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Video/Podcast

Building Tomorrow's Workforce with SkillsUSA

State directors at IRE 2026 highlight how SkillsUSA is building the next generation of skilled trade professionals—from roofing to welding—and why contractors should take notice.

Tanja Kern

February 23, 2026

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Looking for tomorrow’s workforce today? SkillsUSA leaders say the pipeline is already in place—and contractors just need to tap in.

FORTIFIED ROOFS

GAF Trains 1,100 Roofers in FORTIFIED Standard

Alliance with Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Marks One Year

Roofing Contractor Staff

February 20, 2026

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GAF says it has trained more than 1,100 roofing professionals in the IBHS FORTIFIED program, expanding access to resilient roof standards nationwide.

Contractor Branding

Capital Coating, Roof Care Rebrand as Capital 360

The rebranding brings the two affiliated companies under a single identity while maintaining existing ownership and leadership.

Roofing Contractor Staff

February 19, 2026

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Two Lancaster, Pa.-based contractors have merged under the name Capital 360, unifying roofing and coating services across the Mid-Atlantic under longtime CEO Merv Fisher.

Commercial Roofing

Commercial Roof Performance Under Intensifying Storm Pressure

Flashing failures, edge securement and aging systems are emerging as key vulnerabilities as insurers push for performance beyond code minimums.

Tanja Kern

February 19, 2026

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Severe storms are exposing weak points in commercial roofs — and insurers are paying close attention.

Roofing Supplier News

IKO Taps MPDL Associates Exclusively for Sales in Northeast

IKO Commercial Appoints MPDL Associates as Exclusive Independent Sales Agency for the New England Region.

Roofing Contractor Staff

February 19, 2026

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Successful driving IKO Commercial sales in Upstate New York since 2024, MPDL Associates now focuses on expanding its role across multiple states.

Roofing Awards

FiberSeal Base Earns Consecutive Innovative Products Award at IRE

Fluid Applied Roofing's signature product wins "People's Choice" for second straight year.

Roofing Contractor Staff

February 18, 2026

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See which product earned the most attention from attendees of the 2026 IRE in Las Vegas.

Best of Success Podcast Show

Is ICE Targeting My Roofing Crew?

Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney discusses how to handle perceived on-the-job targeting of crews by immigration enforcement.

Art Aisner

Jill Bloom

February 17, 2026

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Trent Cotney discusses ways to handle and avoid targeting during immigration enforcement sweeps in your community.

Roofing Safety

New York Roofing Contractor Fined $600,000 in Worker’s Fatal Fall

The settlement with DME Construction Associates Inc. closes an investigation stemming from a fatal fall in 2021.

Art Aisner

February 16, 2026

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OSHA investigators found that DME Construction Associates Inc. exposed workers to falls of up to 22 feet at unguarded roof openings and roof edges.

State of the Industry

Roofing Industry Q&A 2026: Roofr

Richy Nelson dives into the opportunities and potential that new technology brings to roofing contractors as 2026 gets underway in this exclusive Q&A.

Art Aisner

February 16, 2026

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You’ve seen the survey results, now roofing industry leaders weigh in on what will likely determine success – and failure -- in 2026

David Almario, COO at Jobba Trade Technologies

State of the Industry

Roofing Industry Q&A 2026: Jobba

Jobba’s David Almario highlights the recent trends they're watching and how the new innovations Hover is bringing to the market can change how roofing contractors work in this exclusive Q&A.

Art Aisner

February 16, 2026

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You’ve seen the survey results, now roofing industry leaders weigh in on what will likely determine success – and failure -- in 2026