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Coffee Shop Originals
A place for all members of the industry
By Emma Peterson. The Coffee Shops™ expand their offerings to include an interactive directory specifically designed for manufacturers’ representatives. The core mission of The Coffee Shops™ can be boiled down to being Where the Industry Meets! In other words, we are dedicated to elevating the careers and businesses of ...
Gators, Rams and a pair of Tigers take the stage at the student competition
By Lauren White. Four teams compete at the 12th annual Construction Management Student Competition during IRE 2026. Wednesday morning of the 2026 IRE week started off with the 12th annual Roofing Alliance Construction Management Student Competition – one of our favorite events of the week and it was a full house! Competing ...
IRE day one: Kicking off our roofing Super Bowl
Dozens of interviews, thousands of steps and countless memories, connections and positive energy at day one of IRE. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation between The Coffee Shops™ crew about day one of IRE 2026. Karen Edwards: Wow, day one of IRE was amazing. It really was. ...
The Coffee Shops™ welcome Western States Metal Roofing!
Western States Metal Roofing is a manufacturer of metal roofing, metal siding panels, coil and flat sheets. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning online communities where the industries meet for technologies, safety, information and education for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings and outdoor living are pleased to welcome Western ...
MetalCoffeeShop’s top 2025 content highlights
By Jesse Sanchez From profitability tools and retrofit strategies to shop growth and workforce insights, the most impactful MetalCoffeeShop content in 2025 focused on helping contractors succeed with metal. MetalCoffeeShop’s strongest engagement in 2025 centered on content that helped contractors make better business decisions with metal. At the top of ...
Top influencer insights from our 2025 MetalCoffeeShop® leaders
By Jesse Sanchez. MCS 2025 influencers outline the ideas shaping leadership, culture and long-term growth across the metal roofing industry. Our 2025 influencers delivered a wide range of insight into the forces shaping metal roofing today, from workforce development and safety to ethics, technology and market growth. Each year, here ...
Top November articles: Training, tradeshows and more
By Emma Peterson. It’s been a busy month at The Coffee Shops™, here are some must-read articles to keep you informed. November has been a busy month here at The Coffee Shops™! Our crew has been hard at work and you can tell from the number of articles we published ...
Nail the holidays with this gift guide
By Emma Peterson. From tools to training courses, The Coffee Shops™ crew wraps up the perfect presents for roofing pros in this guide to giving this holiday season. If your year has been anything like ours here at The Coffee Shops™, it’s going by faster than you can flip the ...
Year-end savings with Section 179
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Learn how roofing contractors and sheet metal shops can use Section 179 to invest in equipment before the end of the year. As we approach the end of 2025, many roofing contractors and sheet metal shops are reviewing budgets, planning for next year and looking for ...
Top October articles: Safety, sustainability and a new Coffee Shop!
By Emma Peterson. Check out our shortlist of popular articles from October. Every month at The Coffee Shops™ is a busy one, but October took it to a new level! Not only did our incredible crew publish hundreds of articles across our existing sites (RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop, CoatingsCoffeeShop and AskARoofer), we ...
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