Articles by Bryan Gottlieb

A Wisconsin roofing contractor is facing over $180,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor for alleged repeated failure to protect workers and subcontractors from fall hazards following two incidents where employees were observed working without adequate fall protection.

A TikTok video from a user in Ankara, Turkey, featuring a cat in a "bread loaf" position on a glass roof, shows one cat's underside resembling “Anonymous,” or the "V for Vendetta" mask, and has gained 5.2 million likes, highlighting the quirky nature of both social media and cat behavior. 

National Women in Roofing introduced new Executive Director Katie Bodiford, emphasizing her extensive experience in association management and commitment to empowering women in the industry. 

CE REEVE Roofing, a Tecta America company, grew from a small roofing outfit to generating $60 million annual sales giant under Bryan Klepinger and Stacy Agnew.

The under-construction SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., which will be home to TGL, a new indoor golf league, suffered a roof collapse due to a power failure, causing damage to the air-supported dome. 

A Cape Coral, Fla., roofing contractor is two weeks into a monthlong promotion garnering national attention: Called "Roof and Gobble," the firm is offering a frozen turkey and an AR-15 with a new roof purchase.

Westlake Corp. declares a 50-cent Q3 dividend, its 77th consecutive payout.

Snohomish, Wash.-based roofing contractor Allways Roofing, one of the state’s most frequent safety violators, has repeatedly been cited and now owes the state $3.5 million in fines.

A family in Saskatchewan, Canada, faces an ongoing nightmare as bats have taken over their home; efforts to remove them are complicated by environmental protection laws, exposing the homeowners to health risks from bat bites and potential disease from guano.  

Owens Corning's Q3 2023 report showed mixed results, with net sales matching last year at $2.5 billion and earnings surpassing estimates, but sales declining over 1.5%; roofing remains a bright spot.