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Legally Speaking

Rewards and Risks of Alternative Roofing Materials

Roofing contractors sought alternatives during the recent supply chain challenges followed by record inflation. Was it at a price?

Slawomir Platta

August 16, 2024

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Roofing contractors sought alternatives during a spate of challenges, a pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions and capped by a spike in inflation. But was it at a price?

Best of Success

VIDEO: Josh Sparks on Finding Success with One-on-One Meetings

CEO of a Top 100 roofing company to share tips on building high-performing teams

Chris Gray

August 16, 2024

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Josh Sparks, CEO of Infinity Home Services, shares the history behind his company and provides a sneak peek into his upcoming presentation at the 2024 Best of Success conference.

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Tragedy in Kansas

Teen Roofer Fatally Electrocuted on the Job, Federal Probe Launched

The death of a 16-year-old grabs the attention of state and federal officials

Bryan Gottlieb

August 15, 2024

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A 16-year-old tragically died after an aerial boom bucket he was in brushed a high-voltage line while working on a roof in Great Bend, Kan. The incident raises serious questions about child labor law enforcement and safety.

Storms and Warranties: Is Your Warranty Meaningless?

Legal

VIDEO: Have Storms Made Your Warranty Meaningless?

Warranties need to be carefully scrutinized when dealing with damage caused by powerful, named storms

Chris Gray

August 12, 2024

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Just because a storm has a name doesn’t mean your warranties are voided. Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, provides advice on avoiding legal challenges when handling storm warranty work.

Workforce Development

Roofing Students Excel at SkillsUSA 2024 Competition

Future roofers joined more than 6,000 students nationwide at the 59th annual National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta

Bryan Gottlieb

August 12, 2024

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With commercial roofing finally a part of the event, competitors from across the country shine at the SkillsUSA 2024 competition.

2024 Roofing Market Digest

The M&A market for roofing companies remains historically active as investors continue to value steady demand, chase scale

Aaron Toomey

August 9, 2024

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Aaron Toomey, managing director and Head of Roofing & Exterior for Anchor Peabody Financial Services, lays out what contractors need to now about the mergers and acquisition market in roofing.

Best Choice Roofing has been purchased by Brightstar Capital Partners.

Acquisition News

Best Choice Roofing Sells to Private Equity

Best Choice, a behemoth in the residential roofing space, is No. 9 on 2024’s Top 100

Bryan Gottlieb

August 8, 2024

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Brightstar Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Best Choice Roofing; the company has 85 locations across 24 states and reported $277 million in revenue in 2023.

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Latinos in Roofing

Roofing Distributor Profile: Paul Salamanca, Preferred Roofing Supply

Preferred Roofing Supply’s co-founder never quits, working to serve the Latino community in Georgia

Chris Gray

August 7, 2024

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Despite having no roofing experience, Paul Salamanca and his wife, Daniela, endured hardships to build a successful distribution company catering to Latino communities.

Sustained Strategy: Tecta America's Rise to the Top

In a market swirling with private equity cash, Tecta America continues to draw leading roofing contractors into the fold through a proven acquisition process.

Art Aisner

August 6, 2024

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Tecta America leadership talks about the merger and acquisition market in the roofing industry and how its aggressive strategy has led to it being a top commercial contractor in the nation.