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Coffee Shop Originals
A place for all members of the industry
By Emma Peterson. The Coffee Shops™ expand their offerings to include an interactive directory specifically designed for manufacturers’ representatives. The core mission of The Coffee Shops™ can be boiled down to being Where the Industry Meets! In other words, we are dedicated to elevating the careers and businesses of ...
Gators, Rams and a pair of Tigers take the stage at the student competition
By Lauren White. Four teams compete at the 12th annual Construction Management Student Competition during IRE 2026. Wednesday morning of the 2026 IRE week started off with the 12th annual Roofing Alliance Construction Management Student Competition – one of our favorite events of the week and it was a full house! Competing ...
IRE day one: Kicking off our roofing Super Bowl
Dozens of interviews, thousands of steps and countless memories, connections and positive energy at day one of IRE. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation between The Coffee Shops™ crew about day one of IRE 2026. Karen Edwards: Wow, day one of IRE was amazing. It really was. ...
Celebrating coatings content from 2025!
By Dani Sheehan. From fluid-applied roofing to green roofs and cutting-edge estimating tools, 2025 was a year of innovation and education across the coatings industry. From industry-shaping insights to on-the-ground interviews at the biggest trade shows of the year, 2025 was full of standout stories across the roofing community. This ...
10 insights from our 2025 Influencers
By Emma Peterson. This year, our influencers shared countless insights and advice that helped professionals across the country. Here at CoatingsCoffeeShop® (CCS) we are always looking for ways to elevate and support coating professionals across the industry. One of the ways we do that is through our Influencer Program. ...
Top November articles: Training, tradeshows and more
By Emma Peterson. It’s been a busy month at The Coffee Shops™, here are some must-read articles to keep you informed. November has been a busy month here at The Coffee Shops™! Our crew has been hard at work and you can tell from the number of articles we published ...
Nail the holidays with this gift guide
By Emma Peterson. From tools to training courses, The Coffee Shops™ crew wraps up the perfect presents for roofing pros in this guide to giving this holiday season. If your year has been anything like ours here at The Coffee Shops™, it’s going by faster than you can flip the ...
Top October articles: Safety, sustainability and a new Coffee Shop!
By Emma Peterson. Check out our shortlist of popular articles from October. Every month at The Coffee Shops™ is a busy one, but October took it to a new level! Not only did our incredible crew publish hundreds of articles across our existing sites (RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop, CoatingsCoffeeShop and AskARoofer), we ...
The Coffee Shops™ welcome Henry®, a Carlisle Company!
With over 90 years of building confidence in their premier products and services, Henry is a trusted leader in Building Envelope Systems® in North America. The Coffee Shops, the award-winning online communities where the industries meet for technologies, safety, information and education for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings, ...
Top September articles: Taking care of the industry's future
By Emma Peterson. From mental health care to workforce development and economic outlooks, this month we’ve been talking a lot about the future of roofing. Our Coffee Shops crew has been busy this month, publishing more than 200 articles across RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop and CoatingsCoffeeShop! It can be hard to keep ...
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