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Advocate for the future of roofing with pro-growth tax reform
By Dani Sheehan. Make your voice heard and help our industry advocate for policies that support workforce development and economic growth on Capitol Hill. If you haven’t registered yet for Roofing Day in D.C. 2025, there are still a few days left! Make sure to book your accommodations at the Grand Hyatt ...
Secure a stronger future for roofing professionals
By Dani Sheehan. Come together as an industry and help lawmakers understand the challenges and opportunities within the roofing industry. Roofing Day in Washington D.C. is taking place for another incredible year on April 8-9, 2025! Every year, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) ROOFPAC brings together roofing professionals from across the ...
A Canadian partnership built to last: Madge Custom Roofing and IKO Industries
By Emma Peterson. Learn how IKO helps this ROOFPRO adapt to industry shifts. IKO Industries’ ROOFPROs® are known for their high-quality work and craftsmanship. They have been chosen by IKO for the ROOFPRO program, which is a partnership that supports contractors using IKO products with rebates, discounts, trainings and other resources. Just ...
FT Synthetics Debuts New Brand Look as FT Solutions
FT Synthetics, the brand contractors trust to develop industry-leading, unique products to protect their projects, announced a new brand look and feel under a new name — FT Solutions. With FT Solutions, contractors get the same premium-quality leak barriers, underlayments, and interior surface protection they have come to expect — ...
Navigating a tariff-defined market
By Emma Peterson. Learn about the challenges and opportunities tariffs present to the building and construction industries. Speakers Bureau is one of RoofersCoffeeShops®'s newer initiatives. It aims to connect professional speakers and experts in the industry to events and opportunities. RoofersCoffeeShop President Heidi J. Ellsworth explained a bit about the inspiration for ...
Beacon announces partnership with Renovate Robotics
Renovate Robotics expects to debut Rufus, a robot that installs asphalt shingles on residential roofs, in New Jersey and Pennsylvania later this year. Beacon (Nasdaq: BECN), the leading publicly-traded specialty wholesale distributor of roofing, waterproofing and related exterior products, announced today a strategic investment and partnership with Renovate Robotics — a ...
S-5! forms strategic joint venture to offer Facet Mount™ solutions
By supporting the commercialization of Facet Mount, S-5! strengthens its position as a one-stop shop for rooftop attachment solutions. S-5!, the global leader in metal roof attachment solutions, announces an exciting new strategic joint venture with Sustainable Technologies, LLC, aimed at driving innovation while expanding its rooftop attachment portfolio. This collaboration will ...
SPRI announces updates to 2025 RD-1 Performance Standard for retrofit drains
Enhancements Improve Clarity, Usability, and Adaptability for Industry Professionals SPRI, the organization representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 revision of the RD-1 standard, formally titled ANSI/SPRI RD-1 Performance Standard for Retrofit Drains. The updated document introduces several ...
Beacon announces continued footprint expansion: Four greenfield branches expand service area in Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida and Texas
Further supports Ambition 2025 Plan to drive above market growth by significantly enhancing customer reach. Beacon (Nasdaq: BECN), the leading publicly-traded specialty wholesale distributor of roofing, waterproofing and related exterior products, announced today that it has opened four greenfield branches to better serve both residential and non-residential roofing customers. New branches in ...
METALCON names 2025 advisory council
Industry experts drive innovative programming. METALCON, the metal construction industry’s only global event dedicated to the application of metal in construction and design, introduces its 2025 advisory council. Comprising leading experts across all facets of the industry, the council is dedicated to bringing new educational programming, hands-on skills training, clinics and ...
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