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Emma Peterson, Senior Content Developer
Giving veterans a Beacon of Hope
By Emma Peterson. With each Beacon of Hope roof installed, another veteran is honored and protected. For nearly a century, Beacon Building Products has aimed to make the world better, both for contractors and the communities around them. Today, their team of over 8,000 employees enable contractors across North America to not ...
Optimizing the off-season
By Emma Peterson. Winter might be slow for roofing projects, but it’s the perfect time for your team to train! In general, winter is often a quieter time for the roofing industry, as home and building owners wait for snow to melt and sunny weather to come back for their repair and ...
What time is it? Snow retention time!
By Emma Peterson. Learn how to determine if snow retention is necessary, and how to engineer it properly! Snow retention can be the difference between life and death, but how do you know whether it’s necessary for your customer’s roof? Even more so, do you know what their roof needs? To answer ...
Equipping an expanding market
By Emma Peterson. Malco Tools is meeting the hand tool needs of professionals as the metal market grows. The metal industry is constantly changing and growing as new innovations and knowledge come out. A great example of this is the number of different material options in the industry today! 10 or 15 ...
Bringing a new level of transparency into roofing warranties
By Emma Peterson. This new warranty portal is solving many problems and pain points in applying for roofing warranties. The world of roofing warranties is equally intricate and confusing as it is important. Luckily for contractors in the industry, MuleHide has created a powerful warranty portal that is making applying for and ...
What is metal composite material?
By Emma Peterson. Learn about the history of a tried and true material in metal construction. In an article that was sponsored by Metal Construction Association’s Metal Composite Material Alliance and published in Architectural Record, Jessica Jarrad, an independent writer and editor, explored the past, present and future of MCM panels. One ...
Wrangle your workflow and get a chance to win big!
By Emma Peterson. Improve your material ordering and enter for a chance to win a trip package to the CMA Music Festival! Beacon Building Products is giving away 15 trip packages to the 2025 CMA Music Festival. This incredible four-day music event will be hosted from June 5-8, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
Malco’s Zip-in screws take center stage!
By Emma Peterson. When it comes to construction products and tools, screws are often a supporting act. But Malco’s Zip-in screws are changing that! Meet the best-selling sheet metal screws worldwide — Malco Tools’ Zip-in® Self Piercing Sheet Metal Screws. Malco developed these in the 1970s when the standard practice ...
One ordering system to rule them all
By Emma Peterson. How a collaboration between Beacon and Leap is making life easier for contractors in the field. Material ordering in the digital age can be a frustrating task. Roofing professionals that try to utilize newer technological systems for ordering materials often encounter unreliable and inefficient programs. But Beacon Building Products ...
Elevating the digital roofing world
By Emma Peterson. Learn how you can win big with Beacon PRO+. Make sure to register for this upcoming Read Listen Watch® (RLW) titled “Manage Your Roofing Business Online!” The conversation and presentation will be live on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PT. In it, Karen Edwards will be hosting ...
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