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International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD)
The power of connection
By Emma Peterson. By focusing on interaction and dialogue, the Connection Forum expands upon IFD’s mission of helping roofing professionals build relationships and share expertise across borders. The International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) is always striving to better serve the members and the global roofing community through innovative ...
More than a conference: The IFD Connection Forum
By Emma Peterson. The new IFD Connection Forum gives attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss industry challenges and learn from projects around the world. For a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Sabine Rothschuh, the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD)’s secretary, stopped by The Coffee Shops™ to ...
Building a global future for roofing
By The Coffee Shops. The IFD has already demonstrated the power of international collaboration. Now, the opportunity is to expand that impact by welcoming new voices and nations into the fold. The roofing industry may look different from one country to the next, but the challenges it faces are often ...
From Vienna to Budapest: IFD brings the global roofing community together
By Emma Peterson. IFD President Dirk Bollwerk shares what attendees can expect from the new Connection Forum and the next World Championships of Young Roofer. As a global organization, the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) hosts events around the world. And their next two big events will ...
Building bonds that go beyond borders
By The Coffee Shops™. The partnership between The Coffee Shops and the IFD creates space for global education, events and collaboration. Earlier this year, RoofersCoffeeShop® was proud to announce a partnership with the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD). IFD serves as a unifying organization for the global roofing ...
How IFD is expanding international collaboration through the connection forum
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Building on more than 70 years of Congress tradition, IFD’s Connection Forum creates new opportunities for roofing and façade professionals to exchange ideas, strengthen relationships and collaborate across borders. Since its founding in the early 1950s, the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) has supported ...
Putting the spotlight on young roofers
By The Coffee Shops™. IFD’s World Championship of Young Roofers gives emerging roofing professionals a global platform to demonstrate skill, training and craftsmanship. Held roughly every two years in a different location, International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD)'s World Championship of Young Roofers is designed to test trade knowledge ...
Join the leading international roofing organisation
By Emma Peterson. How IFD creates opportunities for international collaboration and knowledge sharing that strengthens the global roofing industry. Since their founding in 1952, the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) has served as a unifying network between national roofing associations, industry partners and technical experts all working towards ...
Building stronger roofing connections
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. As roofs take on a larger role in energy generation and rainwater management while supporting climate adaptation, partnerships between manufacturers, associations and contractors become increasingly important. As roofing professionals around the globe respond to higher expectations for building performance, international collaboration is becoming essential to a more ...
The power of a global community
By Emma Peterson. Dirk Bollwerk talks about connecting roofers around the world and advancing the global industry. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Dirk Bollwerk to learn about the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) and the vital work it ...
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