At first glimpse a woman with high heels on a roof, and on the cover of the top roofing magazine in the United States, Roofing Contractor, might cause a stir.
There’s a new water-based coating on the market that is taking roofs and building envelopes by storm. It’s called Kynar Aquatec, a platform of emulsions developed by Philadelphia-based Arkema Inc. What this new coating is doing is raising industry standards for durability and performance of water-based roof coatings.
How do you become a winner in the roofing business during these uncertain times? For starters, the International Roofing Expo held Feb. 3-5 in Las Vegas was an ideal launching pad.
The biggest roofing
show of the year - the International Roofing Expo - got off to an auspicious
start Tuesday when the scheduled keynote speaker, NBA Hall of Famer Bill
Walton, was given doctor’s orders not to travel because of a bad back.
There is one thing manufacturers and industry leaders agree
on as 2009 gets under way - it won’t be “business as usual” for the roofing
industry this year. The economic environment is unprecedented and the
uncertainty created will likely force the residential and commercial roofing
sectors to become more efficient and innovative.
The news coming out of Las Vegas was a shocker: Basketball Hall of Famer Bill
Walton will not be able to travel to the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas to provide the
Keynote Address on Feb. 3 due to complications from a back injury.
Basketball Hall of Famer and Emmy-winning broadcaster Bill
Walton will be the keynote speaker at the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas on Feb. 3 where
he is sure to grab the attention of the thousands of roofers who are looking
for a winning formula in the industry.
The Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA)
National Conference was held Nov. 12-14 at the Gaylord Texan Resort &
Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
Contractors like to work on roofs. Don Ohman likes to sing about it. Pegged “The Singing Roofer,” Ohman, who has such hits as, “Please Pass the Asphalt” and “Oh We Like to Roof a House,” said he is living a dream after suffering a stroke and having to learn how to play the guitar and sing again.