If you work with a roofing contractor who does top-notch work, treats its employees like part of the family, and promotes a safe and healthy work environment, you can nominate them for consideration as Roofing Contractor’s Contractor of the Year.
Liberty Lines Inc. is one of the largest privately owned transportation companies in New York. Headquartered in Yonkers, the company has 750 employees and operates a fleet of 350 vehicles.
I recently spoke with a contractor and a manufacturer about a project that brought a bus company’s roof into compliance with OSHA regulations. The multi-level roof lacked perimeter fall protection, and its ladders weren’t up to code. The story has some lessons for roofing contractors out there.
Business consultant Ellen Rohr thinks big. I always get a kick out of her presentations, and she does a great job of explaining business concepts in fun ways that help drive the point home. At one of our Best of Success conferences, she presented a session on managing other family members while managing a family business.
A tough economy often means that R & D dollars are harder to wring out of the budget. However, there are still innovations to be found at the roofing industry trade shows, including the International Roofing Expo (IRE), held this February in New Orleans.
It’s only a matter of time before solar applications will revolutionize the roofing industry, and the sooner roofing contractors see the light, the better off they’ll be.
Our April issue of Roofing Contractor will feature an article on two roofing contractors who invented and patented a residential solar kit. They hope their product will help other roofing contractors enter the world of solar roofing.
