofing Contractors

Derrick Teal
June 4, 2018
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hiring roofing contractors

Having Hired Guns vs. Boring, Dependable Employees

The upwardly-mobile employee can make you lot of money, but defining who the best is can be difficult.
Monroe Porter
June 4, 2018
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When hiring, here are some traits to look for...
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Finding Your Next Generation of Workers

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
June 4, 2018
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Workforce development has been Topic A since the end of the Great Recession.
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value your employees

Roofing Workforce: The Care and Feeding of Employees in 2018

The most successful managers I’ve known were those who every day made their employees their paramount concern.
Richard Alaniz
May 14, 2018
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Despite the increasing difficulty and expense of recruiting and retaining suitable employees, little effort has been made by most employers to actually demonstrate that they truly value their employees.
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family roofing business

Non-Tax Related Rules for Business Succession

Blood may be thicker than water but blindly following blood lines can create a quagmire.
Monroe Porter
May 4, 2018
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Family business consultants and research estimates that 30 percent of businesses make it to a second generation, and only 12 percent to a third.
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Roof Safety: Just in Case

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
May 4, 2018
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This issue of Roofing Contractor focuses on safety.
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hispanic workers

5 Tips: Training Spanish Speaking Roofers and Overcoming the ‘Macho Thing’

Isaac Botbol
Isaac Botbol
April 11, 2018
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Providing a leadership training program for first generation, non-English fluent Hispanic employees can be challenging.
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