RLW

This RLW features John Kenney of Cotney Consulting who shares how roofing contractors can shift how they buy services from the old way of sitting in an office to the new way of buying and meeting online. Cotney recently launched ShopCotney.com offering digital resources that make it easy to get answers quick. Whether it is legal questions, estimating, HR or across- the- board training, Cotney has once again envisioned a new way of purchasing and consuming legal and consulting resources. This RLW will talk about how to make use of digital resources that have traditionally been expensive and time consuming. They will also review the new online estimating classes for beginner to intermediate levels and the subsequent certification. Enjoy this one- of- a- kind RLW to learn more about how you can prepare your company for the growing digital world.

Developing the right connections and products to grow your business is very important.  Diversifying your business with performance products and strong relations is critical.  Learn how to upsell with performance products and build relationships that will help you grow your business.  With a foundation of customer service, Wendy Marvin, CEO of Matrix Roofing will share how she has kept customers for years by expanding performance products and services.  See how it has propelled business even during COVID.  Heidi J. Ellsworth, Wendy Marvin and Nathan Ferraro of Sashco share how to grow your business by adding home improvement services beyond roofing.

The Soprema vegetated roof team talks about how roofing contractors can better incorporate vegetated roofing into their business.  With a strong understanding of what the architectural and specification communities along with building owners are looking for, they can help contractors understand how to position their roofing company to do more vegetative roofing.  Moving beyond the days of intense waterproofing and plantings, Soprema shows how vegetated roofing can fit into any roofing business.

Metal roofing is growing exponentially.  Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with Mark McDonald of Sherwin-Williams and Nick Lee of Coastal Metal Sales about recent data and trends around metal roofing and how contractors can take advantage of this exciting trend.  They will also talk through changing regional residential markets and tips on how contractors can incorporate metal into their residential offering.

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Heidi J. Ellsworth of RoofersCoffeeShop sits down with Jennifer Ford Smith of Johns Manville to talk about the importance of ongoing training.  Both ladies have been highly involved through out their careers working together on National Women in Roofing, Roofing Alliance and NRCA committees.  In this RLW, Heidi asked the top ten hot training questions of Jennifer, and both look at how the roofing industry can continue to attract the next generation through continuing education, certification and professionalism.

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Every contractor wants their workflow process to be smooth.  They spend a lot of time purchasing and implementing software applications only to find that their systems are disparate and siloed.  Instead of saving valuable time, they are copying data from one system to another causing delays, errors and frustration and ultimately effecting the bottom line.  This is where Jobba comes in.  Jobba’s platform is organically organized allowing the contractor to reduce the number of third-party applications and provides a bi-directional technology API for the remaining third-party applications where data flows seamlessly creating a single source of truth.   Jobba will help us understand API Technology while customizing systems that work for your business.  This is just one of the many cutting-edge features in Jobba’s most recent new release.  Learn what sets this roofing industry leader apart when choosing and upgrading a roofing contractors’ software platform.

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Today it is more important than ever to have up to date, pertinent employee and safety manuals along with the most current contract language.  During these turbulent times, Cotney Attorneys and Consultants have been helping roofing contractors navigate the risk of COVID, material supplies, employee law, regulations and much more.  Trent Cotney will share how to employ maintenance procedures and policies for all of your most important corporate documents.  Be ready to learn about new trends, regulations, laws and what is causing contractors the highest risk while learning how to mitigate that risk with good maintenance.

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The experts at Georgia-Pacific share recent survey data on how roofing cover boards can help extend the life of a roof.  The RLW features results from a third-party survey where data was collected from an FMI Roof Cover Board Survey in May, 2020.  The survey found that the use of a cover board helped extend the lifespan and lower annual operations and maintenance (O&M) costs for single-ply membrane roofs.  With GP’s most recent launch of DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board, the first high-performance gypsum cover board to gain FM approval in single-ply very severe hail systems with 60 mil bareback membrane, the survey responses support the need for cover boards under single-ply membranes for long-term, resilient roofs.

Nick Nobbe of Quarrix leads this informative RLW sharing with Heidi J. Ellsworth the importance of educating homeowners on ventilation.  Highlighting recent statistics and survey results, they share how 92% of homes across the U.S. do not have the right ventilation.  Nick talks about the benefits of understanding ventilation and then using that to educate homeowners on the importance of correctly installed quality ventilation for their home.  Homeowners overwhelmingly want roofing salespeople who are highly knowledgeable about products, pricing, options and warranty.  Through case studies he shows that educating homeowners on the importance of ventilation leads to closing more sales and differentiating your business.

In this RoofersCoffeeShop RLW brought to you by Jobba Technologies, well-known business consultant Greg Hayne shares how roofing service and maintenance is being redesigned by a changing economy and most of all by technology.  He shares that there are areas that never change including having a strong foundation of customer service with the right people and a strong culture of performance.  Technology is a key to taking a strong service and maintenance roofing program to new levels along with being Data Ready for next steps.  Join us for this insightful discussion on how and when roofing contractors should incorporate or grow a service and maintenance program and how to use technology to do it.