OSHA’s Stance on Distracted Driving
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Rob Foote, CPCU, ARM, President, Frank H. Furman Inc.
The top priority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is keeping workers safe. While workplace fatalities have been decreasing in recent years, motor vehicle crashes contin... Read More
Weight is Our Strength
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Tyler Allwood, Director of Business Development, Eagle Roofing Products
Concrete roof tile is well known in many areas of Florida, so much so that Florida is occasionally referred to as a tile market. This is a misconception and, in fact, much of Fl... Read More
Qualified Business Deduction for Roofers
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Jacqueline N. Feliciano, Attorney, Cotney Construction Law
When President Trump announced his plan to reduce corporate tax rates for C corporations, a tax advantage was similarly introduced for sole proprietorships, S corporations, trusts, estates, ... Read More
Growth in Sales? Don’t Forget About Step Function
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Lee Rust, Owner, Florida Corporate Finance
Too often I see company budgets or financial projections that show a smooth increase in sales and related expenses. Corporate growth, however, is never linear. Instead, the growth in expenses follows a step... Read More
What is V2T?
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
David Harrison and Jeremiah Robinson, V2T
V2T is a revolutionary wind-ballasted roof system which utilizes patented vent technology to firmly hold single-ply roof systems in place, even under extreme conditions. Various forces of physics apply to ho... Read More
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
