By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. This article aims not to give legal advice but real-world information and guidelines on safety and health requirements in construction contracts and assist roofing contractors when reviewing the safety section of your contracts. Contracts are essential to the construction process and may be defined ...
By Cass Jacoby, RCS reporter. Start taking advantage of the many opportunities offered by LinkedIn with expert tips and advice on how to use the platform to better your business. Many people tend to forget about LinkedIn, often copying and pasting bits of their resume, barely finishing their ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. This article will look at the economic aspects of safety in roofing, including costs, benefits, return on investment (ROI), investment optimization, and evaluation. Although efforts have been made to improve safety, many barriers remain, and those influenced by economic considerations are particularly dominant. The dynamic characteristics ...
By Cotney Consulting Group. Cotney Consulting Group has expanded its estimator training by now offering our beginner and intermediate training in Spanish. This latest offering adds to a program suite that also includes a Professional Certificate in Roofing Estimating, or PREC, and a Certified Professional Roofing Estimator, or PREC certification. These training courses ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages employers to engage their employees in health and wellness. By engaging in their own wellness, employees tend to work more productively, have less stress, and have a better quality of life. They benefit from a lower risk ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Cotney's training program offers an easy-to-follow format that takes you step by step through every critical aspect of estimating. There is a lot more to estimating than measuring a rooftop or learning local building codes. Anyone serious about starting their career as an estimator should check ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. With 90% of roofing projects suffering from underestimated costs, evaluating your estimating process is key to profitability. What is the purpose of estimating? Estimating determines the expected costs of labor, material, construction equipment and tools needed to complete a project by your company. The ...
CEO John Kenney redefines the company’s focus to better meet clients’ operational needs. Cotney Consulting Group (CCG), a leading business consulting firm serving the roofing industry, announced the company’s redefined focus on helping contractors achieve operational success through a concentration on four main solution offerings. “The roofing industry is ...
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Look forward to sporting clays, a five-star dinner, live Coffee Conversations and more at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow! Join other roofing professionals at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow at the Muckleshoot Events Center April 21-22, 2022. Hosted by The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Ladders, scaffolding and emergency plans. In the second part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed OSHA safety standards for working around roof perimeters and openings. Stepladders and extension ladders are used on roofing project sites. Improper use of ladders poses ...