Wil-Mar Products, Inc.
Wilmar Equipment and Solar Mounting System Designed to Save Time and Money
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. These mounts are versatile, easy to install and strong enough to use without a sleeper. Demand for solar energy has been steadily increasing over the years, with interest in solar installations jumping to 21% in the first few months of 2020, according to Bloomberg ...
Everyone Wants You to Bring Your Dog to Work
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Experts say that bringing your dog to work is good for almost everyone, here is why your co-workers are pro-puppy. It might sound like we are trying to trick you into letting your coworkers mooch off of that puppy love — and we totally are ...
Pipe Collar Failures Are a Thing of the Past With Wil-Mar Pipe Collar
By Wil-Mar. How this pipe collar addresses the number one cause of residential roof leaks. The typical pipe collar deteriorates over time much faster than asphalt shingles. This unfortunate design disparity between materials is why pipe collar failures are the number one suspect when it comes to water infiltration. ...
Marianne Sumter - Keeping Legacies Alive
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Marrianne Sumter speaks about taking on the business of her late husband and how the empowerment from women in the industry granted her so much success. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with the owner of Wil-Mar products ...
Try Before You Buy
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. You wouldn’t buy a car without a test drive, so why would you purchase a product without first seeing if it will meet your needs? Most contractors will not purchase a product they’ve never used. Similarly, customers are drawn to products that offer a risk-free trial with ...
Building Strong Relationships is Key to a Lasting Business
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. You may have the brightest ideas and killer ambition, but do you know how to cultivate and maintain relationships? Well-built relationships with customers, manufacturers, employees and business partners are essential for success. Like a personal relationship with a friend or relative, it is vital to develop and ...
How to Stay Relevant in Rapidly Changing Times
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. When the world changes, so do consumers. Keep your company flourishing by adopting these two business characteristics. Only 15 years ago, people were sending emails on blackberries and wondering if they should allow their kids on a new internet site called YouTube. Five years later, in 2010, ...
Women Positively Influence the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Wil-Mar’s Marianne Sumter encourages women to support each other in the industry and stay current with trends in technology. The roofing industry continues to be male-dominated with women making up only 0.5 percent of roofing professionals in the industry. With that being said, women are pushing ...
S2:E32 Roofing Road Trips with Heidi - Innovative Products and Future of the Industry
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Marianne Sumter of Wil-Mar Products to discuss their innovative products and where the roofing industry is heading. Marianne Sumter, owner of Wil-Mar Products sat down with RoofersCoffeeShop’s own Heidi J. Ellsworth on her podcast, Roofing Road Trips ...
Try it Before You Buy It
RCS Influencer Mandy McIntyre says that complimentary samples go a long way when introducing contractors to new products. Ever walk into Costco and become magically allured by the sweet smell of a free sample? A Bagel Bite never tasted so good, right? Let’s be real, if something is free most of ...
