Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO

Earth Day 2020 with Solar on Our Minds

April 22, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The air quality benefits from the reduction in the use of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions might push people toward solar power. With millions of people sheltered in their homes during this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen an astounding drop in pollution. According to a recent ...

Education and Support Help Denver Contractor Grow its Restoration Business

April 20, 2020 at 6:01 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Fluid-applied Reinforced Roofing system is suited for Denver’s climate and green building roof requirements. While attending the recent Denver National Women in Roofing (NWiR) event, RCS partner Heidi J. Ellsworth met Janice Stitzer of CIG Construction. Janice co-founded and owns CIG Construction, with her husband Kelly ...

Meet Nick Little - Winner of this Week’s Optical Comparator

April 20, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. General Coatings is giving away one optical comparator each week to a lucky winner. Did you know that in addition to being a great online community for the roofing industry that is filled with news and information that RoofersCoffeeShop® is also a place where you can ...

Ryan Groth Shares Keys to Predictable Revenue at Duro-Last® Annual Seminar

March 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors were able to participate in hour-long breakout sessions focused on predictable revenue and growing their businesses. While attending the 2020 International Roofing Expo, I ran into RCS Partner Ryan Groth from Sales Transformation Group. I hadn’t seen Ryan in a while so I was excited ...

Study: Prefabrication to Transform Construction Industry

March 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Dodge Data & Analytics released a SmartMarket report to examine the frequency of prefabricated products, the benefits as well as what drives their use and what gets in the way. The Dodge study examined both prefabrication and modular building as two separate topics finding that they ...

Cleveland NWIR Chapter Excels at Giving Back to their Community

February 11, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Led by Lisa Garcia of Tremco, this local National Women in Roofing (NWIR) Council is setting a great example for how to support local charities. Here at RoofersCoffeeShop® we love to highlight the giant heart that this industry has, so when we heard what the Cleveland ...

Setting the Bar for Sustainability

January 14, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Duro-Last® goes above and beyond with their commitment to recycling. Recycling isn’t new to Duro-Last. Company founder John R. Burt started recycling 30 years ago when he found a method for turning manufacturing scraps into a resilient flooring product, keeping the waste out of the landfill. ...

Join the Countdown to the International Roofing Expo (IRE)

January 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. RCS Countdown page will help you plan your activities for the 2020 IRE in Dallas. RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) is so excited to reconnect with old friends and make new ones at the IRE set for February 4 – 6, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. To help you make ...