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Hover’s Instant Design is an AI-powered tool that lets pros and homeowners visualize renovations instantly.

Roofing Safety

SAFETY SPOTLIGHT Q&A: Hover's Kevin Sturm

Hover is a technology company rooted in safety in the roofing and insurance space. Head of Industry and Product Marketing Kevin Sturm explains how its latest innovations help roofing contractors excel.

Art Aisner

June 26, 2025

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Hover's Head of Industry and Product Marketing Kevin Sturm explains how its latest innovations help roofing contractors meet their safety and workforce needs.

Citizens property Insurance Corp. now issues claims checks only to policyholders, shifting payment responsibility and disputes to homeowners, contractors, and suppliers.

Regulatory Analysis

New Challenges for Fla. Contractors After State Insurer Cuts Adjusters from Claims Payouts

Citizens Insurance, Florida’s last-resort insurer, returns claims checks to homeowners, setting up roofers and suppliers to potentially chase payments through disputes

Bryan Gottlieb

June 26, 2025

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Florida's Citizens Insurance has sidelined public adjusters named on claims checks, leaving roofers and suppliers there vulnerable to chasing payments.

Security

Stopping Theft: How to Improve Security in Roofing Distribution

As building material thefts continue to rise, distributors can take steps to prevent further incidents

Chris Gray

June 25, 2025

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Building material thefts can be costly headaches and shake up employee morale. Learn from security experts on how to prevent thieves from hitting your distribution locations.

The Home Depot is weighing a bid for GMS. The potential offer would pit the retail giant against QXO Inc.

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UPDATE: Home Depot Pushes QXO Out of GMS Pursuit

Competing bid unraveled QXO’s acquisition plans

Bryan Gottlieb

June 23, 2025

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Home Depot has joined the race to acquire GMS Inc., challenging QXO’s $5B bid, which expired on June 24, thus making talks of a bidding war moot.

Trouble Brewing? Rooftop Vents Help Brewery Increase Safety, Production

Smoke Vents Help Charlotte Brewery Reduce Risk in Bold Expansion Project

Thomas Renner

June 23, 2025

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Facing the threat of fires on a daily basis, NoDa Brewing in Charlotte, N.C., installed smoke vents to improve safety and production.

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Podcast

Dear Anna: How Do I Optimize for AI-Overviews?

Contractors need to adapt to AI-enhanced search results if they wish to remain relevant

June 23, 2025

As search engines like Google make AI-overview search results front and center, roofing contractors will need to adapt to keep their digital business fronts relevant.

Legal Insights

The Chain of Responsibility: What Every Roofing Contractor Must Know

Subcontractor Liability in Construction

Jill Bloom

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June 19, 2025

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At the FRSA convention, Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney discussed the legal risks associated with subcontractors and ICE raids, emphasizing the importance of strong contracts, compliance and effective job site oversight. Learn more in this Best of Success podcast.

Undocumented workers make up 36% of the U.S. roofing workforce, leaving contractors and workers alike especially vulnerable.

News Analysis

Roofing is Left Exposed by Trump’s Deportation Flip-Flop

Despite contributing more to GDP, the construction industry was left out of Trump’s brief ICE enforcement pause

Bryan Gottlieb

June 19, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s deportation policy reversals — initially shielding farms and hotels, then reversing course — leave roofing contractors exposed amid workforce raids and visa program gaps. Trade groups have been actively contacting members of Congress.

Brad Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QXO, offers $5 billion to acquire GMS, a major distributor of gypsum and interior building products.

Acquisition Analysis

QXO Sets Its Sights on GMS in $5 Billion Offer

QXO's roll‑up aims to marry newly acquired roofing tech with GMS’s 300-plus centers

Bryan Gottlieb

June 18, 2025

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QXO makes an unsolicited bid to buy specialty products distributor GMS for $5 billion, aiming to speed up deliveries, boost inventory and unify tech — potentially reshaping how contractors get drywall and building supplies.