Industry Updates - January 2024
Tue, Jan 09, 2024
ICP Names New Senior Vice President of Sales
ICP Group has named Jason Fretz, a building and construction industry sales leader with more than 20 years of experience, as its new Vice President of Sales for Roofing & Waterproofing Retail and Dist... Read More
Industry Updates - December 2023
Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Celebrating 40 Remarkable Years: Advanced Roofing’s Anniversary
Celebrating 40 years in business, Advanced Roofing Inc.’s (ARI) journey from a modest beginning to one of the nation’s leading roofing and solar contractors is share... Read More
Lower Workers’ Comp Rates in 2024
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Our concern is two-fold: rates that continue to drop are not sustainable for insurance providers who see roofing as a high-risk industry with little return on premium. We don’t want insurance providers to stop writing workers’ comp coverage and follo... Read More
AAA Schwartz Roofing Becomes a Foundation Founding Member, Again
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
Earlier this year, Don Schwartz Jr. of AAA Schwartz Roofing donated $5,000 as a Founding member. However, the Port Charlotte company has been a Founding Member since 2010 when Don Schwartz Sr. also contributed $5,000 to the Foundation. The latest con... Read More
Reflecting on the Recent Past with an Eye on the Future
Mon, Dec 04, 2023
FRSA has several important committees that help evaluate these proposals and formulate our positions. Codes Committee reviews our progress and approves proposals during meetings held in conjunction with the quarterly Board of Directors meetings. Thes... Read More
Tallahassee Tidbits
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
Chris Dawson, Attorney, GrayRobinson
The Legislature is slowly preparing for the 2024 Regular Session and October saw the commencement of committee weeks with a slew of agency reports and budget forecast updates. Bill drafts are starting to trickl... Read More
Industry Updates - November 2023
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
CORE Roofing Systems Has Acquired McCurdy-Walden Inc.
Founded in 1986, McCurdy-Walden, a roofing contractor serving North Florida, has been acquired by CORE Roofing Systems. McCurdy-Walden is a full-service roofing contractor that provides roof repl... Read More
Miami-Dade Pushes Proposed Heat Standards
Wed, Oct 25, 2023
This summer, the nation has been experiencing record heat from coast to coast and Miami-Dade officials have recognized how hazardous the high temperatures are for outdoor workers. However, their proposed solution could, in many ways, do more harm tha... Read More
2023 FRSA Year in Review
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Lisa Pate, FRSA Executive Director
FRSA’s fiscal year has just ended and it has been another incredibly successful year for the Association. I used to comment that each year we had just completed was one of the busiest ever – now I reali... Read More
A Weak Link in Florida’s Roofing Underlayment Requirements
Sun, Oct 01, 2023
FRSA labored hard over the last three years to improve the underlayment code in Miami-Dade County. The Florida Building Commission approved new code over the opposition of Miami-Dade County building officials but the enforcement battle has yet to be ... Read More
