2023 Young Gun Cody Kline sold his roofing business, conquered Mount Everest and is now on a second career in the roofing industry with commercialroofer.com.

2023 Young Gun Liz Garza is multitasking her roofing company and "She's in Roofing" brand to new heights as My Roofing Crew's director of marketing.

2023 Young Gun Joe Jolicoeur earned his education while playing football before harnessing his competitive spirit in the roofing industry with Greenwood Roof Services.

My Roofing Crew Chief Culture Officer Liz Garza talks about her path into the roofing industry, why she fell in love with it and how she has used her talents to help her company while promoting diversity.

Vincent Malizia helped transform his family business in one the roofing industry's most volatile markets and he's staying hungry.

MyABCsupply provides roofing contractors with an easy-to-use tool that gives ABC Supply customers 24/7 access to view the status of their orders and deliveries, including delivery photos.

DensDefy Liquid Flashing is a part of Georgia-Pacific's first foray into water management, used to create an elastomeric flashing membrane that is highly durable and eliminates the need for joint reinforcing tape.

Westlake Royal Roofing brings together the portfolios of the former Boral® North America roofing and DaVinci® Roofscapes lines to the 2022 IRE.

The Owens Corning booth at IRE highlights roofing products that fuse high-performance with beauty and style.

Using the improved features, JobNimbus customers will see increased mobility for faster bids, scheduling, and payments.

New single-ply membranes for roof replacement by Viking Products offers more options to roofing contractors.

671 Karna-Seal Silicone White Roof Sealant resists weathering, hardening, chalking, and cracking and can be used to repair all roof types. IRE Booth #5725.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed many things, a failure to make needed policy revisions could have serious consequences down the road.

With the potential for overtime threshold to increase under the Biden administration, it’s important for employers to know which employees would be exempt.

While unions have made some small victories as of late, they appear to be struggling to regain the membership levels they once held.

Changes to the rules regarding workplace handbooks could create legal issues for roofing contractors if they’re not careful.

How to accommodate a pregnant employee who may have work limitations continues to vex employers. It’s an issue that, if improperly handled, could result in legal liability to employers.

 It is not too soon to at least give some consideration to how you would approach employee reductions should such a need arise.

A commercial roofing firm in Baltimore County is under scrutiny for inflating costs to fix a county-owned building and paying less than a minority-owned subcontractor it partnered with would have been entitled to.

A new bill fast-tracked by lawmakers could broadly impact how Florida roofing contractors get paid.

Keen Utility introduces the Evanston work boot, blending work boot protection with sneaker comfort; features include KEEN.ReGEN cushioning, carbon-fiber safety toes, and KEEN.DRY waterproofing.

Patented Tubos pipe extensions are now available in 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-inch diameters to accommodate most common vent stack sizes, saving time on the roof.

The new rigid foam insulation from Carlisle Construction Materials comprises 5% bio-circular content derived from renewable raw materials, which contributes to reducing reliance on fossil resources.

GAF's Timberline HDZ Reflector Series shingles are rated by the Cool Roof Rating Council and can be used to comply with Title 24's Cool Roof Requirements and the LA County Green Building Standards Code.

IMETCO introduces IntelliWrap PR, a self-adhering, vapor-permeable roofing underlayment for steep and low-slope roofs, offering moisture protection, air-tight sealing, and easy installation.

Owens Corning is touting its progress toward a "circular shingle economy" through recycling efforts, including partnering with the National Center for Asphalt Technology to study the use of recycled shingles in asphalt pavement.

Holcim US announced a planned investment of around $100 million in its flagship Ste. Genevieve, Mo., production plant, expanding capacity by over 600,000 metric tons of cement while also reducing net CO2 emissions. 

Tesla's solar products experienced additional declines in Q3 2023, though its energy storage is once again booming, according to the company's latest earnings report.

The new manufacturing facility, GAF Energy's second, will increase its capacity by 500% and bring total production of its solar shingle to 300 megawatts annually.

The Owens Corning/Ripple Glass campaign highlights how recycled glass in the production of new fiberglass insulation offsets the need for virgin, mined material such as sand.

Owens Corning secured its spot on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the 14th consecutive year, also on the DJSI North America Index for the sixth year.

Community and company leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at GAF Energy's new 450,000-square-foot Timberline Solar manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas.

Mycocycle, the biotechnology company using fungi to transform construction debris into reusable materials, received a new round of funding that will help it further scale its waste-to-value chain.

Students pursuing a post-secondary education in college or vocational programs in roofing or a similar field are encouraged to apply for the annual scholarship program.

GAF commenced production at its fifth polyisocyanurate insulation plant in Peru, Ill., producing GREENGUARD-Gold certified EnergyGuard insulation products and adding 70 jobs to the local economy. 

GAF Energy plans to build a state-of-the-art solar roofing testing facility in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories — with support from the U.S. Department of Energy — to enhance understanding of solar shingles' benefits for heating and air conditioning efficiency.

Scott Stiglich, senior vice president of channel partnerships at Watercress Financial, breaks down why roofing contractors need to incorporate financing solutions to their business model in this exclusive Q&A.

Home services software provider Jobber has partnered with Xero, a cloud accounting platform, to sync customers, products, services, invoices, and payments. 

RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors partnered with RoofMarketplace to streamline the roof claims process, using remote data and contractor feedback to simplify and reduce costs for homeowners.

RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors has partnered with Westhill to streamline homeowners' roofing insurance claims by offering a digital platform to connect contractors and track work, simplifying the process.

Owens Corning is looking to help contractors save money and time on training employees with a new virtual reality training program.

Insulated metal panels proved to be the solution for an Ontario company looking to create temperature-controlled facilities for its workers.

Four different roof plans were created for the project and took Central Roofing Company nearly three years to complete the roofing work.

Learn why contractors chose to install 82,000 square feet of McElroy Metal’s 24-gauge Medallion-Lok 16-inch standing seam metal roofing for a school district's eighth prototype building.

A combination of McElroy Metal’s 238T 24-gauge Galvalume Plus roofing panels and S-5! clamps helped create a 145-kilowatt photovoltaic system for a McElroy Metal facility in Michigan.

Wedge Roofing proves that taking a closer look and considering different options for metal roofs can save on labor and costs for the customer.

A total of 10,000 square feet of roofing was involved in the Eleven project, which had to be coordinated vertically in a small footprint.

In using Metl-Span's offerings, a school district's buildings received exterior cladding systems that were cost-effective, attractive, met energy requirements and were fast to construct.

Contractors contended with the threat of hurricane-season weather to create new roof for this Louisiana clinic.

I'll share the story of my first business exit and what I've learned through my education, certification and evolution in the business of exit planning.