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Metal Roofing on the Rise
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Durability, style and color are playing key roles in the growing popularity of metal roofing. The demand for home improvement projects has steadily increased throughout 2020 and is expected to remain elevated well into 2021. One upgrade that more homeowners are considering is replacing ...
Disabled Former Military Police Officer Given New Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. John Christmann served for three years as a military police officer. The St. Johnsville, New York veteran shared with the Leader Herald that receiving the new roof was a huge relief for him, saying, “It took my anxiety and stress level from about ...
Choose a Contractor Who Installs Top-performing Products
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Contractors are only as good as the products they choose to install. When you hire a roofing contractor to work on your home, you expect professionalism and quality work. You may have been given an outstanding experience by your contractor throughout the sales process, ...
Top 20 of 2020: Stunning Rooftop Mural Captured the Top Spot
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s was hot on RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) in 2020. We are glad 2020 is over, aren’t we? It was definitely a year like no other in our lifetimes. We found ourselves facing the unknown and our industry pulled together to help each other out ...
Retired Navy Veteran Enjoys Free Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Jacksonville, Florida American Legion Post 137 coordinated the efforts to get a new roof for the 87-year-old veteran. Alton Cook’s roof was leaking so badly that he had buckets strategically positioned throughout his home to capture the rainwater. Neighbor Sher Arbogast told News4Jax, ...
Roofers Hailed as Heroes for Extinguishing California Brush Fire
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Quick action by the crew prevented the high winds from making the fire worse. When a roofing crew from San Diego, California-based Palomar Solar spotted a brush fire while driving, they pulled over and jumped into action. That area of the state was under red flag ...
Veteran Founds Roof Rescue Program in North Carolina
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roof Rescue plans to donate one roof every year to a deserving member of the community. Army veteran Jordan Cox is the owner of Roof Medic in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as an army combat medic where he developed a passion for helping others. He ...
Measuring Business Success is Changing
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Before 2020, many businesses set key performance indicators (KPIs) that quickly measured success but it’s no longer that straightforward. In a recent Inc. article, Maria Haggerty, CEO of dotcom distribution writes “COVID-19 has changed business. How you measure success must change too.” She’s right. ...
North Carolina Disabled Woman Gifted with New Roof for the Holiday
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. She is now able to stay in the home where she provides care for her autistic nieces. Pam Smith, a homeowner in Fletcher, North Carolina, was the recipient of a free roof, just in time for the holidays thanks to Ridge Roofing. Company ...
Can You Require Employees to Get a COVID Vaccine?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Attorneys presenting at a recent Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) webinar say yes. Now that we have an FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine, questions on who should be required to have a vaccine remain. Is it legal to mandate that workers be vaccinated? Attorneys ...
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