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Making mental health a safety priority
By Dani Sheehan. Prioritizing mental health and suicide prevention is just as essential to roofing safety as harnesses and hard hats. September 8-12, 2025, marks Construction Suicide Prevention Week, a nationwide effort to raise awareness about a challenge that affects every corner of our industry. In a recent episode of ...
Rising voices: Relationships, innovation and career growth
By Dani Sheehan. Join the next generation of roofing leaders at WRE 2025’s Young Professionals’ Annual Discussion. The roofing industry has no shortage of experienced voices, but what about the next generation stepping in to take the lead? At this year’s Western Roofing Expo (WRE) 2025, one session is putting ...
A woman’s place is in the roofing industry
By Johns Manville. Learn how Johns Manville supports the women on their team and in the roofing industry. Historically, the roofing industry has been a male-led space. But Megan Keyes has seen that change firsthand over the course of her career at Johns Manville. Megan started her career at ...
Get ready for FEI Group National Conference 2025
By Jenny Yu. Don’t miss this year's educational sessions and networking opportunities! From September 25-27, 2025, FEI Group is hosting its annual National Conference in San Deigo, California. This conference is the premier event that brings industry leaders face-to-face for meaningful interactions and results through keynote speakers, educational sessions ...
Suicide Prevention Month resources
By Jenny Yu. This September, take time to prioritize your crew’s mental health. A 2023 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the suicide rate in construction occupations is nearly four times greater than the national average and five times greater than that of all ...
Help us improve roofing tools: Share your pain points
By Leister. Answer one or all of these questions for a chance to get featured on our podcast and win a swag bag from Leister. At Leister Technologies, we’re committed to building tools that truly serve the needs of today’s commercial roofing service crews. But to do that well, we need to ...
Share your field expertise: Join the conversation
By Leister. Answer one of these questions for a chance to be featured on our podcast and win a swag bag from Leister! At Leister Technologies, we recognize that roofing service work comes with unique pressures — tight timelines, challenging environments and the need for tools that perform without compromise. To better ...
Cross-border connections
By Emma Peterson. This year we headed north to support our distributors & contractors in Canada! While there, we got the chance to talk to other companies that work in both the States and Canada. Across borders, offices and job sites, The Coffee Shops wants to be the place where ...
In the business of building futures
By Red Dog’s Roofing. Community Roofing/Trades Day introduced youth to the endless possibilities with trade career paths. In today’s job market, the younger generations are particularly vulnerable. For them, it seems like opportunities for jobs are few and far between, with hundreds of people carrying stacked resumes competing for the ...
Support the future of roofing with the Davis Memorial Foundation
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Participation and donations at the 2025 Davis Memorial Foundation Golf & Clays Tournaments and auction make a difference. The countdown is on for the 2025 Davis Memorial Foundation Golf and Clays Tournaments, and your support is needed now more than ever. These two signature events raise essential ...
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