By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Cotney's training program offers an easy-to-follow format that takes you step by step through every critical aspect of estimating. There is a lot more to estimating than measuring a rooftop or learning local building codes. Anyone serious about starting their career as an estimator should check ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. With 90% of roofing projects suffering from underestimated costs, evaluating your estimating process is key to profitability. What is the purpose of estimating? Estimating determines the expected costs of labor, material, construction equipment and tools needed to complete a project by your company. The ...
CEO John Kenney redefines the company’s focus to better meet clients’ operational needs. Cotney Consulting Group (CCG), a leading business consulting firm serving the roofing industry, announced the company’s redefined focus on helping contractors achieve operational success through a concentration on four main solution offerings. “The roofing industry is ...
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Look forward to sporting clays, a five-star dinner, live Coffee Conversations and more at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow! Join other roofing professionals at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow at the Muckleshoot Events Center April 21-22, 2022. Hosted by The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Ladders, scaffolding and emergency plans. In the second part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed OSHA safety standards for working around roof perimeters and openings. Stepladders and extension ladders are used on roofing project sites. Improper use of ladders poses ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Guardrails, warning lines, and penetration openings. In the first part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed some OSHA safety standards for working on roofs. We covered basic roofing safety training requirements and OSHA requirements for fall protection equipment. Guardrails are ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. OSHA has been very busy the last few months with new rulemaking and is not expected to slow down anytime soon. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, on March 30, 2022. It dramatically expands ...
RCAW hosts “Tenacious Trio” of events including sporting clays, a biannual dinner and the PNW regional tradeshow. The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) is hosting their Pacific Northwest regional tradeshow April 21- 22, 2022 at the Muckleshoot Events Center. With up to 79 exhibitors and nine educational track sessions, ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. When working on roofs, safety continues to be an ongoing issue that causes avoidable deaths. In the construction industry, heights are the leading cause of severe injury and death, and of the deaths, falls from rooftops constitute at least a third. Roofers ...
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Advance your career by learning the fundamentals of a successful roofing project manager. If you’ve ever been interested in becoming a roofing project manager, look no further! Cotney Consulting Group is now offering a training program to become a certified project manager. The program is great ...