2026 - Page 1 | Roofing Contractor

The Homeowner's Roofing Journey in 2026

RC’s annual survey of homeowners tracks the roofing customer’s path from prospect to customer with new data.

Art Aisner

May 1, 2026

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RC asked homeowners what their roofing journey was like, and roofing contractors should listen.

Best of Success Podcast Show

Roofing Storm Season is Under Way

RC Legal expert Trent Cotney explains that contractors are already busy reacting to extreme weather and expecting a strong rebound from last year’s storm season.

Art Aisner

Trent Cotney

April 21, 2026

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RC Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney breaks down what contractors can do to prepare for a highly-anticipated storm season.

Roofing Day attendees in front of the Capitol Building

Roofing Day 2026

Industry Presses Lawmakers on Housing, Workforce Fix

Industry ties labor shortage to housing gap

Tanja Kern

April 16, 2026

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Leaders met lawmakers in D.C during Roofing Day 2026, urging action on housing tax credits and workforce reforms they say are critical to closing a growing housing shortfall.

Roofing Awards

SOPREMA Celebrates IRE 2026 Experts’ Choice Innovative Product Award

The Mini Macaden was recognized for excellence in the Tools, Equipment and Machinery category at the 2026 International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas.

Roofing Contractor Staff

March 19, 2026

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Which innovative roofing project became award winners at the 2026 IRE?

Roofing Acquisition

Tecta America Acquires Roofing Standards of California

The Top 100 Commercial Roofing Contractor Strengthens its Presence in California.

Art Aisner

March 18, 2026

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Tecta America recently announced its first commercial roofing acquisition of 2026 by partnering with Roofing Standards, a respected commercial roofing company based in Placentia, Calif.

2026 Young Guns

Enhancing the Experience

Young Gun Victoria Ogrizek

Tanja Kern

March 3, 2026

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Victoria Ogrizek, 39, came to roofing through marketing and brand reputation, not through the trades. But that outside perspective became her advantage.

Roofing Awards

Celebrating Elevate's MAX PVC as IRE People's Choice Winner

Roofing contractors experienced MAX PVC first-hand during exhibit and show-floor demos.

Roofing Contractor Staff

March 3, 2026

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PVC continues to be a fast-growing single-ply roofing category, driven in part by expansion in data centers, cold storage, and other mission-critical facilities.

2026 Young Guns

Problem Solving for the Modern-day Commercial Roofing Market

Young Gun Clayton Rathjen

Tanja Kern

March 3, 2026

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Clayton Rathjen’s path in roofing started straight out of high school to project management—he earned it on the roof.

2026 Young Guns

Hands-on Experience and Digital Fluency

Young Gun Bradley Rathjen

Tanja Kern

March 3, 2026

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Being underestimated is Bradley Rathjen's competitive advantage. At 23, the estimator and project manager at Madsen Roofing & Waterproofing in Sacramento, Calif., has learned that when clients doubt you because of your age, there's only one response: become undeniable.

2026 Young Guns

Living the Brand

Young Gun Gavin May

Art Aisner

March 3, 2026

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Gavin May was a young father already working in the trades when he found his way into the roofing industry. At 25, he was earning money working as a countertop programmer running CNC machines, but he just couldn’t see a future in it.