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Heidi J. Ellsworth road trips to visit with Rick Duncan, executive director of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), an educational and technical non-profit association for the spray polyurethane foam industry.  Founded in 1987, its members include contractors, manufacturers and distributors of spray polyurethane foam, as well as related professionals and entities involved in equipment, protective coatings, inspections, surface preparations and other key services related to spray foam. Rick talks about the goals of SPFA in 2023 and the upcoming SprayFoam 2023 Convention and Expo which will be held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida February 12-15.  Learn what to expect at the expo and how to grow your business with Spray Foam by attending and being involved.   

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BELDON® is an award-winning company based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1946, it is a family-owned and operated business, with individual branches that specialize in the installation of products such as LeafGuard® gutters, Pella® vinyl replacement windows, ProVia replacement doors, James Hardie fiber cement siding, and residential as well as commercial roofing systems.

Four generations and 75 years later, BELDON® Roofing Company is one of the city’s highest-profile businesses with a long list of accomplishments and accolades. This past June, the San Antonio Business Journal recognized the company with a 2019 Family-Owned Business Award.

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This month's topic: How should contractors be working with distribution for success?

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Heidi J. Ellsworth road trips east and over the Atlantic to visit with Tom Bauer from Viking Products Group about sustainability and circular roofing products, specifically armored flashing from Leadax.  Tom Bauer shares how the GreenWeld™ PVB Armored Flashing System, powered by Leadax, is one of the first-ever circular lead flashing substitutes, made from recycled polyvinyl butyral (PVB)which is the safety film used in laminated glass such as car windows.  The conversation focuses on the need for circular products, what exactly that is and how this type of product is going to be in high demand for the built environment. 

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As the labor shortage intensifies, roofing companies are being forced to find new ways to not only recruit but retain labor. John Kenney with Cotney Consulting Group has taken a leading role in developing field leadership crew training that empowers employees and attracts new recruits. His classes provide ongoing leadership training for employees working on the roof. The roofing industry is growing to understand that in order to retain talented field employees, they need to provide strong career paths, along with respect and empowerment that leads to financial, professional and personal success. John explores the culture that is being created from these trainings and how ongoing participation can help roofing companies succeed beyond the labor shortage.

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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with the 2023 leadership team of the Roofing Alliance Student Competition, KPost Roofing and Waterproofing Project Manager Chris Evans, Competition Chair Allen Lancaster and Roofing Alliance Executive Director Alison LaValley.  It is all about the 2023 Roofing Alliance Student Competition and the construction management schools that will be competing at the International Roofing Expo on March 8, 2023.  This groundbreaking competition is changing the future outlook of roofing by bringing the best of the best college-level students into the industry.  Find out more and be inspired during this fun and informative podcast 

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In this Coffee Conversation, sponsored by Owens Corning, we look at the roofing industry’s recycling efforts that are proving it can be done. With an industry goal of reducing landfill disposal of asphalt-based roofing materials to 50% by 2035 and to approach 0% by 2050, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) and its members are setting the standard for the future of roofing sustainability! Guests from Owens Corning, Laurand Lewandowski and Mark Leo join the conversation to talk about what is happening in roofing recycling today and what the future looks like. Pour a cup of coffee and join us for this critical Coffee Conversation!

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Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Jobba Chief Customer Officer, Dennis Keglovits and Chief Technology Officer, Dan Mihai about roofing companies owning their data. For roofing contractors, too often their data is held hostage or simply not given back when dealing with software companies. Access to your data, which is also known as access security, is a key principle of data governance and managing risk. The experts from Jobba share with Heidi their mission to help contractors own their data. 

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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Roofing Alliance President Kelly B. Van Winkle, and Executive Director Alison LaValley, to talk about 2022 and the ongoing success of the Roofing Alliance.  Kelly and Alison share the successes around their Construction Management programs, Student Competition, Giving Back programs and overall funding initiatives that have helped elevate the roofing industry.  Learn what this important foundation has been doing to make the roofing industry grow and prosper. 

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Pour yourself a cup of coffee and get ready for a very special episode of Coffee Conversations sponsored by IB Roof Systems.  Midway through season one, the team at RoofersCoffeeShop is bringing you everything you need to know about the 2023 International Roofing Expo (IRE).  With a very special guest, IRE Keynote Speaker Chris Czarnik, an award-winning international speaker and author of Winning The War for Talent and Human Search Engine, you'll learn how the labor shortage is being addressed in roofing and how we can do so much more. Joining Chris will be Kelly Van Winkle, Roofing Alliance president, Luciano Perez, safety director at KPOST Roofing and Waterproofing and Jason Stanley, president of IB Roof Systems. They will share information about the Student Competition, expanded Latino classes, ProCertification® and other events at the 2023 IRE.  

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