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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.

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.

It was 1985 and a major hail storm ravaged the communities in and around Lincoln, Neb. Mike Hansen and a friend, Steve Beigert, did very well that summer reroofing affected homes, and before long started their own roofing company, White Castle Roofing.

Augustine’s successful business that specializes in exterior home remodeling employs 400 non-union workers at seven separate locations.

The 2016 storm season is upon us and to roofing contractors that specialize in the area of storm restoration, it’s business as usual.

Roughly 500 employees, Roofing Industry Leaders and local government officials tour new $100 million facility.

Now, 44 years later, the next generation of Torys is leaving the company’s mark on their Hawaiian homeland while making a difference for roofing contractors on the mainland through determined and creative leadership.

As predicted by many industry experts in and around the roofing industry, 2016 is indeed proving to be a significant time in the development of drone use for commercial purposes.

Mike Griffin wanted to start slow as a roofing contractor. Working for his brother’s company and dedicating his days on rooftops below the sweltering Utah sun wasn’t exactly his idea of a good time.