Atlas Roofing’s latest innovation offers a Class4 impact rating, giving customers in hail markets access to possible insurance discounts. 

A panel of veteran roofing contractors and other industry experts form a roundtable to discuss roofing’s image and outreach priorities during the 2024 IRE.

The International Roofing Expo revealed the winners of its inaugural Innovative Product Showcase, honoring cutting-edge solutions in roofing and exteriors in two categories: People’s Choice and Experts’ Choice.

Una marca significativa genera confianza, construye credibilidad, y en última instancia, impulsa el crecimiento.

Michigan-based Meijer, a retailer with 500-plus locations, has invited suppliers and contractors who want to be included on bids for its 2025-26 construction season. 

Palmer joins Tecta America's corporate team from Schwickert's, a Tecta America Company, headquartered in Mankato, Minn., where he has served as operating unit president since 2016.

This acquisition marks the inaugural partnership for Skyline Roofing Partners, an Imperial Capital portfolio company.

Two billion-dollar roofing companies again occupy the very top of RC’s 2024 Top 100, but the list is not static — this year, six of the top 10 companies moved positions or were bumped off from the previous year. Discover which companies 'made the cut' in 2024.

The award recognizes a roofing contractor who contributes to the advancement of the roofing industry.

RC's 17th annual conference draws roofing professionals back to The Star in Dallas.

The United Association of Storm Restoration Contractors formed to ensure quality repair work for communities.

Roofing contractors facing business challenges, such as lack of control, low profits, and people-related issues, could benefit from the Entrepreneurial Operating System. EOS is a framework that offers vision, traction, and team health improvements. 

A new I-9 employment eligibility form allows opportunities for roofers to streamline operations and verify remotely

METALCON announced the two keynote speakers for its 2024 annual conference and trade show in Atlanta from Oct 30 to Nov 1: former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann and economist Dr. Anirban Basu.

Klauer Manufacturing unveiled its 2025 color palette for steel siding, featuring hues from light to dark and noted dark siding, trim, soffit and windows continue trending. 

The Metal Construction Association announced its 2024 MCA Design Awards winners in 10 categories; winning projects will be displayed during METALCON 2024, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Atlanta.

METALCON offers a wide selection of small-group forms during its 2024 show, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Atlanta.

Two suspects have been charged with grand larceny after allegedly stealing metal roofing equipment from an upstate New York business and traveling nearly 680 miles across state borders for a paltry $4,000.

S-5! and National Women in Roofing have collaborated to launch a scholarship program supporting women pursuing careers in the skilled trades by offering financial aid, mentorship, and educational resources.

In addition to a $5,000 donation to advance breast cancer care, S-5! is holding a fundraising campaign to benefit two organizations: the Woody and Millie Ingram Guest House and the Careity Foundation.

Some roofs are so iconic their mere description gives their identity away. Or does it? Take our quiz to test your knowledge (and our writing skills).

Roofing contractors will want to keep an eye out for synthetic underlayments meeting the ASTM’s new standard in the coming months.

The White House Climate Policy Office hosted a summit unveiling its National Climate Resilience Framework, emphasizing collaboration among government, industry, and engineering communities to address severe weather challenges and improve infrastructure resilience. 

The Labor Department announced OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System, improving hazard classification and labeling for better safety.

SRS welcomes several special guests and a trio of country music bands, including the legendary duo Big & Rich, on stage at the Sugar Mill during the 2022 IRE.

Billed as "Metal Roofing 101," the courses include technical information presented in a common-sense fashion that makes the art and science of metal roofing clear.

Check out our exclusive photo gallery from Community Service Day 2022 and see if you recognize anyone who was lending a hand.

This session will detail an unfortunate experience with embezzlement and ideas for how roofing companies can prevent the same from happening to them.

MicroGuard, a series of antifungal additives for PVC, PU, and EVA applications, including foam, has been developed as a non-leaching antifungal agent free from metals and arsenic-based OBPA.

Check out our exclusive photo gallery from Community Service Day 2023 and see if you recognize anyone who was lending a hand.

Volunteers teamed up with Rebuilding Together of Southern Nevada to help residents in Henderson, Nev. during the IRE's annual Community Service Day.

Roofing industry volunteers assist Vegas locals in need during IRE Community Service Day, despite unseasonable weather.

The Florida Roofing Contractors Association urged state regulators to freeze workers' comp rates, citing post-hurricane labor shortages and risks from inexperienced workers despite proposed cuts.

SOPREMA held a grand opening of its new headquarters, which features numerous co-friendly features that speak to the company's push for sustainable products and practices.

The NRCA launched a new Spanish-only membership category, offering Spanish-speaking roofing professionals educational resources, certifications, and business tools tailored to their needs.

The MRCA honored companies and individuals for safety, innovation, and community impact at its 2024 Conference, including Independent Roofing's philanthropy and GAF's Roofing Academy.

While Netflix subscribers in Canada are getting the most bang for their buck, Danish viewers are paying through the nose.

Read more: Which countries get the most value for money out of Netflix?

Speechmatics, a provider of automatic speech recognition software based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modeling, is on a mission to make its speech-to-text technology usable by 70 percent of the world's population in the next three years.

SoundHound AI, based in Santa Clara, Calif., this year launched, among other things, Chat AI, a voice-enabled digital assistant with generative artificial intelligence; and Smart Answering, which uses voice AI to handle inbound customer calls.

The company is building toward a vision of a voice commerce ecosystem that enables consumers to access goods and services through natural conversation.

Speech technologies have typically had a hard time understanding jargon, abbreviations, and acronyms, but Israeli startup aiOla is changing all that.

Translation apps can help retirees adjust to new surroundings.

Dutch startup Speaksee has raised more than $1.1 million to further develop its captioning apps and fuel its international expansion.

HitPaw's latest Edimakor release offers additional customization and personalization.

Jabra ClearSpeech reduces background noise to improve speech accuracy for call centers.

Deepdub's new technologies address the increasing need for scalable, high-quality localization solutions by Hollywood studios and global dubbing houses.

Doctorpresso's REDI is a voice-based diary app that can detect early signs of depression by analyzing users' speech patterns.

Global Relay's AI-enabled voice-to-text transcription enables recordkeeping and surveillance.

Supernormal's Voice Agents help businesses build conversational AI assistants.