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Eighty Percent of Construction Firms Having Difficulty Finding Workers
Many firms are handling the labor shortage by boosting pay and compensation. An industry-wide survey released by Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America shows 80% of construction firms report they are having difficulty filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to www.agc.org. All four ...
More Excitement at RCAT with NRCA
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Win a FREE NRCA ProCertification™ installer registration when you visit the NRCA at booth #201. The National Roofing Contractors Association will be at RCAT next week in booth #201. Not far from RoofersCoffeeShop in booth #300. We always want to share the exciting things that are ...
Oregon Sees Boom in Apprenticeship Applications
By NRCA. Enrollment in the apprenticeship program has more than doubled over the last six years. The number of people in Oregon’s state-registered apprenticeship programs has more than doubled during the past six years, with more than 10,000 people enrolled as of June, according to www.registerguard.com. In 2013, Oregon had about ...
Report Shows Contractors Struggle with Implementing Technology
By NRCA. As technology use increases in the construction industry, contractors are struggling regarding how to implement innovations to ensure productivity and profitability, according to gangbox.oncenter.com. JBKnowledge’s 2019 Technology in Preconstruction Report says contractors not only have to find and justify an IT budget but also must research, test and implement new ...
The Latest Volume of the NRCA Manual is Available
The NRCA Roofing Manual Membrane Roof Systems—2019 is available in the NRCA Bookstore. This volume of the manual provides information about the design, materials and installation techniques applicable to membrane roof systems used in low-slope roof system applications. It includes information about roof decks, air and vapor retarders, rigid board insulation, ...
Training Center Will Help Women Consider Careers in the Trades
By NRCA. Volunteers are renovating the first floor of a building into a training lab, computer room, play area for children and kitchen. In Bloomington, Illinois, a project called Dreams are Possible is turning the vacant first floor of an 1880s neighborhood grocery store building into a training center for low-income women ...
Northern California Construction Programs See Rise in Teen Participants
By NRCA. The program introduces high school seniors to careers in construction and the trades while allowing them to earn college credit. This year, the graduating class for the North Bay Construction Corps, which teaches construction skills to high school students, was 98 students compared with just seven students three years ago, ...
Topps Products Inc. Joins NRCA’s One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member
The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced Topps® Products Inc., Canton, Mississippi, has joined NRCA's One Voice initiative, joining NRCA as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ...
The Garland Company Inc. Joins NRCA's One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member
The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced The Garland Company Inc., Cleveland, has joined NRCA's One Voice initiative, joining NRCA as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ...
NRCA Chairman-Elect Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
The testimony was in support of the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act (H.R. 1740) designed to meet workforce needs in roofing. Nick Sabino, chairman-elect of NRCA and president of Deer Park Roofing in Cincinnati, Ohio, testified before the United States House Committee on Small Business to discuss immigration reform that ...
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