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Bryan Gottlieb

Bryan Gottlieb

Bryan Gottlieb is the online editor at Engineering News-Record (ENR).

Gottlieb is a five-time Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism award winner with more than a decade of experience covering business, construction, and community issues. He has worked at Adweek, managed a community newsroom in Santa Monica, Calif., and reported on finance, law, and real estate for the San Diego Daily Transcript. He later served as editor-in-chief of the Detroit Metro Times and was managing editor at Roofing Contractor, where he helped shape national industry coverage.

Gottlieb covers breaking news, large-scale infrastructure projects, new products and business.


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email gottliebb@enr.com | office: (248) 786-1591

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Emergency responders responded to a call at Holicong Middle School in Buckingham Township, Pa., on June 21 after a 58-year-old contractor fell 30 feet during routine repairs.
Safety News

After Roofer Plunges 30 Feet, Safety Lapses Under Scrutiny

As OSHA opens a case, questions swirl over whether basic guardrails or harnesses were ever part of the jobsite plan
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 25, 2025
3 Comments

A Maryland roofer died after falling 30 feet at a Bucks County, Pa., middle school, as OSHA probes whether required fall protections were in place at the job site.


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Amrize, Holcim’s $30B North American spin-off, debuted on the NYSE and Swiss Exchange, aiming to drive U.S. growth in roofing, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
Spun Off

Amrize Makes Debut on NYSE, Closes Up 1.5 Percent

North American spin-off of European giant Holcim, Amrize enjoys a market cap of $30 billion
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 24, 2025
No Comments

Amrize, Holcim’s $30B North American spin-off, debuted on the NYSE and Swiss Exchange on June 23, aiming to drive U.S. growth in roofing, infrastructure and manufacturing.


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

UPDATE: Home Depot Pushes QXO Out of GMS Pursuit

Competing bid unraveled QXO’s acquisition plans
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 23, 2025
No Comments

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.


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OSHA no pudo demostrar que los trabajadores eran empleados, lo que resultó en la desestimación de las citaciones.
Análisis de Noticias

OSHA Anula Multa de $79K, Falla en Carga de la Prueba

Juez de derecho administrativo determina que el Departamento de Trabajo no pudo demostrar que los subcontratistas estaban siendo supervisados
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 23, 2025
No Comments

Las multas de OSHA contra un techador de Misuri fueron anuladas después de que un juez dictaminara que los trabajadores eran contratistas independientes, no empleados, lo que subraya la importancia de las pruebas y los estándares de control.



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QXO apuesta a que entregas más rápidas, inventarios más grandes y tecnología integrada atraerán a los contratistas.
Análisis de noticias

QXO pone la mira en GMS con una oferta de $5B

La estrategia busca unir la tecnología de techado recientemente adquirida por QXO con las más de 300 ubicaciones de GMS
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 23, 2025
No Comments

QXO hace una oferta no solicitada para comprar el distribuidor de productos especializados GMS por $5 mil millones, con el objetivo de acelerar las entregas, aumentar el inventario y unificar la tecnología, lo que podría remodelar la forma en que los contratistas obtienen paneles de yeso y materiales de construcción.


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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
Bryan Gottlieb
June 19, 2025
3 Comments

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.


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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
Bryan Gottlieb
June 18, 2025
No Comments

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.


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A roofing crew works without fall protection—at the center of a recent case where OSHA failed to prove the workers were employees, leading to vacated citations.
News Analysis

OSHA Vacates $79K In Fines, Fails Burden of Proof

Administrative law judge finds Labor Department failed to show subcontractors were being supervised
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 16, 2025
No Comments

OSHA citations against a Missouri roofer were tossed after a judge ruled crews were independent contractors, not employees — highlighting proof and control standards.


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Florida has become the focal point for construction-site raids, attracting national attention and altering labor dynamics throughout the industry.
News Analysis

Florida Emerges as the Epicenter of ICE Raids

While chaos unfolds in Los Angeles, immigration raids in the Sunshine State have lapped all other states
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 12, 2025
No Comments

With protests over ICE tactics spreading beyond Los Angeles, Roofing Contractor examined the data and discovered that Florida is the epicenter of immigration enforcement in roofing and construction. 



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A firefighter in Penrith, England, assists in the rescue of a sheep and three lambs found stranded on a rooftop. Again.
Odd News Dispatch

Ewe Won’t Believe It: Sheep Family Rescued from Rooftop

What are the odds of two sheep-on-a-roof stories in one year? Apparently 5.2%
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 12, 2025
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Roughly 5% of people may see two “sheep on a roof” stories in one year — like this latest tale from northern England, where firefighters rescued a ewe and three lambs from a rooftop escape.


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