IRE – International Roofing Expo

Positive Impacts for Employees in NRCA Training Program

October 18, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Sara Vaughn, NRCA. Improvements seen in employee quality, productivity, and longevity The National Roofing Contractors Association’s Qualified Trainer program provides training and education that allows current and future workers in the roofing industry to learn and get the resources needed for a clear career path, contributing to the overall strength and ...

Understanding Your Business Worth

October 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Wayne Rivers, Family Business Institute, for International Roofing Expo. How to determine if your company will hold its value with you there. Construction and roofing firms that have successful businesses, happy customers and predictable revenue are the exception, not the rule. Many companies spend more time putting out fires ...

A Slowing Market: Storms, Shortages, Uncertainty

October 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo. A stormy combination threatens an already challenged market. The industry is facing a stormy combination of heightened challenges as recent severe weather events, material shortages, and uncertainty surrounding the upcoming election coincide with a slowing market. The devastation left behind by the recent derecho in the ...

S2:E1 Coffee Conversations Ray Giovine- TRANSCRIPTION

October 2, 2020 at 9:54 a.m.

Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Ray Giovine, Group director of the International Roofing Expo, about what to expect with the 2021 International Roofing Expo. You can read the interview below, listen to the conversation, or watch the webinar. Heidi Ellsworth: Good morning and welcome to ...

Why Technology is the Answer to Recovery for Roofing Contractors

September 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RT3. Contractors are rapidly adopting new technologies that will help their business be leaner, more efficient and profitable. Many of us thought the coronavirus pandemic would be a thing of the past by now, right? It's going to be with us for awhile so contractors must think ...

SRS Distribution’s Raise the Roof Foundation Participating in the Largest Giving Day in the Country

September 15, 2020 at 5:59 a.m.

By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. North Texas Giving Day is set for Thursday, September 17 and the SRS Raise the Roof Foundation is encouraging the roofing industry to participate. If you have been to the International Roofing Expo (IRE), you most likely attended an SRS Raise the Roof Foundation ...

SRS Announces 2021 IRE Concert

September 11, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The #1 Concert Fundraiser at the IRE is Back and it is BIG! RoofersCoffeeShop® is proud to share breaking news from SRS on their 2021 IRE Concert event. In a Roofing Road Trips with Heidi podcast, Dan Tinker, CEO of SRS shared, “We are very ...

What to Look for in the New Stimulus Packages

August 22, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo. A closer look at what’s being proposed in D.C. and how it could impact the roofing industry. Proposals from Democrats and Republicans on future stimulus funding are currently being debated in Congress. These proposals range from $1 trillion to $3 trillion and the NRCA ...

Lynsay Walsh is Changing the Industry

August 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. “We are all valuable resources to each other in the roofing industry and frankly, we’re better together.” Lynsay Walsh knows what it’s like to be the only woman in the room. She began her career in roofing 10 years ago in inside sales and is ...