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One product line, endless applications
By Emma Peterson. Tremco’s Vulkem® Pro Series delivers sealants, adhesives and concrete repair solutions for any jobsite challenge. Tremco® has established a name for itself among both professional contractors and DIY-enthusiasts for their high-quality and innovative products. Further, they are known for effectively simplifying product use across multiple applications, providing ...
Prevent ponding water with proper roof design
By The Coffee Shops™. Polyglass highlights how proper slope, membrane installation and maintenance can help support effective water management. In the article "Optimizing Drainage: Solutions for Ponding Water on Flat Roofs," Polyglass examines one of the most persistent challenges facing low-slope roofing systems: standing water that remains on a roof ...
When does a multi-colored roof make sense?
By Kate Smith, Sensational Color. Start your customer’s colorful roofing exploration with the free Design Tool that allows them to “try on” different composite slate and shake roofs onto their home or sample homes. Most roofing color decisions come down to picking one color and living with it. But some of the ...
An oil change for your roof
By The Coffee Shops™. SoyLei’s APEX-1132™ helps contractors bring preventive maintenance into the asphalt-shingle roofing lifecycle. Roofing contractors know replacement drives business, but long-term customer relationships are often built before a roof reaches the end of its life. SoyLei’s APEX-1132™ gives contractors a way to approach asphalt-shingle care as preventive ...
75 years and still growing
By Emma Peterson. The latest company milestones include a bold new shingle color and the construction of IKO's eighth North American plant. 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of IKO Industries’ operations. And over those decades, IKO has grown a lot. The story starts back in the 1950s in Calgary, Alberta, ...
StrongHold™ single-ply solutions
By Emma Peterson. BITEC’s comprehensive single-ply solutions deliver the durability and efficiency your projects demand. If you’re looking for products that you can trust to add long-term value and protection to your next low-slope roofing project, look no further than BITEC’s StrongHold™ line. The single-ply roofing systems have been carefully ...
RoofScope connects with myABCsupply
By Jesse Sanchez. Contractors can now order RoofScope measurement reports directly through myABCsupply to support quoting, ordering and job planning tasks. Contractors using myABCsupply can now request RoofScope powered by Scope Technologies® measurement reports from inside the same app they already use to manage ABC Supply orders. The integration brings ...
Now available: Award-winning ThermaThin 7 polyiso insulation from Carlisle SynTec
Carlisle SynTec Systems engineers insulation panels designed for thermal efficieny. Carlisle SynTec Systems has introduced ThermaThin 7™, a new polyiso insulation solution that delivers R-7 per inch for commercial roofing applications. Compared to standard polyiso insulation at approximately R-5.7 per inch, ThermaThin 7 helps project teams achieve thermal performance with ...
Contractor perspective leads LRWA’s next chapter
By Jesse Sanchez. Chris Bott’s appointment as chair brings fresh contractor insight to the association’s ongoing work around training, quality installation and collaboration across the liquid roofing and waterproofing supply chain. The Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) has appointed Chris Bott, director of Everlast Group, as chair of the ...
Guiding homeowners to the right roofing material
By The Coffee Shops™. Contractors who lead with education can strengthen customer relationships and improve project outcomes. In the article “Shingles, metal or tile: How to lead a customer to the right answer for them,” Marco Industries highlights an important lesson for roofing contractors: homeowners are often seeking guidance, not ...
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