Lauren White, Editor
Weather: Dealing With What You Can’t Control
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Steps to prepare for adverse weather conditions on the jobsite. Construction is a dynamic industry with unforeseeable obstacles. Mother Nature is one of them and can be an unwelcome intruder on construction projects. Extreme weather such as severe heat, cold, or wind, heavy rains, lightning, ...
Black Friday Gas Giveaway
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Roofing company in Idaho pays it forward to those in need. Instead of opening their doors early and cutting their prices, Signature Roofing decided to spend Black Friday giving back to their community. It was a festive day complete with Christmas music, candy canes, complimentary coffee ...
A Glimpse at Over 100 Years of SOPREMA History
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. This inventive company has come a long way since its beginnings in Strasbourg, France. From France to Switzerland, back to France, and all the way over to Canada and the United States, SOPREMA has a unique company history. It all begins in 1908 with Charles Geisen in ...
Disabled Veteran Wins New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Beacon of Hope winner humbled by community support. When buying the house she lives in now, Lori-Lee Adams, a disabled veteran, knew the roof would need to be repaired or replaced at some point. “I knew I’d at least have to have it repaired, but most ...
ABC House of New Canaan Receives New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Local company donates new roof to a deserving charity. What started off as a leak repair turned into a full roof replacement for A Better Chance of New Canaan, Connecticut. For 46 years, the organization has provided for the New Canaan community, specifically the children. The ...
Save the Date for NWIR Day
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Join other professional women in the roofing industry February 2, 2020 for a full day of learning, networking, and activities! The third annual National Women in Roofing (NWIR) Day is taking place February 2, 2020! Will you be there? This one-day conference is packed with information, ...
Veteran’s Widow Receives New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Local company provides an act of kindness to a veteran’s widow. In Woodstock-Towne Lake, Georgia, the wife of a veteran was faced with a myriad of difficulties. Her husband was fighting stage 4 cancer, her homeowner’s insurance company identified roof damage, the roofer she hired didn’t ...
New Member Benefits, Mentoring Seminars, CRCA Committees, and More
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The CRCA fall newsletter is full of information about the association’s happenings this season. The Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) shared the latest events, member benefits, and association highlights in their most recent newsletter for fall 2019. The CRCA contracts and insurance committee launched a new ...
New Information Concerning Spoliation of Evidence
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Cotney Construction Law explains recent development from appellate court regarding evidence abuse. Recently, clarification was provided concerning “...potential liability that can result from discarding materials that could be used as evidence in a lawsuit,” according to Cotney Construction Law. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ...
What to do When Roof Pipe Collars Go Bad
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar suggests three solutions to repair roof pipe collars. Roof vent pipes are an important element on a roof. They provide ventilation for a building’s plumbing system and carry gases out of the building. And the pipe collars that go around them are just as ...
