By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. The roofing industry celebrates diversity and the heritage of those who have shaped the community for the better. With anti-Asian hate crimes increasing nearly 150% in 2020, there has never been a more relevant time to celebrate and acknowledge Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) ...
By Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA). CRCA works with National Women in Roofing (NWiR) to Support Canadian Women in Roofing. National Women in Roofing (NWiR) and the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) recently established a Canadian council. With the overall goal of empowering women in the roofing industry and helping ...
By Johns Manville. The EPDM Roofing Association board of directors announced Jennifer Ford-Smith as their new chair. Jennifer Ford-Smith, director of product management and marketing for Johns Manville, will be replacing David Martiny, director of product management at Firestone Building Products, as the new ERA Chair. As an employee of ...
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Listen to learn about Jess Cress and her role in NWIR’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee. On this installment of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® partner, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Jess Cress of Bone Dry Roofing Company to discuss current events in the roofing ...
By Renae Bales, National Women in Roofing (NWiR). Highlighting the programs leading up to NWiR Day. The fourth annual NWiR Day won’t take place until August 8 in Las Vegas, but you won’t have to wait to start connecting and learning from women in the industry. In a letter from ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Samantha Schock, of J Reynolds, a Tecta America company. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a long-term professional ...
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of a live interview with Wendy Marvin, CEO and owner of Matrix Roofing. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Heidi Ellsworth: Good morning, and welcome to Coffee Conversations. My name is Heidi Ellsworth. This is part of RoofersCoffeeShop. You have ...
Jennifer George to guide the organization through one of the greatest building booms for the state. For the first time in its 52-year history, as cranes tower over major projects across the state, and housing development and sales near record pace, Jennifer George has stepped in to lead the Arizona Roofing ...
After an electrical fire damaged the home and its roof, NWIR and several industry partners stepped in to help. After an electrical fire tore through Alexandria House, damaging the home and its roof, the SoCal Council of National Women in Roofing (NWiR) and several industry partners, including shingle manufacturer IKO®, stepped ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. The WORLD Award recognizes the contributions of dedicated women leaders in the roofing industry. Nominate someone today! Being the first award winner of the WORLD Award (Woman of Outstanding Roofing Leadership Distinction (WORLD) award) was one of the greatest honors of my life. As ...