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The most common exit for roofing contractors is a management buyout (MBO) as there are very few successful sales to competitors or consolidators.

While it may seem like a stretch that employees have a legal right to bash their employers on social media, the NLRA protects the right of employees to engage in 'protected concerted activities.'

This month's issue of Roofing Contractor shines the spotlight on one of the fastest-growing categories of roofing products: roof underlayments.

The contracting business is an ever-churning whirlpool of short term crisis and deadlines.

In recent years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has dramatically increased rulemaking that has impacted the roofing industry.

As more politicians and union-affiliated groups push for higher minimum wages, employers need to prepare now for the significant financial, compliance and regulatory challenges these changes may bring.

Over the past 10 years, I’ve written a lot about the many free mobile apps and calculators available to help roofing contractors sell the benefits of energy-efficient, long-lasting roofs.

No roofing contractor or any other construction worker goes to the jobsite on a given day and expects to die — but the harsh truth is that people do.