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SRS Distribution Announces Coloring Contest Winner
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The company held the SRS Fun with Family Coloring Contest to help families and kids have a fun activity to take part in during the pandemic. With millions of parents and children staying at home, working from home, schooling at home, it can get stressful. One ...
High-Performance Flame-Free Roof Solution Reduces Safety Risks
IKO ArmourStick HD® system offers the only Canadian-made base sheet with double release film. IKO’s new ArmourStick HD® flame-free commercial membrane roofing system, explicitly tailored for projects that demand a restricted flame environment, helps decrease safety risks and speed up installation for contractors. The ArmourStick HD sytem consists of ArmourStick HD-Base, ArmourStick ...
Giving Back To The Industry
By Rod Petrick, President, Ridgeworth Roofing Co., Inc. My dad gave me some of the greatest advice that has inspired me throughout my professional life. I have spent my entire professional life in the roofing industry. Becoming involved in 1975, over the span of 45 years, I transitioned from an apprentice roofer ...
Keeping the Doors Open Part 2 - Cities are Shutting Down and Construction is Getting Creative
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. How companies, departments, and organizations are able to maintain operations remotely and keep construction projects going. Not only are building departments in Portland, Oregon closing down, they’re closing nationwide. Even with cities shutting down and permit departments closing their doors to the public, they are ...
Aluminum Dutch Seam Metal Roofing on Long Island Shore Home Wins First Place
By ATAS International. Wading River, New York is a hamlet located in Suffolk County on the North Shore of Long Island. Most of Wading River lies within the Town of Riverhead, but a small portion is in the Town of Brookhaven. The name of the hamlet comes from the original Algonquian name ...
Thousands of Masks Donated and in Production
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Much-needed face masks and respirators are donated by construction firms and produced around the clock by manufacturers. As news of the coronavirus spread, people began stocking up on toilet paper and face masks to protect themselves. The panic buying that ensued has led to a shortage ...
Harris Williams Advises Lansing Building Products on the Pending Acquisition of the Distribution Business of Harvey Building Products
Lansing Building Products is a leading supplier of exterior building products across the U.S. Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it is advising Lansing Building Products (Lansing) on its pending acquisition of the distribution business of Harvey Building Products (Harvey Distribution). Through Lansing’s acquisition of ...
Summer Camps Inspire the Future Workforce
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Gear up for summer with construction summer camps offered by Auburn University. Before we know it, summer will be here. So now is the time to start planning ahead and registering for summer camps! The Roofing Alliance is sharing two opportunities for the future workforce ...
One Good Thing to Come Out of a Hurricane … a New Composite Roof
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Hurricane Michael was a beast. It struck Panama City, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane in 2018. In the months that followed, residents started to rebuild their lives … and their homes. The Chapman family decided to start with their roof. “We had a solid gray synthetic slate roof before ...
Navigating OSHA During COVID-19
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law, LLP. Proper steps need to be taken to ensure that workers are not exposed to COVID-19 and that, if exposed, those workers are not exposing others. With the Coronavirus pandemic affecting employers throughout the nation, it can be challenging to navigate the influx of information from ...
