Safety - What Now?
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
Kevin Lindley, FRSA SIF Loss Control Consultant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a federal agency and part of the Department ofLabor, has just arrived at one of your jobsites. Visits from OSHA are rarely congratulations for ... Read More
What's Required, Four Nails or Six? It's a Common Shingle-Related Question
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Silvers Systems Inc. & FRSA Director of Technical Services
On any given day, I take several calls from contractors looking for advice on installation and code requirements.One question that is being asked frequently is how ma... Read More
Entering into a New Technological Era: The Smart Contract
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
Kyle Gretel, Attorney, Cotney Construction Law, LLP
Introduction
The way roofing contractors view contract negotiations and ensuing disputes over contract terms is about to change thanks to the advent of blockchain technology. Through blockchain, m... Read More
What is Your Customer Acquisition Experience?
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Heidi J. Ellsworth, HJE Consulting
Over the last few decades, advertising has had various goals: gather leads, brand, educate, change opinions, etc. And every couple of years there is a “new” way of making the most of your advertising do... Read More
Unraveling the Pot Knot: What Roofers Need to Know About Medical Marijuana
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Marci Britt, Attorney, Cotney Construction Law
For better or for worse and for a myriad of reasons both sound and half-baked, Americans’ attitudes toward marijuana have mellowed, numbering the days of continued governmental animus to cannabis.... Read More
The DNA of Your Accounting System
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Lee Rust, Owner, Florida Corporate Finance
I would never recommend finding a comfortable chair, sitting down, and reading the white pages of the telephone book. There are, however, some business chores that approach the tedium of that exercise but a... Read More
Game of Drones: The Rise of Drone Inspections & How They Benefit You
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Dennis Sbrusch Jr., Marketing Consultant, Sure Thing Media
Brace yourselves… with a projected market share of $11.2 billion by 2020, the construction industry is listed by Goldman Sachs as having the greatest market potential for drone integr... Read More
Changes Coming in Florida Legislature
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
We are getting close to the 2019 Florida regular legislative session that starts on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. We have no way of knowing yet whether this will be a good, or bad, or exciting, or dull session, but i... Read More
What Kind of Code Body Uses a Hurricane to Deceptively Promote Themselves?
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
What is it called when you use a tragedy to make money?
Wrong.
What is it called when you do not wait for any of the facts to come in before you start claiming you know the reason for storm damage?
Also wron... Read More
This is Why Your Social Media Isn’t Working
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
Stephan Boehringer, Managing Partner, Get The Clicks
Are you running social media for your roofing company and its not delivering? Well, you are not alone.
According to AdEspresso, a large social media content delivery company, less than 20 percent... Read More
