Coffee Conversations - Getting to Know REAL Roofing with National Women in Roofing!
Release Date: 12/15/2022
Roofer of the Month - Levello Construction
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Levello Construction is a woman-owned general contracting company with a focus on residential exterior systems. They believe in production at a higher level and focus on giving their clients deliberate building solutions for their individual needs. With their extensive knowledge and expertise in planning, design, construction, and insurance restoration, they have created a seamless experience for their clients unlike any other. By utilizing cutting edge technology, they are able to break down inefficiencies in standard construction management practices and rebuild them to give clients...
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Is There Really a Labor Shortage?
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In this special RLW, Heidi J. Ellsworth welcomes John Van Beek from Labor Central and Paul Aguire from Lumanex to discuss if there is really a labor shortage in roofing or if we are just looking in the wrong places. They discuss how technology is changing how we find labor and how labor finds roofing companies. Paul shares his experience with his roofing company, Lumanex, on how he used the technology of Labor Central to find the help he needed for success. Both discuss how contractors can be using technology to solve the labor shortage right from their phone. Pour a cup...
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Phillip A. Harris - Permanent Rooftop Safety
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Heidi J. Ellsworth road trips east to visit with Phillip Harris of Tremco about permanent rooftop safety. Phillip is a leading expert in rooftop safety products and services and performs full safety evaluations with recommendations for non-penetrating solutions designed with cutting-edge technology. Heidi and Phillip talk about Tremco’s new line of TremSafe™ Metal Safety Solutions and how all their safety products are supported by professional safety solution professionals.
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Grow Your Business With Stone-coated Steel
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In this RLW, the experts at Westlake Royal Roofing talk about the ongoing growth and performance of stone-coated steel roofing products. With storms on the rise and extreme weather throughout the country, it is more important than ever to provide roofing products, systems and solutions that protect consumers. This webinar will help attendees understand stone-coated steel roofing products and how they can help differentiate a contractor’s business with the highest levels of testing, classifications and performance in the roofing industry.
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Brad Van Dam - State of the Industry
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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Brad Van Dam on this Roofing Road Trips episode to discuss the State of the Roofing Industry. Coming off the recent Roofing Day in D.C. in April of 2023, Heidi and Brad talk about top advocacy issues, what is happening with the supply chain and the importance of our future workforce. Brad offers insights as the president of SPRI and a very active member of NRCA, Roofing Alliance and many other associations and boards.
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John Esbenshade - What’s happening at Skills USA 2023?
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Heidi J Ellsworth talks with John Espenshade about the upcoming Skills USA competition. For the first time ever, there will be a commercial roofing demonstration that will eventually evolve into a full out competition within th e next three years. John has been working with roofing contractors from across the country to develop competition teams that we will see during this year’s Skills USA, June 20-22, 2023. Find out how you can get more involved with technical skills and create your own team.
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Coffee Conversations - Racing For a Cause with Homes For Our Troops
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In this Coffee Conversation, sponsored by ABC Supply, we'll hear from Brigadier General USA (RET) Tom Landwermeyer about ABC Supply's involvement in Homes For Our Troops (HFOT). ABC Supply Co., Inc. supports HFOT year-round but in the month of May they are celebrating with a HFOT-themed Indy Car that will race in the Indianapolis 500 later this month, along with a pledge to match donations made between now and May 31, 2023 up to $1 million. As a nonprofit dedicated to building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, HFOT enables veterans...
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Dave Nordentoft - The New Technology of Heat Welding
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Heidi J. Ellsworth virtually meets up with Dave Nordentoft of Leister to talk about a leading technology that is changing the industry: Leister Quality System (LQS) Technology. With performance and production at the top of the list for every commercial roofing company, LQS Technology offers the opportunity to monitor every second of welding production offering productivity documentation and risk mitigation. Heidi and Dave chat about how this is changing the industry and how roofing companies can incorporate the technology.
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Dennis Vowles - Rooftop Obstacles Meet Their Match
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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Dennis Vowles the manager at Garrdal. Offering an American-made, 2-part pipe flashing, Garrdal has designed this flashing to go around rooftop obstacles such as wire masts, high efficiency appliance stacks and other obstacles that prevent standard pipe flashing from being used. Heidi and Dennis will talk about the importance of rooftop accessories and how the industry continues to evolve on the rooftop.
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Trent Cotney - May 2023 Influencer Response
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This month's topic: How are contractors balancing just in time ordering with warehousing their own materials and what are best practices for the changing economy?
info_outlineIn this poignant and exciting Coffee Conversations, sponsored by CertainTeed, Heidi J. Ellsworth will be discussing the new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) course from National Women in Roofing. The program is called REAL Roofing and the DEI Essentials learning journey is the course. Through a one-month interactive series, the DEI roofing industry education program is available at a low cost for any company to provide access to the program for its employees. The course of study centers on four major themes: Identity & Language, Bias Awareness, Prejudice & Discrimination, and Inclusive Leadership & Culture. RoofersCoffeeShop is proud to give these incredible women the stage to bring the roofing industry into a new era of diversity, equity and inclusion. You won’t want to miss this captivating Coffee Conversations!