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Roofing estimates

Roofing Contractor Sales and Estimating Efficiency

Use technology to be more efficient in processing the estimate, but don’t look for technology to make the sale
Monroe Porter
June 3, 2016
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While communication has changed, roofing is still a business of estimating/selling and installing work.
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Picture This … Please

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
June 3, 2016
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My work with Roofing Contractor has mainly been as an observer of the roofing industry from the inside.
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Safety Advice

First Man Up … Last Man Down

The Quintessential Question About What Protects The First Crewmember On The Roof May Finally Have An Answer
Chip Macdonald
May 2, 2016
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In roofing, “free climbing” operations essentially indicate the employer’s lack of any concern for worker safety.
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Building Business with Safety

Roofing contractors can make a much greater contribution to long-term rooftop safety.
Jim Hoff
May 2, 2016
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If your company is submitting dozens of quotes every week, you should consider adding a wide variety of permanent rooftop safety solutions as options to your quote.
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roofing safety

Navigating Workplace Safety Issues in 2016

OSHA is expected to increase fines while making it harder than ever for employers to police safety violations.
Richard Alaniz
May 2, 2016
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OSHA is expected to increase fines and make it harder than ever for employers to police safety violations.
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roofing business struggles

Rags, to Hopes of Riches, to Stuck

Working hard in an unprofitable business and being in denial of that fact leads to an unhappy life
Monroe Porter
May 2, 2016
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Year after year of the same old, same old can lead to frustration and eventually burning out.
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Rick Damato

Roofing is Safer, But There’s Still a Ways to Go

May 2, 2016
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. While our attention is seldom far from safety, this month’s issue of Roofing Contractor highlights safety, so I want to get things started with a few words on the topic.
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exiting your business

Ten Keys to Selling Your Roofing Company

Baby boomers could be on the verge of the best window for selling their businesses before the next downturn.
Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
April 4, 2016
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In the last year, Beacon has seen a rise in company buying and selling activity.
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Employment Records

Employment Records Roofing Contractors Must Have

Companies must create and maintain certain employee records from the time they apply to the time they leave the company and beyond.
Richard Alaniz
April 4, 2016
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Last June, Crothall Services Group Inc. was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to maintain proper records on its employees.
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vegetative roofing system

How Does Your Roof Garden (Business) Grow?

Jim Hoff
April 4, 2016
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This issue of Roofing Contractor focuses in part on the latest in garden roofing.
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