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Emma Peterson, Senior Content Developer
Top January 2025 Stories: Industry changes and innovative products
By Emma Peterson. Here at CoatingsCoffeeShop® we kicked off the new year in style! Check out our top five articles from this month. January has been a busy month, both at The Coffee Shops™ and in the larger industry! In the coatings industry, January 1 marked the first day of a nationwide ...
Building more than a rewards program
By Emma Peterson. IKO’s ROOFPRO program is about more than just rewards, it’s about building a partnership. IKO Industries runs a program called ROOFPRO® which supports contractors in the field when using IKO products with things like rebates and discounts on purchases and access to training and resources. However, this ...
Hex drivers of all shapes and sizes
By Emma Peterson. Learn about three of Malco’s innovative and versatile drivers. Malco Tools got started in the 1950s when Mark W. Keymar, a steel supply salesman started making and marketing a pipe crimper he invented. Though they started with just one ductwork tool, today Malco produces a wide variety of tools ...
Women in roofing unite
By Emma Peterson. Get ready to lead and learn at NWIR Days 2025! If you haven’t already gotten your ticket to the 2025 National Women In Roofing (NWIR) Days, make sure you do! NWIR Days is a premier conference for women in the roofing industry to come together and learn. This year’s ...
Joining the growing solar market
By Emma Peterson. Whether you want to start a solar division or partner with a solar company, SRS Distribution can get you the resources you need. In 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Association forecasted that “U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2023 to 286 billion ...
Mujeres unidas en el roofing
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Jessica Bravo. ¡Prepárate para liderar y aprender en los NWIR Days 2025! Si aún no has conseguido tu boleto para los National Women In Roofing (NWIR) Days 2025, ¡asegúrate de hacerlo! Los NWIR Days son una conferencia de primer nivel para mujeres en la industria ...
An underrated career path: Roofing
By Emma Peterson. Learn about why the roofing industry might be a good fit for you. Across the trades, there is constant chatter of labor shortages and talent recruitment struggles. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with James McDonald and Maureen Greeves of Weatherproofing Technologies Inc ...
The building blocks of a taper roof system
By Emma Peterson. To help visualize and conceptualize the steps to installing a tapered roof, Hunter Panels design team came up with a creative, 3D solution. While at the 2024 International Roofing Expo (IRE), RoofersCoffeeShop® crew member Lauren White stopped by the Hunter Panels booth. Like many of the tradeshow attendees, she ...
Cooling roofs around the world for decades
By Emma Peterson. Learn why cities around the world, like Dubai, choose Topps Products for their roofs. Nestled along the shore of the Persian Gulf sits the stunning city of دبي, in English, Dubai. One of the wealthiest of the emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federation, Dubai has ...
The tool that sets your roofing business apart
By Emma Peterson. Learn how you can boost your sales by using and talking about Equipter. Every roofing contractor out there knows how hard it can be to stand out in this industry. But the tools of the trade can be a helpful way to show potential customers why your business is ...
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