Patrick OToole

2 weeks ago | qualifiedremodeler.com | Patrick OToole |Patrick O’Toole

15 CARMEL, INDIANA and APPLETON, WISCONSIN—One Click Contractor, a leading sales-enablement platform for residential contractors, announced that it’s merging with 1 & Fund, a popular financing platform for home improvement professionals. The intention is to merge the two software services into a single solution to improve in-home selling situations by making them more efficient and seamless.

1 month ago | qualifiedremodeler.com | Patrick OToole |Patrick O’Toole

5  SYDNEY and CHICAGO, March 24, 2025 – James Hardie Industries plc, a leading fiber-cement exterior building products, and The AZEK Company Inc., a leader in composite exterior and outdoor living products, announced James Hardie will acquire AZEK for $8.75 billion. AZEK, which is known for its recycled cellular PVC trim and siding, is also home to composite decking brand TimberTech.

Sep 18, 2024 | qualifiedremodeler.com | Patrick OToole |Patrick O’Toole

1 CHICAGO—The editors of Qualified Remodeler magazine have announced the winners of its annual remodeling design competition, The Master Design Awards. It is the 46th consecutive year the magazine, which serves 83,000 readers, has held the competition. There were nearly 70 winners across 22 remodeling design categories. You can view those winners here. Coming off a boom in remodeling activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition received its largest number of entries in two decades.

Sep 17, 2024 | qualifiedremodeler.com | Patrick OToole |Patrick O’Toole

158 In episode No. 9 Bruce Case and Bill Millholland discuss a listener question related to employee retention (shout out to Steve Nash at Upscale Remodeling!). We think retention is closely tied to culture so we brought in an expert—Allison DeLand. Allison is the VP of Administration at Case and has worn many hats for the organization during her 20 years with the business.