Rick Damato

Rick Damato is the editorial director of Roofing Contractor. He has held a number of posts in the roofing industry since 1974 and has contributed to the magazine since its inception in 1981. He can be reached at 770-331-7858 or on Twitter @RoofsByRick.

A Level Playing Field

The good news between the lines of all the bad news is the playing field is level. You’re all trading in the same economy during the same pandemic.

Rick Damato

August 7, 2020

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Pandemic. Social unrest. Recession. We are living in some very trying times.

Building Your Bench with the Best Roofing Contractors

Concentrating on sales and numbers are fine, but the truly great roofing contractors are the ones who focus on recruiting the best people out there.

Rick Damato

July 3, 2020

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Safety and recruiting are key to success.

A Time to Pivot

Rick Damato

May 26, 2020

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It is more than disorienting when things we take for granted suddenly evaporate into thin air.

Use Your Voice, it’s an Election Year

Rick Damato

April 2, 2020

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When roofing industry interests, including contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, and others show up as a group in Washington D.C., Congress notices.

How Roofing Industry Leaders Can Attract New Workers

Viva La Different

Rick Damato

March 6, 2020

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As the working world continues to change, leaders in the roofing industry must find ways to continuously attract workers into the trade, including technology and mitigating dangerous work.

Cover Boards: The One Roofing Product You Should be Using

Rick Damato

January 29, 2020

Underrated and underappreciated, coverboards can make a big difference for roofing contractors anywhere.

Roofing Contractors: The FAA Wants to Track Your Drone

Rick Damato

January 8, 2020

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A proposal from the FAA would require drone operators to allow the collection of data such as identity and location, which could impede drone usage in the roofing industry.

Come What May, Be Recession Ready

Scaling back during a recession is not as much fun as growing is

Rick Damato

January 6, 2020

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Scaling back during a recession is not as much fun as growing is, but recessions are like a river that goes dry during a drought. All that “stuff” on bottom show ups, making it easy to see what needs to change.

Damato of the Day - 2010s: “It’s a Wrap”

Rick Damato

December 26, 2019

The decade now passing was significant in many ways. Rick Damato looks back at how the 2010s impacted the roofing industry along with providing some predictions for the next decade.