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Roofing and Perseverance in 2024

Roofing Contractor Garen Armstrong relays the importance of family, perseverance, and other things he learned while recovering from a recent heart transplant

Jill Bloom

December 1, 2023

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RC Publisher Jill Bloom talks about finding life's 'happy balance' between home and work life as the roofing industry closes a busy year and looks forward to 2024.

NRCA makes upgrades to its Roof Wind Designer Online Tool for calculating wind-resistance loads.

Trade Organization News

NRCA Announces Upgrades to 'Roof Wind Designer' Online Software

Program for helping determine wind-load calculations receives enhancements and remains free to use

Roofing Contractor Staff

November 30, 2023

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The National Roofing Contractors Association has upgraded Roof Wind Designer, a free online tool, to generate reports on wind uplift pressures using the latest ASCE 7-22 standards.

Roofing Acquisitions

Roofed Right America Acquires New York Contractor Upstate Roofing & Painting

Roofing Contractor Staff

November 6, 2023

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Upstate Roofing, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and has been led by President Bob Morgan since 2016, is RRA's first acquisition.

Roofing Safety

NRCA on OSHA's Proposed PPE Changes: Clarify Definitions, Enforcement

Construction associations object to vagueness of 'proper fit' guideline and enforcement

Chris Gray

November 1, 2023

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The NRCA joined other construction industry coalitions in critiquing OSHA's proposed rulemaking for PPE use, claiming it is vague and would create more burdens for employers.

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Economic Indicators

Reroofing Market Index Survey for Q3 2023 Shows Bright Spots

Findings reflect front-line observations, principally from roofing contractors working on both low- and steep-slope reroofs

Bryan Gottlieb

October 27, 2023

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The North American industry trade associations' amalgamated Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing in Q3 2023 showed improved prospects compared to the same period a year earlier, with eight out of 10 respondents identifying as roofing contractors.

Latinos in Roofing

VIDEO: The National Roofing Contractors Association addresses the impact Latino contractors have on the industry.

Art Aisner

October 16, 2023

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Philanthropy Profile

Roofing Alliance President Greg Bloom Holds Court

Bloom, a V.P. at Beacon, is the 2023-24 president of the Roofing Alliance and discusses what it means to invest in the greater good

Bryan Gottlieb

October 9, 2023

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Greg Bloom, president of the Roofing Alliance for 2023-24, discusses what it means to be invested in the greater good.

The Beauty of Second Chances

How fortunate we are to be a part of an industry comprised of generosity, grace and a commitment to the common good

Jill Bloom

September 1, 2023

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RC Publisher Jill Bloom reflects on the impact NRCA CEO Reid Ribble has had on unifying the roofing industry.

Obituary: June 28, 1972 – Aug. 20, 2023

John R. Embow, 51, President of Grove Roofing Services Died

Roofing Contractor Staff

August 25, 2023

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John R. Embow was president of Grove Roofing Services and an active member of multiple roofing and construction organizations.

Roofing Contractor magazine Editorial Director Rick Damato (far left) and friends

About Time: Roofing Competition Debuts at SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA 2023 Features First Commercial Roofing Competition; Kyle Cameron of Hutchinson, Kan., crowned ‘National Champion’

Rick Damato

August 21, 2023

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SkillsUSA 2023 Features First Commercial Roofing Competition; Kyle Cameron of Hutchinson, Kan., crowned ‘National Champion’

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NRCA/ROOFPAC's IRE 2017 Golf and Sport Shooting Tournaments

To jump-start the 2017 International Roofing Expo (IRE), the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) hosted two separate tournaments Tuesday morning.

Dozens of foursomes teed off at the NRCA/ROOFPAC Golf Tournament at the Bali High Golf Club in Las Vegas. The event began promptly with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. and followed a standard scramble format. The event was sponsored by Johns Manville.

The NRCA also hosted the ROOFPAC Sport Shooting Tournament at the Pro Gun Club of Las Vegas. Nearly 50 roofing professionals gathered to showcase their shooting capabilities at this unique tournament that featured a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains and canyons. The event was sponsored by Polyglass.