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4 days ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
Roofing may not be the most glamorous career, but it has ingrained inspiring work ethics, grit and perseverance in millions of people throughout time, including some who have become household names (perhaps in the very homes they roofed). In honor of the National Roofing Contractors Association's National Roofing Week, below is a list of celebrities and notable figures who, at one point in their lives, worked on roofs before achieving fame. Anthony Mackie. Photo courtesy of GAF.
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5 days ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
Updated 6/2/2025 with corrected data for Q1 2025 BUR and modified bitumen shipments. Asphalt product shipments in the first quarter of 2025 remained relatively on par with previous years, though the effects of economic uncertainty may lead to sharper declines in the near future.
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5 days ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
Canada-based Convoy Supply held a grand opening of a new 10,000-square-foot location in Edmonton and will open a new branch in the United States. The new Edmonton facility is located on 12.81 acres in Acheson, Alberta, making it Convoy's largest branch. The branch will continue to serve all of Alberta north of Highway 13 as well as the Northwest Territories and carry Convoy’s lines of commercial and residential building envelope solutions.
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1 week ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
With falls remaining the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the roofing industry, the 12th annual National Safety Stand-Down served as an important reminder that one of the most important objectives companies and their workers can fulfill is ensuring they all arrive home safely. Held this year from May 5-9, OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction spotlights fall prevention.
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1 week ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
CertainTeed has revealed new details about its collaborative effort with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety to offer a complete roofing system that meets the standards of the IBHS FORTIFIED Roof program. FORTIFIED Roof is a nationally recognized above-code standard designed to strengthen homes against severe weather, including high winds, hail, and heavy rains.
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1 week ago | 
brnw.ch | Chris Gray
CertainTeed has revealed new details about its collaborative effort with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety to offer a complete roofing system that meets the standards of the IBHS FORTIFIED Roof program. FORTIFIED Roof is a nationally recognized above-code standard designed to strengthen homes against severe weather, including high winds, hail, and heavy rains.
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1 week ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
The inherent danger of being a roofer is well known; the field is often ranked as one of the top three deadliest civilian occupations, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, with falls being the leading cause of injury and death. Yet, something just as fatal — but preventable, partially due to its remaining shrouded in stigma — continues claiming the lives of too many construction workers.
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1 week ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
Contratistas de techos en Florida necesitarán ajustar sus contratos para reflejar una nueva ley que define cuándo los clientes pueden cancelar contratos de techado. El gobernador Ron DeSantis firmó la HB 715 como ley el martes, la cual aborda cuándo los clientes pueden cancelar contratos sin penalización, amplía la definición estatal de "contratista de techos" y requiere nuevo lenguaje de seguro para los contratos. La ley entró en vigencia de inmediato.
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2 weeks ago | 
roofingcontractor.com | Chris Gray
Executives with The Home Depot say the retailer won’t implement price increases due to tariffs and expect SRS Distribution to be an engine for growth in the coming years. During The Home Depot’s Q1 2025 earnings call, executives said the retailer doesn’t plan on raising prices due to tariffs, a stark contrast to fellow retail giant Walmart's position that it will issue price hikes at the end of May to cover higher costs from tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
brnw.ch | Chris Gray
Executives with The Home Depot say the retailer won’t implement price increases due to tariffs and expect SRS Distribution to be an engine for growth in the coming years. During The Home Depot’s Q1 2025 earnings call, executives said the retailer doesn’t plan on raising prices due to tariffs, a stark contrast to fellow retail giant Walmart's position that it will issue price hikes at the end of May to cover higher costs from tariffs.
