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Emma Peterson, Senior Content Developer
The state of roofing halfway through 2026
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney shares both his long- and short-term thoughts about the current state of the industry. Trent Cotney recently stopped by The Coffee Shops™ for a new episode of Roofing Road Trips® all about what’s new in the industry. Trent is a partner at Adams and ...
Word of mouth still works – It just looks different
By Emma Peterson. Angi’s co-founder stops by for a conversation about how contractors can build trust and generate leads in a digital world. Before the advent of the Internet, word of mouth was one of the best ways to find new business as hearing another person’s positive experience is ...
Van Mark’s game-changing metal bending products
By Emma Peterson. Discover how customer-driven design has fueled 60 years of success in metal bending technology. Since their founding over 60 years ago, Van Mark Products has worked to develop portable bending brakes that not only produce quality bends, but also serve the evolving needs of contractors in ...
Introducing Tremco’s new VULKEM® line
By Emma Peterson. Tremco’s cold fluid‑applied solutions for new construction and restoration. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Karen Edwards sat down with Jay Anderson, a business development specialist of fluid-applied roofing for Tremco, to talk about their newest product – the VULKEM® Roofing System. The goal of ...
Building a business centered on helping people
By Emma Peterson. How Anthony Walsh found a career — and purpose — in roofing. One of the best parts about working at RoofersCoffeeShop® is getting to hear the stories from professionals across the industry about their journey into roofing. And that’s just what Anthony Walsh shared with us when ...
Historias inspiradoras de generosidad de todo el país
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Alberto Torres. Cómo las empresas de techado están cambiando la vida de los veteranos, un hogar a la vez. Con un ciclo de noticias constante, es difícil mantenerse al día con todo lo que ocurre en el mundo. Pero estamos aquí para compartir buenas historias ...
Lee Ann Slattery takes the helm at MCA
By Emma Peterson. Learn how she and the MCA team are advocating for the industry amid a complex business landscape. Recently, Lee Ann Slattery of ATAS was welcomed as the first female chair holder in the Metal Construction Association (MCA)’s history. Lee Ann brings over two decades of industry experience ...
The case for roof restoration
By Emma Peterson. APOC’s latest study quantifies the performance and profitability of roof restoration projects. In May of 2026, APOC, a leading liquid-applied roof restoration manufacturer and a member of ICP Building Solutions Group, released a new benchmark study all about the performance and profitability of roof restoration projects. ...
Reconstruyendo techos y esperanza
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Alberto Torres. Cuatro proyectos de techado en los EE. UU. demuestran el poder de la compasión, el servicio y la comunidad. A medida que el costo de vida continúa aumentando, muchos propietarios tienen dificultades para reunir fondos para proyectos importantes del hogar, como reemplazar un ...
Overcoming the barrier to the trades
By Emma Peterson. A youth panel has identified the lack of focus on apprenticeships as one of the biggest barriers to getting into the trades. In 2025, the U.K. government put together a Youth Guarantee Advisory Panel. Made up of 17 young people aged 18-24, this advisory panel met to ...
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