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Get ready for National Roofing Week 2026!
By Emma Peterson. Celebrate your crew and share your story with NRCA this June. Roofing is the hidden hero in many people’s lives; roofs protect their homes, families, businesses and possessions from the elements. To raise awareness about the significance of roofing and the important work of professionals across the ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey is an industrywide effort to collect information about the reroofing market spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® partners with International Federation of the Roofing Trade to strengthen global roofing connections
Driving global collaboration through education, events and industry engagement. RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS), the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is proud to announce a new partnership with the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD), bringing together two influential industry leaders committed to advancing the roofing ...
What first-time attendees can expect at Roofing Day
By Dani Sheehan. Roofing Day in D.C. isn’t about being perfect – it's about being present. It’s about learning, connecting and making sure your voice is represented. If you’ve never been to Roofing Day in D.C., it’s easy to feel unsure about what you’re signing up for. You might be ...
QXO completes acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners
The acquisition of Kodiak triples QXO’s total addressable market to over $200 billion, placing QXO in nearly every major building products category. QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners (“Kodiak”) from Court Square Capital Partners for approximately $2.25 billion, expanding QXO’s addressable market ...
Sherwin-Williams Kentucky expansion more than doubles capacity of coil coatings plant
This expansion leads the way for future industry growth. Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings, the leading manufacturer of coil and extrusion metal coatings in the world, today announced it completed a major expansion at its coil coatings manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to align production of its popular products with an expected ...
Why affordable housing belongs on the industry’s advocacy agenda
By Dani Sheehan. Roofing Day in D.C. offers an opportunity to advocate in support of policies that strengthen communities and expand access to safe, reliable housing. The U.S. is currently facing a shortage of roughly 1.5 million housing units each year. Not only does this gap create challenges for homebuyers ...
Take your workforce challenges to D.C.
By Dani Sheehan. It’s easy to feel like workforce issues are out of your control. Roofing Day in D.C. offers a way to change that. Every contractor in the industry knows the reality: finding and keeping skilled labor is one of the biggest barriers to growth. You can invest in ...
How the Iran conflict could impact construction costs, fuel prices and projects
By John Kenney III, advisor to Commercial Roofing Contractors, Cotney Consulting Group. In uncertain markets, the most disciplined contractors focus less on predicting prices and more on protecting assumptions. Over the past several weeks, headlines have been dominated by escalating conflict in the Middle East. Missile strikes, attacks on energy infrastructure and ...
More than an oil story: Supply change challenges around the Strait of Hormuz
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Learn how geopolitical conflicts are impacting material costs, supply chains and more in the roofing market. For many people in the U.S., gas costs have been top of mind with the conflict in Iran disrupting oil distribution. However, the cost of this type of ...
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