By Amie L. Grant, Maleah Evans, Maureen Greeves and Rick Mosholder, WTI. A program unique to the roofing industry and designed specifically to address the shortage of skilled labor. The WTI Apprenticeship Program is an accredited program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. Unique to the roofing industry, it includes ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. This RRT episode is all about using technology on the rooftop. Chris Cooper, southern Indiana Tremco foreman, and Ashley Cooper (no relation), Tremco product manager for Knovi Monitoring Technology and its SmartDrain product join Heidi to talk about how this cool rooftop technology works and the ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. May 2020 still had a small focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, but our visitors showed that they were clearly ready to move on to other things in roofing. We always love learning the stories of the people that ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The Western Roofing Expo is going virtual, as are the educational sessions! The Coronavirus has created a “new normal” for everyone in terms of how business is conducted. Teleworking has forced us to communicate virtually with one another, which has proven to be successful over the ...
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The 2020 IIBEC International Trade Show and Expo is going virtual! For three days, June 12-14, 2020, International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) is hosting exhibitors, educational sessions, a keynote speaker, and the CEO roundtable at their 2020 IIBEC International Trade Show and Expo. Although ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. When training contractors is what you love to do, you find a way to keep it going, even during a pandemic. With training centers shut down and roofing job sites practicing strict social distancing, Corey Johnston hasn’t been able to do what he loves – train ...
Frustrated with constant drain issues, facility managers were ready to try something new. The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, faced a rainwater retention issue due to a lack of proper drainage on a critical power supply building on its campus. Understanding that it was imperative that the building ...
The award honors charitable works performed by NRCA contractor members. Weatherproofing Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Tremco Roofing, has been presented with a CNA/NRCA Community Involvement Award sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association and CNA, one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies. Weatherproofing Technologies received a second-place ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Ashley and Chris Cooper with Tremco Roofing. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Heidi Ellsworth: Hello and welcome to another Roofing Road Trip podcast with Heidi. I'm Heidi Ellsworth, partner at RoofersCoffeeShop. Today we ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Whether you choose to do it yourself or use the help of a professional designer, this visualizer can change your metal roof-and-wall game. For roofing contractors working with building owners, it can be really hard to imagine what a roof or wall style or color will ...