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When I first got involved in the roofing industry in the 1980s, one of the most important events for researchers like myself was a series of technical conferences co-sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

I recently completed 40 years of consulting and I thought it would be fun to share some of the bizarre things I have encountered.

The first of this two-part series will describe some key changes in federal regulations that may make it harder, more costly, and less efficient for roofing contractors and other employers to run their organizations.

Gina Farese, 27, handles the day to day operations at Marcor Construction, and has worked side by side with her father, Owner Gary Marzano, for the past 10 years.

Selling always came easy to Ed Dunlap. That much he knew — and held onto as a backup — if his plans for starting his own janitorial supply business fell through.

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

EPDM single-ply roofing membranes became increasingly popular in the 1970s as the price of asphalt-based roofs increased and the quality of available asphalt lowered.

Roofing contractors need to be experts in their field to be successful; they also need to understand what property owners are looking for in roofing contractors and roofing systems.