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Utilizing integrations and AI to improve customer experience
By Jenny Yu. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, Leap continues to grow its platform and impact with technology innovations. At the North East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) show in March 2025, Farith Odar, sales manager at Leap, spoke with Karen Edwards at The Coffee Shops™ Sound Stage ...
Roof sales as easy as online shopping
By Dani Sheehan. Roofle is shifting the way contractors and homeowners engage. Revolutionize your roofing business and sell more roofs digitally. Picture this: a homeowner visits your website, explores roofing options like they would a new pair of sneakers, gets an instant quote, pre-qualifies for financing and clicks to buy ...
A commitment to culture and continuous improvement
By Jenny Yu. Meet one of IKO Industries’ plant managers, Burke Nichols, and learn about what he likes most about his role with the company. As plant manager at the IKO Industries’ Hagerstown, Maryland, facility, Burke Nichols oversees the production of TPO and polyiso insulation. It’s a job ...
Storm-ready roofing
By APOC. From inspections to emergency repairs, APOC provides the systems, products and support you need to keep every roof resilient through hurricane season. As hurricane and monsoon seasons intensify across the U.S., roofing systems face relentless challenges — high winds, driving rain and sudden temperature shifts. For contractors, this ...
Subcontractors find their voice
By Jesse Sanchez. A new partnership aims to give tradespeople more power at the table, both on site and in the statehouse. Utah’s subcontractors and suppliers are stepping into the spotlight with a new unified front. The Utah Roofing Contractors Association (URCA) has joined forces with the Utah Subcontractor/Supplier Alliance ...
Smarter roofing starts in the cloud
By Jesse Sanchez. Roofing businesses struggling with outdated systems may be missing out on a better way to work. Roofing contractors trying to manage jobs with spreadsheets, disjointed apps or old-fashioned pen and paper might be losing more than just time. Jobba Trade Technologies, a provider of cloud-based business management ...
Understanding Title 24 and Title 31
By Jenny Yu. From stricter reflectivity requirements to smarter energy use, CertainTeed is helping builders meet evolving codes and deliver sustainable solutions to create a more livable world. When it comes to sustainable building and roofing design, few states set the standard like California. But what exactly are ...
Stronger seals for the seasons ahead
By Jenny Yu. Wil-Mar pipe collars are a contractor’s go-to solution to prevent leaks and block moisture when the weather turns. When autumn leaves begin to pile up and moisture in the air rises, even a minor weakness around roof penetrations can signal trouble. That’s where the Wil‑Mar pipe ...
Estimating smarter, not harder
By Dave Chapman, Estimating Edge. Outdated estimating methods are costing construction firms time, money and bids. If you’re still buried in spreadsheets and chasing down material prices from last month’s emails, you’re not just estimating, you’re gambling. In today’s fast-moving construction world, where razor-thin margins and rapid turnaround times are ...
A high-performance coating for high-performing contractors
By Dani Sheehan. UNIFLEX® is making it easier than ever to offer the highest-performing products while providing the training and certification to back you up. The coatings industry has seen rapid growth in recent years, and silicone has been the favorite. Its ease of application, single-coat systems and reliable performance ...
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