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Duro-Last®
Introducing the Duro-Last Quick-Check™ Roof Inspector
By Mitch Guettler, Director of Quality Assurance & Warranty Services. The Quick-Check Roof Inspector is an easy-to-use tool designed for testing of Duro-Bond plate welds and adhesion of adhered membranes. For the last couple years, one of the rooftop challenges faced by both contractors and the Quality Assurance Department has been verifying ...
Jason Dark and Steve Ruth - X Marks the Spot with Duro-Last X Launch - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Jason Dark, vice president of sales for Duro-Last; Steve Ruth, senior vice president of sales for Duro-Last and Heidi Ellsworth, RoofersCoffeeShop Owner. You can read the interview below, or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips ...
Duro-Last® is Excited to Introduce the Quick-Pull™ Roof Puller
By Don Garno, Sales Product Manager. The new Quick-Pull tool is used to pull Duro-Last membranes taut during installation. Designed to enhance rooftop efficiencies offered by the original GriPull, the new Quick-Pull tool is used to pull Duro-Last membranes taut during installation. Featuring a fixed dual-head pulley that does not need adjustment ...
Attend IRE Virtually
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Log in March 2-4, 2021 for educational sessions, a virtual tradeshow, whiskey and cigar pairings and more! No matter where you are in the world, make sure you’re near your computer March 2-4, 2021 for the virtual portion of the International Roofing Expo (IRE). ...
Top January Stories: Asphalt Roofing Q4 Report, Hero Roofers and Measuring Success
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) this past month. We were all so excited for 2021 to arrive and hopeful that it would bring less chaos and more normalcy. 2020 saw us struggling to secure materials and watching as prices crept up. Our ...
Duro-Last®, Inc. Honors Contractor of the Year and Annual Project Awards at 2021 Virtual Duro-Days Event
830 contractors, representing 480 companies, were welcomed at the virtual Duro-Days event in January. Duro-Last hosted its virtual Duro-Days event January 25-28, 2021, welcoming more than 830 contractors representing over 480 companies. The event provided guests with a variety of educational presentations and webinars and honored multiple contractors for their outstanding ...
Duro-Last, Inc. Launches Duro-Last X: Industry's First Custom-Cut Roll Good Membrane Solution
Duro-Last®, Inc. is pleased to introduce the industry's first custom-cut roll good membrane solution, Duro-Last X™. Duro-Last®, Inc. is pleased to introduce the industry's first custom-cut roll good membrane solution, Duro-Last X™. Manufactured with the same formulation as the industry-leading Duro-Last membrane, Duro-Last X is available in 10-foot wide rolls that ...
Training Talent in a Pandemic
By Jeff Shrum, Information Technology Manager, Duro-Last. There are a variety of tools available to train employees during the pandemic and work from home initiatives, such as screencasting. One of the challenges facing employers today is training new talent, or training employees moving laterally, during the pandemic and work from home ...
Top November Stories: Sustainability, Lumber Prices and the Biden Administration
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. With the recent election, it’s no surprise that we all want to know what’s in store for the roofing industry with the new administration. That was one of our more popular blogs last month on RCS. ...
Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Caused Lumber Prices to Soar
By Roseann George, Director of Procurement, Duro-Last. A spike in do-it-yourself projects and a strong resurgence in the housing sector have caused increased demand and higher prices for lumber. Lumber supplies in the U.S. are facing a shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, presenting issues for the housing and construction ...
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