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Roofing Alliance to Host Fundraising Reception to Benefit Scholarship Fund
In-person and online donations will be matched. The Roofing Alliance will host a special fundraising reception during NRCA’s Fall Committee Meetings in Nashville on Thursday, November 9, to raise funds for the Melvin Kruger Scholarship Fund. The Roofing Alliance firmly believes that education is the cornerstone of growth and is committed ...
Trade Association Coalition Announces Q3 Findings From Market Index Survey for Reroofing
A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for the third quarter of 2023. The survey is an industrywide effort spearheaded by a coalition of trade assocations, including the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, Canadian ...
NRCA Offers the First EmpowerAll Scholarship
Application forms are due by November 10, 2023. NRCA is proud to offer the first EmpowerAll Scholarship program dedicated to providing a unique professional development opportunity during the 2024 International Roofing Expo® in Las Vegas February 6-8, 2024. The scholarship opportunity is offered to roofing company employees who are in management ...
Don’t Miss These Special Sessions at IRE 2024 – Day Two!
By Anna Lockhart. Mark your calendars for the must-see educational sessions being held on day two of the industry’s most anticipated and action-packed event of the year! As the largest roofing and exteriors tradeshow in North America, the International Trade Show (IRE) is the event of the year ...
Women in Roofing Join Forces to Reroof Building of Homeless Nonprofit Organization
By Evelyn Witterholt. Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing teamed up to fix the roof of the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington. For National Roofing Week, Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing (NWiR) worked together on a reroofing project for the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington ...
CRCA, IIBEC and NRCA Release Guidelines for Specifying Roofing Project Submittals
The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association, International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) and the National Roofing Contractors Association have released Roofing Project Submittal and Protocol Guidelines. The cooperative document provides guidelines for specifying roofing project submittals on a project-specific basis and discusses protocols for handling project submittals during projects’ design, ...
Q&A – Should Roof Hips Have a Paper Underlayment?
Seeing shingles come off his roof from over driven nails, this homeowner wondered if there needed to be an underlayment beneath the shingles. Albert, a homeowner from North Carolina, asked the following question about their roof underlayment: I have had a lot of shingles come off a new roof ...
IB Roof Systems, Inc. Announced it has Named Sid Teachey as the Company’s Director of Architectural Sales
Sid Teachey joins IB Roof Systems as director of architectural sales. Teachey has previously served in several senior management and director positions within the roofing industry, with decades of highly successful experience in sales, training, project management and cost estimation of roofing systems. “As the leader of this department, Sid will be ...
Finding the Next Generation of Roofing Pros
By Evelyn Witterholt. We spoke with industry experts about their partnership with SkillsUSA and how they are helping inspire future roofing professionals. For over 50 years, SkillsUSA has been helping build the future workforce by training students in the trades. Each year, they host the SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills conference ...
Safety First: How to Create a Building Safety Plan That is Guaranteed to Prevent Falls
By Adam Cabrera. One of the main gaps in jobsite safety is the failure to plan adequately for fall prevention. In a recent Roofing Road Trips® episode, host Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with guests Cheryl Ambrose and Rich Trewyn of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) who shared insight ...
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