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Expert Conversations
Visualization technology helps contractors build confidence and close sales
By Jesse Sanchez. Renoworks’ visualization tools help homeowners preview exterior renovations while giving contractors a clearer, more efficient sales process. Homeowners increasingly expect to see how a renovation will look before committing to a major exterior project. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Karen Edwards spoke with Renoworks ...
Master the market with metal
By The Coffee Shops®. In hard times, customers don’t want more options; they want one solid option that can do it all. Here’s how to be that one. In a recent episode of the MetalCast™ podcast, host Karen Edwards sat down with Melissa Dunson, director of marketing and communications ...
How much wood could a Woodchuck divert?
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Woodchuck AI is helping contractors turn construction waste, like lumber products, into savings and renewable energy. In a new episode of Contractor Outlook™ sponsored by SRS Distribution Inc., Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with Todd Thomas about how his company, Woodchuck AI, is helping contractors manage ...
Creating career pathways
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Rising Stars is uplifting young people and connecting them to job opportunities in the roofing industry. Recently, David Hutchinson stopped by The Coffee Shops® for an episode of the Roofing Road Trips® podcast. David, who is the executive director and founder of the ...
Homeowners are reshaping the metal roofing conversation
By The Coffee Shops®. Industry leaders discuss how research-driven customers are changing the residential metal roofing market. Interest in residential metal roofing continues to grow, and according to industry leaders, today's homeowners are entering the buying process more informed than ever before. During a recent Coffee Conversations®, sponsored by the ...
Creating collaboration across a continent
By Emma Peterson. Industry veteran John Kenney explains how stronger connections between Canadian and American contractors can drive innovation, education and long-term industry growth. In our first-ever Roofing Road Trip® Canada edition, John Kenney and Karol Weyman discuss how the launch of RoofersCoffeeShop.ca will help build bonds between the Canadian ...
The tool bag for the job
By The Coffee Shops®. When traditional options on the market don’t cut it, sometimes you have to do it yourself. One carpenter-turned-designer shares his experience pursuing innovation in creating a new tool bag. In an episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Karen Edwards sat down with Roger Brouard, founder of ...
Delivering more than products
By Emma Peterson. How Tremco supports contractors and building owners long after a product leaves their factory. At Tremco, their team doesn’t just want to be a leading manufacturer of commercial roofing products and solution, they also want to be a leader in customer service. And for Tremco, customer service ...
Industry experts weigh in on the state of the commercial roofing market
By Emma Peterson. Insights on the market trends, construction activity and opportunities driving today's commercial roofing landscape. In a new RoofersCoffeeShop® Coffee Conversations®, Megan Ellsworth sat down with a panel of experts from across the commercial roofing industry to discuss the current market state. Chad Burhrman, the VP of commercial ...
Beyond math and measurements
By Emma Peterson. The importance of strong estimating practices in managing risk, protecting profitability and setting projects up for success. Estimating is the foundation of roofing projects – without an accurate assessment of a project, and the costs related to it, it's difficult to expect a project to go smoothly. ...
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