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NWIR (National Women in Roofing)
National Women in Roofing Oregon Council Welcomes New Members From Cool Roof Rating Council
By National Women in Roofing (NWiR). Meet these new NWIR members, Sarah Schneider, Beth James-Bourgeois and Audrey McGarrell from the Cool Roof Rating Council. Sarah Schneider, Beth James-Bourgeois and Audrey McGarrell all work for the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. The CRRC is a ...
A Reflection on the State of Roofing – 2023
By Brad Van Dam, MTL Holdings. MTL Holdings VP, Brad Van Dam, reflects on the state of the roofing industry in 2023. After attending his second National Roofing Day in Washington, D.C. earlier this year, Brad Van Dam, vice president of MTL Holdings, reflected on the important and relevant ...
The Future is Bright at SkillsUSA
By Karen Edwards. Thousands of youths looking to enter the trades compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta. The RoofersCoffeeShop® crew is representing the roofing industry for its first-time participating in the SkillsUSA Techspo and competitions. The National Roofing Contractors Association was instrumental in working with SkillsUSA ...
National Women in Roofing Oregon Council Provides New Roof For Project Homeless Connect
NWiR Oregon Council has partnered with the Home Builders Foundation to provide a much needed new roof on the Project Homeless Connect Day Center Building. The National Women in Roofing Oregon Council (NWiR) is pleased to announce their partnership with the Home Building Foundation (HBF) once again. They have partnered with ...
Get Involved With NWiR Councils
By Yvette Cruz. Helping other women succeed in the roofing industry is vital. Luckily there’s an alliance to support and guide you. What is National Women in Roofing (NWiR)? Founded by Shari Carlozzi, architectural sales manager for FiberTite, and our very own Heidi J. Ellsworth in 2016, NWiR is all ...
It is Roofing Golf Season!
By Heidi J. Ellsworth Check out the association golf tournaments in your area, have fun and support the roofing industry. It is that time of year again when roofing associations host golf tournaments to not only help their associations and charities financially but also provide networking opportunities. RoofersCoffeeShop® works ...
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
By Cayden Wemple. May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month and the world of construction is celebrating all of those with Asian Pacific lineage who are working hard to progress the industry. According to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are some ...
Empowerment Through Roofing
By Anna Lockhart. Highschoolers attended a special roofing installation training event designed to empower young women in the roofing industry. Female students from Manassas Park High School in Manassas, Virginia were given the opportunity to attend a special training course during school hours. Those who attended learned from ...
Trade Association Coalition Announces Q1 Findings from Market Index Survey for Reroofing
The survey results indicate opportunities in the reroofing industry improved during the first quarter of 2023 when compared with the same quarter in 2022. A coalition of industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada has completed its Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing for ...
National Women in Roofing Membership is Growing in Oregon
The Oregon NWIR council is hosting a membership drive Friday, May 9 at the ENSO Winery in Portland, Oregon. What was once just a vision has turned into a leading force of change in the roofing industry, National Women in Roofing (NWIR) is a national and international movement that has created ...
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