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NWIR (National Women in Roofing)
Top July Stories: Snow bar systems, SkillsUSA and women in roofing
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what has been trending on the MetalCoffeeShop™ (MCS) newsroom this past month. We always love highlighting the great work the National Women in Roofing (NWIR) does for the community. One of our most popular articles from July was a piece by our Senior Writer Dani Sheehan ...
Feeding it forward
By Emma Peterson. Across the country, members of the roofing industry are stepping up to support their communities. According to a 2022 USDA report, over 44 million Americans don’t have enough food to eat or know where their next meal is coming from. Of those millions, one in five is ...
Empowering women in building envelope consulting: Leading the way in engineering
By Copeland Buliding Envelope Consulting. Building an inclusive future by honoring and celebrating the achievements of women engineers worldwide June 23 marks International Women in Engineering Day, a time to honor and celebrate the achievements of women engineers worldwide. At CopelandBEC, we proudly highlight the invaluable contributions in architecture, project management and ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
For more than two years, the survey has taken the pulse of the reroofing industry and continues to serve as a regular barometer of the industry’s business conditions. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada ...
Beat the heat at one of Texas’s premier roofing events
By Dani Sheehan. Discover the latest trends and innovations in roofing at NTRCA’s Not So Mini Trade Show. The North Texas Roofing Contractors Association (NTRCA) is gearing up for its highly anticipated annual event, the Not So Mini Trade Show, on August 8, 2024, at the Hilton DFW Lakes in ...
Championing women and supporting local communities
By Dani Sheehan. She Build provides critical repairs for women-headed households and women-focused community spaces to empower women to maintain safe and healthy homes, make a difference in their communities and build a supportive community network. On April 27, 2024, the National Women in Roofing (NWIR) Seattle Council got together ...
Top June Stories: Female roofing professional of the year, metal manufacturing and weather protection
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what has been trending on the MetalCoffeeShop™ (MCS) newsroom this past month. Storm damage is a constant threat homeowners deal with. As a roofing contractor, it’s important to understand the latest roofing innovations that can help your customers combat these challenges. One of our most-read articles ...
Got Skills? These students sure do!
By Lauren White. SkillsUSA 2024 proved that the world is in skilled hands with the next generation of tradespeople entering the workforce. 6,647 students. 115 national competitions. Over 200 SkillsUSA TECHSPO exhibitors. 1.79 million square feet of competition area. Welcome to SkillsUSA 2024! Having trained, studied and competed all year, the best ...
Roofing industry unites to encourage the next generation at the 2024 SkillsUSA competition
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. The 2024 competition will include student contestants from 12 states competing to win the commercial roofing thermoplastic competition. The roofing industry has come together to help fund a larger Career Technical Education (CTE) program lead by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). With the first focus ...
Renewed space and renewed hope
By Emma Peterson. Volunteers from NWIR, Bliss Roofing, Mountainwood Homes, Lennar and more come together to support Project Homeless Connect’s mission. Project Homeless Connect (PHC) began in 2006 with Kim Marshall Gordon and her mission of helping the unhoused populations in Washington County, Oregon. Today, PHC operates a street outreach ...
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