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Do you ever feel like you hate absolutely everything and everyone involved with your business? Do you wonder why you even show up in the morning? Do you fantasize about pitching it all and running away to Costa Rica? Do you doubt your ability to make the business a success, to make it work? On a day of doubt, give it one more day.

Recently, building owners and insurance companies have begun heightening regulations to ensure that roof systems remain in place in severe weather events. Lately, the focus has been on the number of fasteners necessary to meet geographical wind uplift requirements. The focus should also be on the type of fastener applied, as this is as critical to the success of the roof system attachment as the number of fasteners applied.

Fax machines, e-mail, cell phones and all kinds of other devices were supposed to help us be more efficient, but for many of us, our lives are now more hectic than ever. Hopefully, the following tips can help improve your efficiency and the quality of your business and life.

Any contractor whose employees gain access to customers’ homes and offices has a special obligation to make sure they are solid citizens. One unsavory character on the payroll can destroy your company.

Fact is, by the time you read this the 2007 tropical storm season will be officially under way. That makes this a good time to get ready for what may come.

The world has become a riskier place for all types of companies than it was even just a few years ago, both here in the United States and globally.

FM Global representatives have been conducting seminars throughout the country attempting to justify their position on the new Data Sheet 1-29, but the June forum remains the most revealing look at the recent FM Global information on roof systems.

I strongly believe that Latinos who come to the United States should assimilate into the culture. In this article I’ll tell you how they should go about doing this and how you can help them to make this transition.

With the advent of the first add-on item for the ladder, the door was open for many more innovations, and they are still being developed today.

Differential movement occurs when independent structural components are adjoined at different parts of the building. These conditions can occur in roof systems at flashings, penetrations, adjoining roof areas and mechanical penthouses.