National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)

More Excitement at RCAT with NRCA

September 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Win a FREE NRCA ProCertification™ installer registration when you visit the NRCA at booth #201. The National Roofing Contractors Association will be at RCAT next week in booth #201. Not far from RoofersCoffeeShop in booth #300. We always want to share the exciting things that are ...

Oregon Sees Boom in Apprenticeship Applications

August 25, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

By NRCA. Enrollment in the apprenticeship program has more than doubled over the last six years. The number of people in Oregon’s state-registered apprenticeship programs has more than doubled during the past six years, with more than 10,000 people enrolled as of June, according to www.registerguard.com. In 2013, Oregon had about ...

Report Shows Contractors Struggle with Implementing Technology

August 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

By NRCA. As technology use increases in the construction industry, contractors are struggling regarding how to implement innovations to ensure productivity and profitability, according to gangbox.oncenter.com. JBKnowledge’s 2019 Technology in Preconstruction Report says contractors not only have to find and justify an IT budget but also must research, test and implement new ...

The Latest Volume of the NRCA Manual is Available

August 4, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

The NRCA Roofing Manual Membrane Roof Systems—2019 is available in the NRCA Bookstore. This volume of the manual provides information about the design, materials and installation techniques applicable to membrane roof systems used in low-slope roof system applications. It includes information about roof decks, air and vapor retarders, rigid board insulation, ...

NRCA Training center will help women consider careers in trades

Training Center Will Help Women Consider Careers in the Trades

July 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

By NRCA. Volunteers are renovating the first floor of a building into a training lab, computer room, play area for children and kitchen. In Bloomington, Illinois, a project called Dreams are Possible is turning the vacant first floor of an 1880s neighborhood grocery store building into a training center for low-income women ...

NRCA Northern California construction programs

Northern California Construction Programs See Rise in Teen Participants

July 14, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

By NRCA. The program introduces high school seniors to careers in construction and the trades while allowing them to earn college credit. This year, the graduating class for the North Bay Construction Corps, which teaches construction skills to high school students, was 98 students compared with just seven students three years ago, ...

NRCA Topps Products Inc Joins One Voice Initiative

Topps Products Inc. Joins NRCA’s One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member

July 13, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced Topps® Products Inc., Canton, Mississippi, has joined NRCA's One Voice initiative, joining NRCA as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ...

NRCA The Garland Company Joins One Voice

The Garland Company Inc. Joins NRCA's One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member

July 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced The Garland Company Inc., Cleveland, has joined NRCA's One Voice initiative, joining NRCA as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ...

NRCA Chairman-Elect Testifies Before House Small Business Committee

July 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

The testimony was in support of the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act (H.R. 1740) designed to meet workforce needs in roofing. Nick Sabino, chairman-elect of NRCA and president of Deer Park Roofing in Cincinnati, Ohio, testified before the United States House Committee on Small Business to discuss immigration reform that ...

NRCA Austin Camp Girls opportunities in construction

Austin Camp Shows Girls Opportunities Available in Construction

July 6, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

By NRCA. Women represent just 10% of the construction industry workforce, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Association of Women in Construction is holding a week-long camp in Austin, Texas, for middle-school-age girls to teach them valuable skills and encourage them to consider careers in the construction ...