Emma Peterson, Senior Content Developer
Start your May off with the 56th Annual MBCEA Conference
By Emma Peterson. It’s time to head to Charlotte, North Carolina because you do not want to miss this year’s MBCEA Conference. Every year, the Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association (MBCEA) hosts a conference full of educational opportunities, networking spaces and an exhibitor floor. This year the conference will be hosted ...
Looking to the future of the industry
By Emma Peterson. Examine market growth and industry shifts with Paul Trombitas and the FMI 2025 North American Construction Outlook report. From new tariffs to changing immigration policies and more, 2025 has been an interesting year for the construction industry. To help you get a better understanding of what is going on ...
Upgrade your operations with MetalVue
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Sherwin William’s MetalVue program can help you increase your metal roofing profitability. In this MetalTalk, Megan Ellsworth sat down with Sherwin-William's MetalVue Marketing Segment Manager, Junny Lee, and the MetalVue OEM Project Manager, Brendan McGinnis, to talk about how this program helps metal contractors grow their businesses. ...
Roofing goes global
By Emma Peterson. Get a behind-the-scenes look at preparing the first U.S. team to compete at IFD’s Championship of Young Roofers. At the end of 2024, The Coffee Shops™ crew got an incredible opportunity — cover the first U.S. team’s participation in the prestigious International Federation for the Roofing Trades (IFD) competition ...
SkillsUSA Massachusetts takes on commercial roofing!
By Emma Peterson. This year marks the first year that Massachusetts's SkillsUSA competition includes commercial roofing, all thanks to Red Dog’s Roofing. Earlier this year, Patrick Cochran of Red Dog’s Roofing out of Fitchburg, Massachusetts stopped by The Coffee Shops™ to talk about their 2025 initiative to get commercial roofing into their ...
SkillsUSA Massachusetts takes on commercial roofing!
By Emma Peterson. This year marks the first year that Massachusetts's SkillsUSA competition includes commercial roofing, all thanks to Red Dog’s Roofing. Earlier this year, Patrick Cochran of Red Dog’s Roofing out of Fitchburg, Massachusetts stopped by The Coffee Shops™ to talk about their 2025 initiative to get commercial roofing into their ...
Three months and four reroofs
By Emma Peterson. Learn about how these contractors have helped members of their communities stay safe. With so much going on all the time, it can be hard to keep up with the small acts of kindness and good happening around us. That’s one of the reasons The Coffee Shops™ likes to ...
Tres meses y cuatro techos renovados
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Jessica Bravo. Descubre cómo estos contratistas han ayudado a miembros de sus comunidades a mantenerse a salvo. Con tanto sucediendo todo el tiempo, puede ser difícil mantenerse al tanto de los pequeños actos de bondad y cosas buenas que ocurren a nuestro alrededor. Esa es ...
Blending history, function and design: Eloy City Hall
By Emma Peterson. PAC-CLAD panels and Sherwin-Williams' Fluropon finish help Eloy prepare for population growth. Approximately 65 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona sits Eloy, a city known for its history as a railroad town and its current title as the skydiving capital of the world. Eloy began as a camp for workers ...
22 years and counting: Building a career on the roof
By Emma Peterson. Find your future in the roofing industry through hard work and dedication. When Adam Cook graduated from high school, he wasn’t planning on one day working on roofs. Instead, he was working in a tire shop. Collecting paystubs at the shop, he came upon the salary number of one ...
