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World Class in Safety – Part One

December 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Learn more about what it means to achieve world-class levels of performance in safety. Many companies claim they have achieved world-class levels of performance in safety. What do they mean by world-class in safety? Let's look into what they mean by this claim of having achieved ...

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Recruitment Strategies for Roofing Companies

November 30, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Labor recruitment strategies and resources you need to recruit and hire life-long employees. According to the latest U.S. Department of Labor statistics, the national unemployment rate only rose 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 percent. There are 11.2 million open jobs in the United States as of ...

Free Online Trainings!

November 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

By Cass Jacoby. These courses are accessible to anyone in the industry who is looking to learn and grow. Did you know that Cotney Consulting Group offers FREE online courses designed to help you advance your career? That’s right! In addition to paid training courses, Cotney offers free online ...

Empower Your Field Leaders

November 15, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Here's how your company can focus on empowering crew leaders to improve the overall performance of your business. Roofing companies vary in size, as do the size and complexity of their projects. These projects may be under a hundred thousand dollars or multi-million dollars in size. ...

Harvesting Data to Grow Your Business

November 11, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. The ability to use data effectively gives your company a competitive advantage. Today’s roofing industry is a wild ride, with labor shortages, supply chain issues and other challenges. Staying on task and meeting deadlines is especially critical and requires quick decisions. Those decisions could make or ...

Immersive Roofing Experience Promotes Positive Growth in the Industry

October 31, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

By Jobba. Jobba hosted the first immersive experience for the roofing industry this past year, engaging the roofing industry in a whole new way. Jobba hosted its first immersive experience designed for the roofing industry on August 4, 2022. The experience, called Roofing Visionaries, was focused on bringing roofing ...

Posting Worksite Pictures Can Send the Wrong Message

October 27, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Don't make these mistakes when posting to you company's social media platform. Social media in the workplace is now mainstream, and before weighing the pros and cons, let's review what makes up social medial. Social media is a widely used term and refers to "media" such as a video, text, picture, ...

How Contractors Can Train New Installation Crews for Metal Roofs and Walls

October 23, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

MCS Influencer John Kenney says that manufacturers and industry associations can help provide your crew with quality training. By John Kenney. Metal systems for roofing and wall panels are great opportunities for contractors to expand their business and gain additional profitability. It is not for every contractor because it requires greater attention ...

How Can Solar be Integrated With Metal Sales?

October 21, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.

By John Kenney. Metal roofing is continuing to grow as the leader in the roof of choice selected in combination with solar systems. In some cases, it is less expensive upfront than other roof system combinations, but its longevity increases the combined system's lifetime return on investment. Over the last few decades, metal ...