National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
The National Roofing Contractors Association Launches Workforce Recruitment Webpage
The goal of the webpage is to help the industry address the workforce shortage. As the economy prepares to rebound, the National Roofing Contractors Association has launched a workforce recruitment webpage at nrca.net/workforce-recruitment to help address the anticipated workforce shortage. The U.S. is facing record unemployment, and the roofing industry must ...
Giving Back To The Industry
By Rod Petrick, President, Ridgeworth Roofing Co., Inc. My dad gave me some of the greatest advice that has inspired me throughout my professional life. I have spent my entire professional life in the roofing industry. Becoming involved in 1975, over the span of 45 years, I transitioned from an apprentice roofer ...
NRCA ProCertification® for EPDM Systems Installers now is available
Experienced installers who demonstrate substantial skills and knowledge of EPDM roof system installation can apply to become NRCA ProCertified® EPDM Systems Installers. NRCA ProCertification is NRCA’s national certification initiative to create a competent, sustainable and high-performing roofing industry workforce. It now includes four certifications: NRCA ProCertified EPDM Systems Installer NRCA ProCertified Asphalt Shingle ...
Ensuring Metal Roof Flashings Withstand High Winds
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. New metal flashing standard aims to improve wind resistance of metal roof systems. Bob LeClare, the director of perimeter edge metal business for ATAS International wrote an article titled, “Against the Wind” for Professional Roofing, the magazine produced by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). In ...
Mark Your Calendars for These Future Dates
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After much deliberation, NRCA has cancelled Roofing Day in D.C. 2020 and rescheduled National Roof Week. In light of the current situation the United States and the world face due to the coronavirus, many events have been cancelled or postponed. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) ...
The National Roofing Contractors Association Offers NRCA ProCertification® Qualified Assessor Program Online
This remote opportunity will only be available for a limited time. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the National Roofing Contractors Association has announced eligible roofing professionals now can complete the NRCA ProCertification Qualified Assessor program remotely. NRCA ProCertification is NRCA’s national certification initiative for experienced workers who demonstrate substantial roofing ...
NRCA's Ruferos de Los Buenos Facebook Page!
Mantengase Conectado con su Familia de Trabajo Spanish-speaking roofing workers can stay connected with their roofing communities through NRCA’s new Ruferos de los buenos Facebook page! This is the home for all roofing workers. They work hard. They have a strong sense of community. They are heroes. This is the home for those ...
Beacon Building Products Creates Series of Videos featuring NRCA Leadership on COVID-19
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The videos feature Beacon’s Greg Bloom and NRCA CEO Reid Ribble discussing resources that NRCA has available for roofing contractors. Reid shares important information on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Payroll Protection Program – a loan that will be forgiven ...
Contractor Trying to Survive in City that Shutdown Construction
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. MSN recently shared a story that chronicled how San Francisco-based Lawson Roofing Co. is struggling amidst to COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson Roofing Co. is a 113-year old company that was started by former NRCA chair Frank Lawson, Jr.’s grandfather in 1907, the year after the infamous 1906 ...
Make Your Voice Heard by Congress with #RoofingProtects
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Join NRCA and others in the industry to send a message to Congress. Now more than ever, it’s important for us to work together for the greater good. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has found a way to bring the roofing industry closer, while also ...
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